WRITER

Brian Jacques

1939 - 2011

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James Brian Jacques (, as in "Jakes"; 15 June 1939 – 5 February 2011), known professionally as Brian Jacques, was an English author known for his Redwall series of children's fantasy novels and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Jacques has received more than 764,454 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Brian Jacques is the 6,206th most popular writer (down from 5,677th in 2019), the 5,198th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,918th in 2019) and the 587th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Brian Jacques ranks 6,206 out of 7,302. Before him are Alain LeRoy Locke, Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, Paolo Giordano, Lorraine Hansberry, Sida Košutić, and Glenn Greenwald. After him are Emma Willard, Flora Nwapa, Pentti Haanpää, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Cynthia Ozick, and Mikhail Gurevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Brian Jacques ranks 560. Before him are Paul Winter, Javier González, Jet Harris, Martin Feldstein, José Fernández, and Richard Zare. After him are Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, James M. Bardeen, Paul Sauvage, Kate O'Mara, Pavel Morozenko, and S. David Griggs. Among people deceased in 2011, Brian Jacques ranks 430. Before him are Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Peter Schamoni, Jet Harris, Albertina Sisulu, George Baker, and Annalisa Ericson. After him are Pauline Betz, Angela Scoular, Gordon Tootoosis, Iztok Puc, Mike Starr, and Aloysius Ambrozic.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Jacques ranks 5,198 out of 8,785. Before him are Dennis Wise (1966), Paul Oakenfold (1963), Brian Bennett (1940), Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873), and Janet Simpson (1944). After him are Harry Mallin (1892), Duffy (1984), Joan Greenwood (1921), Thomas Allen (1944), Julian Bailey (1961), and Edmund Rubbra (1901).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Brian Jacques ranks 587. Before him are Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), Alan Garner (1934), John Barbour (1316), Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320), and Bernice Rubens (1923). After him are China Miéville (1972), R. D. Blackmore (1825), Mary Lamb (1764), Max Hastings (1945), Thomas Hughes (1822), and Ronald Firbank (1886).

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