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David Crystal

1941 - Today

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David Crystal, (born 6 July 1941) is a British linguist who works on the linguistics of the English language. Crystal studied English at University College London and has lectured at Bangor University and the University of Reading. He was awarded an OBE in 1995 and a Fellowship of the British Academy in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Crystal has received more than 520,061 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). David Crystal is the 3,346th most popular writer (up from 3,382nd in 2019), the 2,403rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,502nd in 2019) and the 273rd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Crystal ranks 3,346 out of 7,302. Before him are Leif G. W. Persson, Tarabai Shinde, Henry Becque, Yu Hua, Abu Ali Bal'ami, and Francesco de Sanctis. After him are Isaac Casaubon, Cornelis Tromp, Valerius Antias, John Ford, Karl Ove Knausgård, and Eysteinn Erlendsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, David Crystal ranks 266. Before him are Pak Seung-zin, Lothar Bisky, Andrea de Adamich, Pasqual Maragall, Robert McKee, and Tania Mallet. After him are Richie Havens, Pino Donaggio, Bakili Muluzi, Cristina Peri Rossi, Wu Bangguo, and Chieko Baisho.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Crystal ranks 2,403 out of 8,785. Before him are Adam Clayton (1960), Hayley Atwell (1982), William Gull (1816), John Williams (1903), Toby Jones (1966), and Tania Mallet (1941). After him are Basil Bernstein (1924), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), John Ford (1586), Mark Thatcher (1953), George Turner (1841), and Damian Lewis (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Crystal ranks 273. Before him are Paul Johnson (1928), Frances Burney (1752), John Brunner (1934), Peter Mayle (1939), Anna Sewell (1820), and Arnold Wesker (1932). After him are John Ford (1586), Vera Brittain (1893), William Hope Hodgson (1877), Charles Lamb (1775), John Henry Mackay (1864), and Grace Elliott (1754).

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