WRITER
Douglas Adams
1952 - 2001
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTTG). Originally a 1978 BBC radio comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy developed into a "trilogy" of five books which sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime. It was further developed into a television series, several stage plays, comics, a video game, and a 2005 feature film. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Douglas Adams has received more than 5,424,373 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Douglas Adams is the 672nd most popular writer (up from 752nd in 2019), the 510th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 614th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Writer.
Douglas Adams is most famous for his work on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.
Memorability Metrics
5.4M
Page Views (PV)
64.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
86
Languages Editions (L)
6.28
Effective Languages (L*)
5.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Douglas Adams ranks 672 out of 7,302. Before him are Eduardo Galeano, Sugawara no Michizane, Theodore the Studite, Matilde Camus, H. L. Mencken, and Carlo Gozzi. After him are Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lawrence Durrell, Marie de France, Maurice Blanchot, Sei Shōnagon, and Bernard Gui.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEduardo Galeano
1940 - 2015
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 666
Sugawara no Michizane
845 - 903
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 667
Theodore the Studite
759 - 826
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 668
Matilde Camus
1919 - 2012
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 669
H. L. Mencken
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 670
Carlo Gozzi
1720 - 1806
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 671
Douglas Adams
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 672
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 673
Lawrence Durrell
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 674
Marie de France
1101 - 1300
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 675
Maurice Blanchot
1907 - 2003
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 676
Sei Shōnagon
966 - 1025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 677
Bernard Gui
1261 - 1331
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 678
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Douglas Adams ranks 31. Before him are Cyril Ramaphosa, Oleg Blokhin, Zoran Đinđić, Laura Branigan, Vahid Halilhodžić, and Gary Moore. After him are Neil Peart, Bronisław Komorowski, Tomislav Nikolić, Lee Hsien Loong, John Goodman, and Isabella Rossellini. Among people deceased in 2001, Douglas Adams ranks 22. Before him are Fred Hoyle, Wilhelm Mohnke, Iannis Xenakis, Gilbert Bécaud, Alberto Korda, and Ernst Gombrich. After him are Nikolay Basov, Marie José of Belgium, Clifford Shull, Robert Ludlum, Dương Văn Minh, and William Hanna.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsCyril Ramaphosa
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 25
Oleg Blokhin
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 26
Zoran Đinđić
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2003
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 27
Laura Branigan
SINGER
1952 - 2004
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 28
Vahid Halilhodžić
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 29
Gary Moore
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 30
Douglas Adams
WRITER
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 31
Neil Peart
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 32
Bronisław Komorowski
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 33
Tomislav Nikolić
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 34
Lee Hsien Loong
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 35
John Goodman
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 36
Isabella Rossellini
MODEL
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsFred Hoyle
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 16
Wilhelm Mohnke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2001
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 17
Iannis Xenakis
COMPOSER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 18
Gilbert Bécaud
SINGER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 19
Alberto Korda
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 20
Ernst Gombrich
HISTORIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 21
Douglas Adams
WRITER
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 22
Nikolay Basov
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2001
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 23
Marie José of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 24
Clifford Shull
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 25
Robert Ludlum
WRITER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 26
Dương Văn Minh
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2001
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 27
William Hanna
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 2001
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 28
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Douglas Adams ranks 510 out of 8,785. Before him are Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897), Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), Jim Clark (1936), Henry the Young King (1155), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), and Gary Moore (1952). After him are Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), William Wilberforce (1759), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), Ælla of Northumbria (800), and Archer Martin (1910).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCyril Norman Hinshelwood
CHEMIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 504
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
CHEMIST
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 505
Jim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 506
Henry the Young King
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1183
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 507
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1927
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 508
Gary Moore
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 509
Douglas Adams
WRITER
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 510
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1936
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 511
William Wilberforce
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1833
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 512
Jacqueline du Pré
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 513
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
WRITER
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 514
Ælla of Northumbria
POLITICIAN
800 - 867
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 515
Archer Martin
CHEMIST
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 516
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Douglas Adams ranks 59. Before him are Daphne du Maurier (1907), Alexander Pope (1688), Muriel Spark (1918), Martin Amis (1949), Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), and Ian McEwan (1948). After him are Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), Oliver Sacks (1933), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), Christopher Tolkien (1924), Beatrix Potter (1866), and Walter Raleigh (1554).
Daphne du Maurier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 53
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 54
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 55
Martin Amis
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 56
Ernest Thompson Seton
1860 - 1946
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 57
Ian McEwan
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 58
Douglas Adams
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 59
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 60
Oliver Sacks
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 61
Geoffrey of Monmouth
1090 - 1155
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 62
Christopher Tolkien
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 63
Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 64
Walter Raleigh
1554 - 1618
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 65