WRITER
Hitomi Kanehara
1983 - Today
Hitomi Kanehara
Hitomi Kanehara (金原 ひとみ, Kanehara Hitomi, born August 8, 1983) is a Japanese novelist. Her novel Hebi ni piasu (Snakes and Earrings) won the Shōsetsu Subaru Literary Prize and the Akutagawa Prize, and sold over a million copies in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hitomi Kanehara has received more than 57,796 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hitomi Kanehara is the 7,158th most popular writer (down from 6,390th in 2019), the 2,751st most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,537th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Japanese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
58k
Page Views (PV)
31.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
1.48
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Hitomi Kaneharas by language
Over the past year Hitomi Kanehara has had the most page views in the Japanese wikipedia edition with 128,209 views, followed by English (7,585), and Chinese (2,867). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (170.18%), Catalan (150.88%), and Portuguese (54.06%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Hitomi Kanehara ranks 7,158 out of 7,302. Before her are Mohsin Hamid, Espido Freire, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chetan Bhagat, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Owen Gleiberman. After her are Meena Alexander, Judith Wright, Chris Abani, J. G. Quintel, Jane Espenson, and Kristin Cashore.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMohsin Hamid
1971 - Present
HPI: 31.44
Rank: 7,152
Espido Freire
1974 - Present
HPI: 31.40
Rank: 7,153
Shehan Karunatilaka
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.40
Rank: 7,154
Chetan Bhagat
1974 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 7,155
Ta-Nehisi Coates
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 7,156
Owen Gleiberman
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 7,157
Hitomi Kanehara
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 7,158
Meena Alexander
1951 - 2018
HPI: 31.21
Rank: 7,159
Judith Wright
1915 - 2000
HPI: 31.16
Rank: 7,160
Chris Abani
1966 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 7,161
J. G. Quintel
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.12
Rank: 7,162
Jane Espenson
1964 - Present
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 7,163
Kristin Cashore
1976 - Present
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 7,164
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Hitomi Kanehara ranks 812. Before her are Roya Sadat, Sarah Wright, Xavier Chen, Martin Shkreli, Evan Taubenfeld, and Somen Tchoyi. After her are Sergei Kornilenko, Marco Padalino, Frederik Nielsen, Nicol David, Leandro Domingues, and Chris Masters.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsRoya Sadat
FILM DIRECTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 806
Sarah Wright
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 807
Xavier Chen
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 808
Martin Shkreli
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 809
Evan Taubenfeld
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 810
Somen Tchoyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 811
Hitomi Kanehara
WRITER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 812
Sergei Kornilenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 813
Marco Padalino
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.20
Rank: 814
Frederik Nielsen
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 815
Nicol David
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.16
Rank: 816
Leandro Domingues
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 817
Chris Masters
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.05
Rank: 818
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hitomi Kanehara ranks 2,751 out of 6,245. Before her are Kenji Komata (1964), Shu Kurata (1988), Hana Kimura (1997), Misaki Kuno (1993), Aria Jasour Hasegawa (1988), and Ippei Watanabe (1969). After her are Kenyu Sugimoto (1992), Yoshinori Higashikawa (1964), Misono (1984), Masaharu Nishi (1977), Noriko Senge (1988), and Kazuhiro Koso (1959).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKenji Komata
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 2,745
Shu Kurata
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 2,746
Hana Kimura
WRESTLER
1997 - 2020
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 2,747
Misaki Kuno
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 2,748
Aria Jasour Hasegawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 2,749
Ippei Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 2,750
Hitomi Kanehara
WRITER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 2,751
Kenyu Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.23
Rank: 2,752
Yoshinori Higashikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 31.21
Rank: 2,753
Misono
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.21
Rank: 2,754
Masaharu Nishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 31.21
Rank: 2,755
Noriko Senge
NOBLEMAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 2,756
Kazuhiro Koso
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 2,757
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Hitomi Kanehara ranks 120. Before her are Reiko Yoshida (1967), Phyllis A. Whitney (1903), Sayaka Murata (1979), Nagaru Tanigawa (1970), Sui Ishida (1986), and Kaori Ekuni (1964).
Reiko Yoshida
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 114
Phyllis A. Whitney
1903 - 2008
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 115
Sayaka Murata
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 116
Nagaru Tanigawa
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 117
Sui Ishida
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 118
Kaori Ekuni
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 119
Hitomi Kanehara
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 120