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Humphrey Carpenter

1946 - 2005

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Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inklings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Humphrey Carpenter has received more than 139,804 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Humphrey Carpenter is the 6,310th most popular writer (down from 5,839th in 2019), the 5,398th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,220th in 2019) and the 613th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 6,310 out of 7,302. Before her are Joanna Baillie, Wayne C. Booth, Frances Harper, John Toll, William H. Gass, and Jean Stafford. After her are Brian Moore, Alastair Reynolds, Dick King-Smith, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bright, and Kari Hotakainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 727. Before her are Ian Wallace, Patrick Manning, Josef Horešovský, Ion Alexe, Tim O'Brien, and Natalya Pechonkina. After her are Richard Bauckham, Wiesław Rudkowski, Claudette Werleigh, Dennis Kucinich, Jeffrey Hammond, and Sonny Perdue. Among people deceased in 2005, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 339. Before her are Art Cross, Chloe Jones, Constance Cummings, Aleksy Antkiewicz, June Haver, and Wayne C. Booth. After her are Charles Rocket, Ruth Warrick, R. L. Burnside, Bob Denver, William Hootkins, and Gaylord Nelson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 5,398 out of 8,785. Before her are Tom Watson (1859), Max Minghella (1985), Kenneth Williams (1926), John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (1934), Paul Mariner (1953), and Joanna Baillie (1762). After her are Roger Taylor (1941), Jack Fairman (1913), Rhodri Morgan (1939), Brian Moore (1921), Edwyn Collins (1959), and Bukayo Saka (2001).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 613. Before her are Charlotte Smith (1749), Polly Samson (1962), Naomi Mitchison (1897), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), Caryl Churchill (1938), and Joanna Baillie (1762). After her are Brian Moore (1921), Alastair Reynolds (1966), Dick King-Smith (1922), Thomas Warton (1728), Andrew Davies (1936), and Henry Vaughan (1621).

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