WRITER
Henry Lincoln
1930 - 2022
Henry Lincoln
Henry Soskin (12 February 1930 – 23 February 2022), better known as Henry Lincoln, was a British author, television presenter, scriptwriter, and actor. He co-wrote three Doctor Who multi-part serials in the 1960s, and — starting in the 1970s — inspired three Chronicle BBC Two documentaries on the alleged mysteries surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Château (on which he was writer and presenter) — and, from the 1980s, co-authored and authored a series of books of which The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail was the most popular, becoming the inspiration for Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Lincoln has received more than 160,168 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Lincoln is the 5,900th most popular writer (down from 4,801st in 2019), the 4,704th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,658th in 2019) and the 528th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
51.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.48
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Henry Lincoln ranks 5,900 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Berger, August Gailit, Gay Talese, Oscar Levertin, Wilbert Awdry, and Lydie Salvayre. After him are Julia Donaldson, Anthony Powell, Leigh Hunt, Clare Hollingworth, André Bjerke, and Princess Delphine of Belgium.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Berger
1924 - 2014
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,894
August Gailit
1891 - 1960
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,895
Gay Talese
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,896
Oscar Levertin
1862 - 1906
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 5,897
Wilbert Awdry
1911 - 1997
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 5,898
Lydie Salvayre
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 5,899
Henry Lincoln
1930 - 2022
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 5,900
Julia Donaldson
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 5,901
Anthony Powell
1905 - 2000
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 5,902
Leigh Hunt
1784 - 1859
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 5,903
Clare Hollingworth
1911 - 2017
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 5,904
André Bjerke
1918 - 1985
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 5,905
Princess Delphine of Belgium
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 5,906
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Henry Lincoln ranks 516. Before him are Petar Šegvić, Allan Williams, George Steinbrenner, Roberta Peters, Richard Davis, and Douglas Hurd. After him are Rober Eryol, Halszka Osmólska, Derek Bailey, Nicole Marthe Le Douarin, Bertha Brouwer, and Mike Sparken. Among people deceased in 2022, Henry Lincoln ranks 503. Before him are Bernhard Germeshausen, Keith Levene, Benjamin Kogo, Kazimierz Zimny, John McNally, and Mike Hodges. After him are Bjarni Tryggvason, Jose Maria Sison, Ned Rorem, Walter Abish, Amos Sawyer, and Sture Allén.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsPetar Šegvić
ATHLETE
1930 - 1990
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 510
Allan Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2016
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 511
George Steinbrenner
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2010
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 512
Roberta Peters
SINGER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 513
Richard Davis
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 514
Douglas Hurd
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 515
Henry Lincoln
WRITER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 516
Rober Eryol
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 517
Halszka Osmólska
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2008
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 518
Derek Bailey
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2005
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 519
Nicole Marthe Le Douarin
BIOLOGIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 520
Bertha Brouwer
ATHLETE
1930 - 2006
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 521
Mike Sparken
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 522
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsBernhard Germeshausen
ATHLETE
1951 - 2022
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 497
Keith Levene
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 498
Benjamin Kogo
ATHLETE
1944 - 2022
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 499
Kazimierz Zimny
ATHLETE
1935 - 2022
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 500
John McNally
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 501
Mike Hodges
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 502
Henry Lincoln
WRITER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 503
Bjarni Tryggvason
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 2022
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 504
Jose Maria Sison
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 505
Ned Rorem
COMPOSER
1923 - 2022
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 506
Walter Abish
WRITER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 507
Amos Sawyer
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 508
Sture Allén
LINGUIST
1928 - 2022
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 509
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Lincoln ranks 4,704 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Gaitskell (1906), Alex Kapranos (1972), Wilbert Awdry (1911), Matt Bellamy (1978), Douglas Hurd (1930), and Topper Headon (1955). After him are Julia Donaldson (1948), Anthony Powell (1905), John M. Allegro (1923), Leigh Hunt (1784), Clare Hollingworth (1911), and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHugh Gaitskell
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1963
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 4,698
Alex Kapranos
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 4,699
Wilbert Awdry
WRITER
1911 - 1997
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 4,700
Matt Bellamy
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 4,701
Douglas Hurd
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 4,702
Topper Headon
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 4,703
Henry Lincoln
WRITER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 4,704
Julia Donaldson
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 4,705
Anthony Powell
WRITER
1905 - 2000
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 4,706
John M. Allegro
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1923 - 1988
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 4,707
Leigh Hunt
WRITER
1784 - 1859
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 4,708
Clare Hollingworth
WRITER
1911 - 2017
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 4,709
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1800
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 4,710
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Henry Lincoln ranks 528. Before him are Malcolm Bradbury (1932), John Wain (1925), David Garnett (1892), Stephen Leacock (1869), Anthony Shaffer (1926), and Wilbert Awdry (1911). After him are Julia Donaldson (1948), Anthony Powell (1905), Leigh Hunt (1784), Clare Hollingworth (1911), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), and William Cobbett (1763).
Malcolm Bradbury
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 522
John Wain
1925 - 1994
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 523
David Garnett
1892 - 1981
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 524
Stephen Leacock
1869 - 1944
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 525
Anthony Shaffer
1926 - 2001
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 526
Wilbert Awdry
1911 - 1997
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 527
Henry Lincoln
1930 - 2022
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 528
Julia Donaldson
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 529
Anthony Powell
1905 - 2000
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 530
Leigh Hunt
1784 - 1859
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 531
Clare Hollingworth
1911 - 2017
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 532
Isaac D'Israeli
1766 - 1848
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 533
William Cobbett
1763 - 1835
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 534