WRITER

Daniel Tammet

1979 - Today

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Daniel Tammet (born Daniel Paul Corney; 31 January 1979) is an English writer and savant. His memoir, Born on a Blue Day (2006), is about his early life with Asperger syndrome and savant syndrome, and was named a "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2008 by the American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services magazine. His second book, Embracing the Wide Sky, was one of France's best-selling books of 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Tammet has received more than 1,290,092 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Daniel Tammet is the 5,359th most popular writer (down from 5,218th in 2019), the 4,066th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,161st in 2019) and the 451st most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Embracing the wide sky
Popular works, Brain, Mnemonics
2009
Born on a Blue Day
Autistic people, Mental health, Biography
2007
Embracing the Wide Sky
Mnemonics, Brain, Savants (Savant syndrome)
2008
Born on a blue day
Autistic people, Mental health, Asperger's syndrome
2007
Je suis né un jour bleu
2009

Page views of Daniel Tammets by language

Over the past year Daniel Tammet has had the most page views in the with 95,311 views, followed by French (21,143), and Spanish (12,287). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (119.67%), Latin (103.36%), and Egyptian Arabic (83.81%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Daniel Tammet ranks 5,359 out of 7,302. Before him are Hans Christian Branner, John Gardner, Lars Ahlin, Charles Montagu Doughty, Wacław Potocki, and Mary Welsh Hemingway. After him are Andrew Murray, Henry Home, Lord Kames, Robertson Davies, Marcus Furius Bibaculus, Majgull Axelsson, and Leonard Howell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Daniel Tammet ranks 115. Before him are Shawn Ashmore, Cote de Pablo, Jennifer Carpenter, Shinji Ono, Tim Cahill, and Daniel Henney. After him are John Carew, Milivoje Novaković, James Ransone, David Pizarro, Xavier Espot Zamora, and Tracy McGrady.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Daniel Tammet ranks 4,066 out of 8,785. Before him are Paddy Considine (1973), Sydney Parkinson (1745), George Back (1796), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Grace Chisholm Young (1868), and Martin O'Neill (1952). After him are Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Alan A'Court (1934), John Goodall (1863), Andrew Wakefield (1957), Greg Wise (1966), and Stafford Beer (1926).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Daniel Tammet ranks 451. Before him are R. M. Ballantyne (1825), Joanne Harris (1964), Sax Rohmer (1883), Charles Wilkins (1749), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), and Charles Montagu Doughty (1843). After him are Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Aneirin (525), Ali Smith (1962), Richard Llewellyn (1906), Kim Newman (1959), and Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674).

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