WRITER

Helen Fielding

1958 - Today

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Helen Fielding (born 19 February 1958) is an English novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, and a sequence of novels and films beginning with the life of a thirty-something singleton in London trying to make sense of life and love. Bridget Jones's Diary (1996) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (1999) were published in 40 countries and sold more than 15 million copies. The two films of the same name achieved international success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen Fielding has received more than 871,056 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Fielding is the 4,128th most popular writer (up from 4,646th in 2019), the 2,958th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,522nd in 2019) and the 332nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Bridget Jones's Diary
single women, Diary fiction, Humorous fiction
A dazzling urban satire of modern human relations? An iconic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family? Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something?
1996
Cause Celeb
Humorous stories, Food relief, British
The protagonist of this story is a Bridget-Jones-like character, but the setting allows her a deeper character. A heart-broken London woman accepts a post with a non-profit organization that manages a famine program in Africa. In the course of her rather bracing experiences, she leverages some of the more frustrating aspects of her former social life in London to find a heroic solution to the challenges she encounters in the African refugee camp.
1994
Bridget Jones
Fiction, Single women, Bridget Jones (Fictitious character)
Lurching from the cappuccino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, Bridget Jones searches for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, and Smug Married advice ("'I'm just calling to say in the potty! In the potty! Well, do it in Daddy's hand, then!'"). She experiences a zeitgeist-esque Spiritual Epiphany somewhere between the pages of "How to Find the Love You Want Without Seeking It" ("can self-help books really self help?"), protective custody, and a lightly chilled Chardonnay
1999
Olivia Joules and the overactive imagination
Open Library Staff Picks, British, Fiction
2003
Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason
Diary fiction, Single women, Fiction
2000
The other
Other (Philosophy), Feminist ethics
2007

Page views of Helen Fieldings by language

Over the past year Helen Fielding has had the most page views in the with 73,453 views, followed by Russian (8,495), and French (6,959). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (115.30%), West Frisian (101.65%), and Occitan (93.22%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Helen Fielding ranks 4,128 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 2,958 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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