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Helen Fielding

1958 - Today

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Helen Fielding (born 19 February 1958) is a British journalist, novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones. Fielding’s first novel was set in a refugee camp in East Africa and she started writing Bridget Jones in an anonymous column in London’s Independent newspaper. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen Fielding has received more than 985,264 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Fielding is the 4,129th most popular writer (up from 4,646th in 2019), the 2,959th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,522nd in 2019) and the 332nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Helen Fielding ranks 4,129 out of 7,302. Before her are José Enrique Rodó, Gregory David Roberts, Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, Jackie Collins, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Lyuben Karavelov. After her are Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, John Christopher, Jurek Becker, Tommaso Landolfi, Brigitte Hamann, and Andrée Chedid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Helen Fielding ranks 176. Before her are Julio Olarticoechea, Jan Fabre, Francisco Buyo, Paul Weller, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Ricardo Gareca. After her are Nik Kershaw, Mark Moses, Hiromi Kawakami, Thongchai McIntyre, Margaret Colin, and Wafa Sultan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Helen Fielding ranks 2,959 out of 8,785. Before her are Hank Marvin (1941), Adrian Boult (1889), Ben Whishaw (1980), John Phillips (1800), Jackie Collins (1937), and Emma Bunton (1976). After her are Richard Burbage (1567), Jimmy McGrory (1904), John Christopher (1922), Andy Cole (1971), Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645), and Nik Kershaw (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Helen Fielding ranks 332. Before her are Anita Brookner (1928), Fay Weldon (1931), Maria Edgeworth (1768), Eric Frank Russell (1905), Peter Cheyney (1896), and Jackie Collins (1937). After her are John Christopher (1922), Susanna Hall (1583), Sue Townsend (1946), William Langland (1332), John Winthrop (1588), and Walter Map (1140).

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