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Eric Ambler

1909 - 1998

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Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Ambler has received more than 484,102 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Ambler is the 3,390th most popular writer (down from 3,320th in 2019), the 2,506th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,480th in 2019) and the 289th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eric Ambler ranks 3,390 out of 5,755. Before him are Vladimir Odoyevsky, Sophie von La Roche, Paul Déroulède, Lillian Hellman, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and Armand Salacrou. After him are Mirza Khazar, Marc Levy, Ramiro de Maeztu, David Crystal, Wang Changling, and Andrey Kurkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Eric Ambler ranks 174. Before him are Aruna Asaf Ali, Durgabai Deshmukh, Sattar Bahlulzade, Riccardo Freda, Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, and Bert Patenaude. After him are Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Milena Pavlović-Barili, Licia Albanese, Ivo Lapenna, John Haigh, and C. N. Annadurai. Among people deceased in 1998, Eric Ambler ranks 138. Before him are Samuel Eilenberg, Antonio Saura, Carl Wilson, Jorge Pacheco Areco, Bob Martin, and Michèle Arnaud. After him are E. G. Marshall, Nazim al-Qudsi, Josep Escolà, Mary Cartwright, Edwige Feuillère, and Gene Autry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Ambler ranks 2,506 out of 7,765. Before him are George Rooke (1650), Ioan Gruffudd (1973), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Malo (487), Richard Dadd (1817), and Andrew Ridgeley (1963). After him are Leonard Hobhouse (1864), David Crystal (1941), Sigeberht of Wessex (750), David Chipperfield (1953), Veronica Cartwright (1949), and Richard Swinburne (1934).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Eric Ambler ranks 289. Before him are Alexander Neckam (1157), William Hope Hodgson (1877), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), Edith Durham (1863), and Robert Chambers (1802). After him are David Crystal (1941), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Martin Amis (1949), Israel Zangwill (1864), and Sue Townsend (1946).

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