WRITER

Ian Rankin

1960 - Today

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Sir Ian James Rankin (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Rankin has received more than 1,539,549 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Ian Rankin is the 3,752nd most popular writer (up from 4,157th in 2019), the 2,660th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,059th in 2019) and the 302nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ian Rankin ranks 3,752 out of 7,302. Before him are Tadeusz Konwicki, Mykola Bazhan, Hendrik Willem van Loon, Luigi Capuana, John Gray, and Girolamo de Rada. After him are Hal Clement, Judith Gautier, Marilyn French, Edna O'Brien, Pyotr Tkachev, and Simin Behbahani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Ian Rankin ranks 169. Before him are Mart Laar, Jean-Marc Barr, Oksana Zabuzhko, RuPaul, Craig Mello, and Tommy Thayer. After him are Taneti Mamau, Stephen Daldry, Jenette Goldstein, Doug Jones, Isabel Coixet, and Tracy Pollan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Rankin ranks 2,660 out of 8,785. Before him are James Young Simpson (1811), Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Andrew Bell (1753), Jamie Oliver (1975), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), and William Wilson (1844). After him are Elaine Paige (1948), John Neville (1925), Rupert Brooke (1887), Alexander Dalrymple (1737), Jonny Lee Miller (1972), and David Heyman (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ian Rankin ranks 302. Before him are William Robertson Smith (1846), Diana Mosley (1910), Gertrude Jekyll (1843), Nancy Mitford (1904), Constance Lloyd (1858), and Georgette Heyer (1902). After him are Rupert Brooke (1887), Nick Hornby (1957), Mary Renault (1905), Iain Banks (1954), Israel Zangwill (1864), and Eric Ambler (1909).

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