WRITER

David Gemmell

1948 - 2006

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David Andrew Gemmell (; 1 August 1948 – 28 July 2006) was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Gemmell has received more than 751,634 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). David Gemmell is the 2,926th most popular writer (down from 2,772nd in 2019), the 2,151st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,099th in 2019) and the 242nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Gemmell ranks 2,926 out of 7,302. Before him are Tomaž Šalamun, Albert of Aix, Acusilaus, Anatoly Rybakov, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, and Glen Cook. After him are Juan Pablo Bonet, Rose Ausländer, Pascal Bruckner, Ricarda Huch, Guan Daosheng, and Leonardo Padura Fuentes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, David Gemmell ranks 242. Before him are Peter Turkson, Ronnie Van Zant, Dee Wallace, Peter Hammill, Jean-Pierre Adams, and Peggy March. After him are Pascal Bruckner, Linda McMahon, Emma Bonino, Harald Ertl, Jan Tomaszewski, and Alexei Starobinsky. Among people deceased in 2006, David Gemmell ranks 152. Before him are Rudi Carrell, Asima Chatterjee, Jack Williamson, Elena Mukhina, Jean-François Revel, and Richard Bright. After him are Gerard Reve, Lars Korvald, Red Auerbach, Henri Colpi, Elizabeth Bolden, and Mariam Aslamazian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Gemmell ranks 2,151 out of 8,785. Before him are Charlie Hunnam (1980), Ken McArthur (1881), Geraldine James (1950), Jack Higgins (1929), Bob Anderson (1931), and Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914). After him are Bobby Sands (1954), Hilton Valentine (1943), Lewis Gilbert (1920), John Leslie (1766), Edmund Gunter (1581), and Maryam d'Abo (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Gemmell ranks 242. Before him are Anthony Horowitz (1955), Michael Bond (1926), John Fletcher (1579), Walter Pater (1839), Dodie Smith (1896), and Jack Higgins (1929). After him are Charles Kingsley (1819), Thomas Otway (1652), Angela Carter (1940), Robert Burton (1577), Richard Baxter (1615), and Wilfred Owen (1893).

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