WRITER
David Lodge
1935 - Today
David Lodge
David John Lodge CBE (born 28 January 1935) is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, notably the "Campus Trilogy" – Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses (1975), Small World: An Academic Romance (1984) and Nice Work (1988). The second two were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Lodge has received more than 68,876 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). David Lodge is the 2,558th most popular writer (down from 2,089th in 2019), the 1,886th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,633rd in 2019) and the 207th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
69k
Page Views (PV)
54.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
4.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of David Lodges by language
Over the past year David Lodge has had the most page views in the French wikipedia edition with 16,444 views, followed by English (5,436), and Spanish (4,999). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Icelandic (143.83%), Esperanto (77.44%), and Breton (75.11%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, David Lodge ranks 2,558 out of 7,302. Before him are Andrea Dworkin, Ivan Yefremov, Catulle Mendès, Raffi, Giraut de Bornelh, and John Barth. After him are Ada Negri, Karel Jaromír Erben, Edvard Kocbek, Nikoloz Baratashvili, Ouida, and Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrea Dworkin
1946 - 2005
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,552
Ivan Yefremov
1908 - 1972
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,553
Catulle Mendès
1841 - 1909
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,554
Raffi
1835 - 1888
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,555
Giraut de Bornelh
1138 - 1220
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,556
John Barth
1930 - 2024
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,557
David Lodge
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,558
Ada Negri
1870 - 1945
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,559
Karel Jaromír Erben
1811 - 1870
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,560
Edvard Kocbek
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,561
Nikoloz Baratashvili
1817 - 1845
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,562
Ouida
1839 - 1908
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,563
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
1578 - 1632
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,564
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, David Lodge ranks 159. Before him are Armando Manzanero, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Diane Ladd, Donald Arnold, Sergio Rossi, and M. Emmet Walsh. After him are Charles Grodin, Giovanni Lajolo, Rusty Schweickart, Gerd Albrecht, Rashad Khalifa, and Ken Kercheval.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsArmando Manzanero
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 153
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
ENGINEER
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 154
Diane Ladd
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 155
Donald Arnold
ATHLETE
1935 - 2021
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 156
Sergio Rossi
FASHION DESIGNER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 157
M. Emmet Walsh
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 158
David Lodge
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 159
Charles Grodin
ACTOR
1935 - 2021
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 160
Giovanni Lajolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 161
Rusty Schweickart
ASTRONAUT
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 162
Gerd Albrecht
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2014
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 163
Rashad Khalifa
CHEMIST
1935 - 1990
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 164
Ken Kercheval
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 165
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Lodge ranks 1,886 out of 8,785. Before him are W. Montgomery Watt (1909), Noël Coward (1899), William of Malmesbury (1080), William Playfair (1759), Clive Burr (1957), and Donald Crisp (1882). After him are John Smyth (1570), Ray Winstone (1957), Walter Crane (1845), Ine of Wessex (700), Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), and Ouida (1839).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsW. Montgomery Watt
HISTORIAN
1909 - 2006
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,880
Noël Coward
WRITER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,881
William of Malmesbury
HISTORIAN
1080 - 1140
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,882
William Playfair
ENGINEER
1759 - 1823
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,883
Clive Burr
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2013
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,884
Donald Crisp
ACTOR
1882 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,885
David Lodge
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 1,886
John Smyth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1570 - 1612
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,887
Ray Winstone
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,888
Walter Crane
PAINTER
1845 - 1915
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,889
Ine of Wessex
POLITICIAN
700 - 728
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,890
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1857
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,891
Ouida
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,892
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Lodge ranks 207. Before him are Christopher Priest (1943), Richard Adams (1920), Peter Shaffer (1926), Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), John Mandeville (1300), and Noël Coward (1899). After him are Ouida (1839), John Aubrey (1626), Arthur Young (1741), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), Gerald Gardner (1884), and George Whitefield (1714).
Christopher Priest
1943 - 2024
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 201
Richard Adams
1920 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 202
Peter Shaffer
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 203
Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
1878 - 1957
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 204
John Mandeville
1300 - 1372
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 205
Noël Coward
1899 - 1973
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 206
David Lodge
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 207
Ouida
1839 - 1908
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 208
John Aubrey
1626 - 1697
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 209
Arthur Young
1741 - 1820
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 210
Penelope Fitzgerald
1916 - 2000
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 211
Gerald Gardner
1884 - 1964
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 212
George Whitefield
1714 - 1770
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 213