WRITER

David Nicholls

1966 - Today

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David Alan Nicholls (born 30 November 1966) is a British novelist and screenwriter. Initially an actor after graduating college, he became a screenwriter, notably creating Rescue Me and adaptations of novels, plays, and memoirs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Nicholls has received more than 24,986 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Nicholls is the 6,909th most popular writer (down from 6,295th in 2019), the 6,509th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,153rd in 2019) and the 723rd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Nicholls ranks 6,909 out of 7,302Before him are Shobhaa De, Robert B. Spencer, François Bégaudeau, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Paul Attanasio, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine. After him are William Kamkwamba, Laurent Gaudé, Natalya Vorozhbyt, Mark Manson, Alexey Dreev, and Vicenç Pagès.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, David Nicholls ranks 651Before him are Nayim, Marco Werner, Valeri Liukin, Lilian Garcia, Katsuo Kanda, and Tuc Watkins. After him are Daisy Fuentes, Robert Hedin, Arija Bareikis, Anne Elvebakk, Vladimir Drachev, and Toby Huss.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Nicholls ranks 6,509 out of 8,785Before him are Terry Neill (1942), Katie Price (1978), Sandra Chick (1947), Adam Armstrong (1997), Windsor Davies (1930), and Nicholas Bishop (1973). After him are Montagu Toller (1871), Dakota Blue Richards (1994), Dennis Waterman (1948), Dhani Harrison (1978), Michael Kiwanuka (1987), and Charles Mesure (1970).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Nicholls ranks 723Before him are Christopher Smart (1722), Matt Haig (1975), George Monbiot (1963), Dora Marsden (1882), Sara Ahmed (1969), and Benjamin Jowett (1817). After him are Heston Blumenthal (1966), Tom Rob Smith (1979), Jo Walton (1964), Andrea Levy (1956), Dennis Potter (1935), and Anna Burns (1962).