Writer

David Crystal

British linguist and writer

1941 - today

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David Crystal

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. David Crystal is the 2,566th most popular writer (up from 3,344th in 2024), the 2,168th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,402nd in 2019) and the 242nd most popular British Writer.

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33k

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61.54

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Among Writers

Among writers, David Crystal ranks 2,566 out of 7,302. Before him are Archibald Gracie IV, Licinius Macer Calvus, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Tom Peters, Okakura Kakuzō, and Karin Fossum. After him are Camilo Castelo Branco, Fyodor Sologub, Margit Sandemo, Picander, Vasile Alecsandri, and Charlotte Buff.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Archibald Gracie IV
1858 - 1912
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,560
Licinius Macer Calvus
82 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,561
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis
1569 - 1631
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,562
Tom Peters
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,563
Okakura Kakuzō
1862 - 1913
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,564
Karin Fossum
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,565
David Crystal
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,566
Camilo Castelo Branco
1825 - 1890
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,567
Fyodor Sologub
1863 - 1927
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,568
Margit Sandemo
1924 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,569
Picander
1700 - 1764
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,570
Vasile Alecsandri
1821 - 1890
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,571
Charlotte Buff
1753 - 1828
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,572

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, David Crystal ranks 216. Before him are Fred West, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Leslie Lamport, Carla Gravina, Bruce Nauman, and Josep Maria Mauri. After him are Vladimir Lyakhov, Lothar Emmerich, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Bohdan Stupka, Amir Pnueli, and R. James Woolsey Jr..

Others Born in 1941

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Fred West
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1995
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 210
Yoshiyuki Tomino
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 211
Leslie Lamport
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 212
Carla Gravina
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 213
Bruce Nauman
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 214
Josep Maria Mauri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 215
David Crystal
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 216
Vladimir Lyakhov
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 217
Lothar Emmerich
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2003
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 218
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 219
Bohdan Stupka
ACTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 220
Amir Pnueli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2009
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 221
R. James Woolsey Jr.
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 222

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Crystal ranks 2,168 out of NaN. Before him are Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), Glenn Murcutt (1936), Horatio Gates (1727), John Loudon McAdam (1756), Ron Harris (1944), and David Coulthard (1971). After him are Randolph Churchill (1911), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), Walter Bagehot (1826), Eliza Poe (1787), Lesley-Anne Down (1954), and Max Mallowan (1904).

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Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,162
Glenn Murcutt
ARCHITECT
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,163
Horatio Gates
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1727 - 1806
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,164
John Loudon McAdam
ENGINEER
1756 - 1836
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,165
Ron Harris
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,166
David Coulthard
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,167
David Crystal
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,168
Randolph Churchill
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1968
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,169
Jeremiah Clarke
COMPOSER
1674 - 1707
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,170
Walter Bagehot
WRITER
1826 - 1877
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,171
Eliza Poe
ACTOR
1787 - 1811
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 2,172
Lesley-Anne Down
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 2,173
Max Mallowan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,174