1924 - 2020
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (21 November 1924 – 16 January 2020) was an English academic editor, becoming a French citizen in later life. He was the son of author J. R. R. Tolkien and the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Tolkien has received more than 2,420,838 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Christopher Tolkien is the 651st most popular writer (up from 928th in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 701st in 2019) and the 64th 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.
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Among writers, Christopher Tolkien ranks 651 out of 5,794. Before him are Camilo José Cela, Poliziano, Aratus, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Ryszard Kapuściński, and Jin Yong. After him are Hermann Broch, Sven Hassel, Giambattista Basile, Dashiell Hammett, Ben Jonson, and Bernart de Ventadorn.
1916 - 2002
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 645
1454 - 1494
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 646
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 647
1828 - 1889
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 648
1932 - 2007
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 649
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 650
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 651
1886 - 1951
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 652
1917 - 2012
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 653
1566 - 1632
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 654
1894 - 1961
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 655
1572 - 1637
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 656
1135 - 1190
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 657
Among people born in 1924, Christopher Tolkien ranks 30. Before him are Lys Assia, Sidney Lumet, Mário Soares, Ezer Weizman, Jovanka Broz, and Jin Yong. After him are Georges Charpak, Willard Boyle, Kōbō Abe, Dmitry Yazov, Ed Wood, and Lee Marvin. Among people deceased in 2020, Christopher Tolkien ranks 37. Before him are Stirling Moss, John le Carré, Mirella Freni, Luis Sepúlveda, Paolo Rossi, and Radomir Antić. After him are Nexhmije Hoxha, Rob Rensenbrink, Juliette Gréco, Jānis Lūsis, Brian Dennehy, and Dmitry Yazov.
1924 - 2018
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 24
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 25
1924 - 2017
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 26
1924 - 2005
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 27
1924 - 2013
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 28
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 29
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 30
1924 - 2010
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 31
1924 - 2011
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 32
1924 - 1993
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 33
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 34
1924 - 1978
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 35
1924 - 1987
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 36
1929 - 2020
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 31
1931 - 2020
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 32
1935 - 2020
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 33
1949 - 2020
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 34
1956 - 2020
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 35
1948 - 2020
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 36
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 37
1921 - 2020
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 38
1947 - 2020
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 39
1927 - 2020
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 40
1939 - 2020
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 41
1938 - 2020
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 42
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 43
Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Tolkien ranks 503 out of 6,924. Before him are Nicholas Winton (1909), Banksy (1970), Benjamin Graham (1894), Eadwig (940), Kate Bush (1958), and Eadred (923). After him are Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Christopher Nolan (1970), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), Ben Jonson (1572), and Peter Gabriel (1950).
1909 - 2015
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 497
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 498
1894 - 1976
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 499
940 - 959
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 500
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 501
923 - 955
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 502
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 503
1596 - 1662
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 504
1020 - 1076
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 505
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 506
1859 - 1925
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 507
1572 - 1637
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 508
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 509
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Christopher Tolkien ranks 64. Before him are Thomas Hardy (1840), Oliver Sacks (1933), Anthony Burgess (1917), John le Carré (1931), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), and Jerome K. Jerome (1859). After him are Ben Jonson (1572), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), Daphne du Maurier (1907), John Bunyan (1628), Edmund Spenser (1552), and Douglas Adams (1952).
1840 - 1928
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 58
1933 - 2015
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 59
1917 - 1993
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 60
1931 - 2020
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 61
1090 - 1155
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 62
1859 - 1927
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 63
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 64
1572 - 1637
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 65
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 66
1907 - 1989
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 67
1628 - 1688
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 68
1552 - 1599
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 69
1952 - 2001
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 70