WRITER

Brian Aldiss

1925 - 2017

Brian Aldiss

Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for occasional pseudonyms during the mid-1960s. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss was a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Aldiss has received more than 643,989 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Brian Aldiss is the 1,893rd most popular writer (down from 1,799th in 2019), the 1,447th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,412th in 2019) and the 155th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

640k
Page Views (PV)
56.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
5.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Brian Aldiss ranks 1,893 out of 7,302. Before him are Hierocles of Alexandria, Marko Vovchok, Ion of Chios, Handrij Zejler, Henrik Wergeland, and Uri Orlev. After him are Augustin Barruel, Valery Bryusov, Nora Ephron, Begum Rokeya, Colin Wilson, and Luis de León.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Hierocles of Alexandria
410 - 500
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,887
Marko Vovchok
1833 - 1907
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,888
Ion of Chios
490 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,889
Handrij Zejler
1804 - 1872
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,890
Henrik Wergeland
1808 - 1845
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,891
Uri Orlev
1931 - 2022
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,892
Brian Aldiss
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,893
Augustin Barruel
1741 - 1820
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,894
Valery Bryusov
1873 - 1924
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,895
Nora Ephron
1941 - 2012
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,896
Begum Rokeya
1880 - 1932
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,897
Colin Wilson
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,898
Luis de León
1527 - 1591
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,899

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Brian Aldiss ranks 126. Before him are Alexander Shulgin, Antoine Gizenga, Lino Lacedelli, Arnaldo Forlani, Serge Moscovici, and Alberto Grimaldi. After him are Manos Hatzidakis, Efim Geller, Luis Molowny, Toshio Iwatani, Shigeko Higashikuni, and Louison Bobet. Among people deceased in 2017, Brian Aldiss ranks 119. Before him are Heinz Kessler, Tom Petty, Peter Mansfield, Ángel Nieto, Jiro Taniguchi, and Azzedine Alaïa. After him are Shadia, Robert James Waller, Lubomyr Husar, Jerry Fodor, Omar Abdel-Rahman, and Tsutomu Hata.

Others Born in 1925

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Alexander Shulgin
CHEMIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 120
Antoine Gizenga
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 121
Lino Lacedelli
MOUNTAINEER
1925 - 2009
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 122
Arnaldo Forlani
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 123
Serge Moscovici
PSYCHOLOGIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 124
Alberto Grimaldi
PRODUCER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 125
Brian Aldiss
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 126
Manos Hatzidakis
COMPOSER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 127
Efim Geller
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1998
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 128
Luis Molowny
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 129
Toshio Iwatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 130
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 131
Louison Bobet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 132

Others Deceased in 2017

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Heinz Kessler
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2017
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 113
Tom Petty
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 114
Peter Mansfield
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 115
Ángel Nieto
RACING DRIVER
1947 - 2017
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 116
Jiro Taniguchi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 117
Azzedine Alaïa
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 118
Brian Aldiss
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 119
Shadia
ACTOR
1931 - 2017
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 120
Robert James Waller
WRITER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 121
Lubomyr Husar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 122
Jerry Fodor
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 123
Omar Abdel-Rahman
EXTREMIST
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 124
Tsutomu Hata
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 125

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Aldiss ranks 1,447 out of 8,785. Before him are Jason Isaacs (1963), David Hemmings (1941), David Bradley (1942), George Arliss (1868), Reginald Doherty (1872), and Maurice Wilkes (1913). After him are Kate Sheppard (1848), Colin Wilson (1931), Joseph Addison (1672), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), George Romney (1734), and Christopher Robin Milne (1920).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Jason Isaacs
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,441
David Hemmings
ACTOR
1941 - 2003
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,442
David Bradley
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,443
George Arliss
ACTOR
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,444
Reginald Doherty
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1910
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,445
Maurice Wilkes
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1913 - 2010
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,446
Brian Aldiss
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,447
Kate Sheppard
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1848 - 1934
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,448
Colin Wilson
WRITER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,449
Joseph Addison
WRITER
1672 - 1719
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,450
Sophie, Countess of Wessex
COMPANION
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,451
George Romney
PAINTER
1734 - 1802
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 1,452
Christopher Robin Milne
WRITER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 1,453