WRITER

Christopher Tolkien

1924 - 2020

Photo of Christopher Tolkien

Icon of person Christopher Tolkien

Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (21 November 1924 – 16 January 2020) was an English and naturalised French academic editor and writer. The son of the author and academic J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher edited 24 volumes based on his father's posthumously published work, including The Silmarillion and the 12-volume series The History of Middle-Earth, a task that took 45 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Tolkien has received more than 3,521,552 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Christopher Tolkien is the 728th most popular writer (up from 802nd in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 654th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Writer.

Christopher Tolkien is most famous for being the son of the author J.R.R. Tolkien and for being the editor of his father's posthumously published works.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Christopher Tolkien ranks 728 out of 7,302. Before him are William Saroyan, Hugo Ball, Longus, Zosimus, Robert E. Howard, and Alejo Carpentier. After him are Edmond Rostand, Arthur Adamov, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Amin Maalouf, Beatrix Potter, and Cao Xueqin.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Christopher Tolkien ranks 38. Before him are Black Dahlia, Lee Marvin, Henry Mancini, Truman Capote, Lys Assia, and Amílcar Cabral. After him are Dmitry Yazov, Antony Hewish, Jin Yong, Leon Uris, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and Karmapa. Among people deceased in 2020, Christopher Tolkien ranks 31. Before him are Lee Teng-hui, Diana Rigg, Juliette Gréco, Kenny Rogers, Neil Peart, and Betty Williams. After him are Arthur Ashkin, Dmitry Yazov, Jiří Menzel, Oliver E. Williamson, Michael Lonsdale, and John le Carré.

Others Born in 1924

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2020

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Tolkien ranks 563 out of 8,785. Before him are Benjamin Graham (1894), Philip Miller (1691), Thomas Wolsey (1473), Bill Nighy (1949), Hugh Laurie (1959), and James Parkinson (1755). After him are Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), Beatrix Potter (1866), Walter Raleigh (1554), Archibald Hill (1886), and Eadwig (940).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Christopher Tolkien ranks 63. Before him are Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), Ian McEwan (1948), Douglas Adams (1952), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), Oliver Sacks (1933), and Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090). After him are Beatrix Potter (1866), Walter Raleigh (1554), A. J. Cronin (1896), Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809), William McMaster Murdoch (1873), and Eleanor Marx (1855).

British born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous