WRITER
Ian McEwan
1948 - Today
Ian McEwan
Ian Russell McEwan (born 21 June 1948) is a British novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 in its list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture". McEwan began his career writing sparse, Gothic short stories. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian McEwan has received more than 2,857,177 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Ian McEwan is the 660th most popular writer (up from 827th in 2019), the 501st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 678th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Writer.
Ian McEwan is a British novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels, The Cement Garden, Enduring Love, Atonement, and Saturday.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
64.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
6.97
Effective Languages (L*)
3.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ian McEwan ranks 660 out of 7,302. Before him are Ryszard Kapuściński, Pietro Metastasio, Ursula K. Le Guin, Camilo José Cela, Washington Irving, and Frontinus. After him are Isabelle de Charrière, Aratus, Giambattista Basile, Ivan Goncharov, Irwin Shaw, and Eduardo Galeano.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRyszard Kapuściński
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 654
Pietro Metastasio
1698 - 1782
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 655
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 656
Camilo José Cela
1916 - 2002
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 657
Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 658
Frontinus
30 - 103
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 659
Ian McEwan
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 660
Isabelle de Charrière
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 661
Aratus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 662
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 663
Ivan Goncharov
1812 - 1891
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 664
Irwin Shaw
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 665
Eduardo Galeano
1940 - 2015
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 666
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Ian McEwan ranks 42. Before him are Steven Tyler, Frank Abagnale, Robert Plant, Yoshihide Suga, John Bonham, and Keke Rosberg. After him are Mikhail Baryshnikov, John Carpenter, Tom Wilkinson, Elizabeth Blackburn, Grace Jones, and Tony Iommi.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsSteven Tyler
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 36
Frank Abagnale
MAFIOSO
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 37
Robert Plant
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 38
Yoshihide Suga
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 39
John Bonham
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1980
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 40
Keke Rosberg
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 41
Ian McEwan
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 42
Mikhail Baryshnikov
DANCER
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 43
John Carpenter
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 44
Tom Wilkinson
ACTOR
1948 - 2023
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 45
Elizabeth Blackburn
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 46
Grace Jones
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 47
Tony Iommi
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 48
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian McEwan ranks 501 out of 8,785. Before him are Trevor Howard (1913), James I of Scotland (1394), Richard Branson (1950), James IV of Scotland (1473), John Couch Adams (1819), and Patrick Stewart (1940). After him are William Stanley Jevons (1835), Gordon Brown (1951), Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897), Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), Jim Clark (1936), and Henry the Young King (1155).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTrevor Howard
ACTOR
1913 - 1988
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 495
James I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1394 - 1437
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 496
Richard Branson
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 497
James IV of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1513
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 498
John Couch Adams
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1892
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 499
Patrick Stewart
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 500
Ian McEwan
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 501
William Stanley Jevons
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1882
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 502
Gordon Brown
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 503
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
CHEMIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 504
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
CHEMIST
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 505
Jim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 506
Henry the Young King
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1183
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 507
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ian McEwan ranks 58. Before him are Samuel Johnson (1709), Daphne du Maurier (1907), Alexander Pope (1688), Muriel Spark (1918), Martin Amis (1949), and Ernest Thompson Seton (1860). After him are Douglas Adams (1952), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), Oliver Sacks (1933), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), Christopher Tolkien (1924), and Beatrix Potter (1866).
Samuel Johnson
1709 - 1784
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 52
Daphne du Maurier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 53
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 54
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 55
Martin Amis
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 56
Ernest Thompson Seton
1860 - 1946
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 57
Ian McEwan
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 58
Douglas Adams
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 59
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 60
Oliver Sacks
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 61
Geoffrey of Monmouth
1090 - 1155
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 62
Christopher Tolkien
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 63
Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 64