WRITER

Ian McDonald

1960 - Today

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Ian McDonald (born 1960) is a British science fiction novelist, living in Belfast. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian McDonald has received more than 32,047 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ian McDonald is the 6,110th most popular writer (down from 5,239th in 2019), the 5,038th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,188th in 2019) and the 565th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 32k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ian McDonald ranks 6,110 out of 7,302. Before him are Eeva-Liisa Manner, Lydia Maria Child, Dorothy Allison, Zakhar Prilepin, Ion Negoițescu, and Marie Pujmanová. After him are George B. Seitz, Andrzej Stasiuk, Margaret Oliphant, Roma Ryan, Robert B. Sherman, and Julia Alvarez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Ian McDonald ranks 432. Before him are Avram Glazer, Franz Viehböck, Valentin Yordanov, Konstantin Volkov, Djamel Menad, and Dušan Pašek. After him are Andrzej Stasiuk, Zindzi Mandela, Predrag Nikolić, Volker Beck, Joey Belladonna, and Michael Lewis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian McDonald ranks 5,038 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Hordern (1911), Charlie Cox (1982), Clive Bunker (1946), Jonny Buckland (1977), Geraint Thomas (1986), and Gordon Pirie (1931). After him are Mark King (1958), Ælfheah of Canterbury (954), Ann Packer (1942), Neville Southall (1958), Bruce Robinson (1946), and James Jones (1873).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ian McDonald ranks 565. Before him are Margaret Drabble (1939), Coventry Patmore (1823), Owen Barfield (1898), John Betjeman (1906), Eva Crane (1912), and George Grove (1820). After him are Margaret Oliphant (1828), Roma Ryan (1950), Lady Charlotte Guest (1812), Darren Shan (1972), Dannie Abse (1923), and Ann Cleeves (1954).

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