WRITER
Irvine Welsh
1957 - Today
Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irvine Welsh has received more than 2,101,981 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Irvine Welsh is the 2,175th most popular writer (down from 2,131st in 2019), the 1,692nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,638th in 2019) and the 186th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
54.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
5.00
Effective Languages (L*)
3.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Irvine Welsh ranks 2,175 out of 5,755. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, Justus of Tiberias, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, S. Ansky, and Álvaro Mutis. After him are John Edward Williams, Nima Yooshij, Cassius Longinus, Cleitarchus, Annie M. G. Schmidt, and Mak Dizdar.
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Princess Alexandra of Bavaria
1826 - 1875
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 2,169
Justus of Tiberias
35 - 100
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,170
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
1716 - 1795
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,171
Movses Kaghankatvatsi
900 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,172
S. Ansky
1863 - 1920
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 2,173
Álvaro Mutis
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2,174
Irvine Welsh
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2,175
John Edward Williams
1922 - 1994
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2,176
Nima Yooshij
1897 - 1960
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2,177
Cassius Longinus
213 - 273
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2,178
Cleitarchus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2,179
Annie M. G. Schmidt
1911 - 1995
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 2,180
Mak Dizdar
1917 - 1971
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 2,181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Irvine Welsh ranks 74. Before him are Mikhail Kasyanov, Fred Vargas, Georgi Parvanov, Jaggi Vasudev, Thierry Boutsen, and Clive Burr. After him are Luis Garavito, Ricardo Darín, Jüri Tamm, Shigeru Ban, Andrew Wakefield, and Lucélia Santos.
Others Born in 1957
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Mikhail Kasyanov
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 68
Fred Vargas
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 69
Georgi Parvanov
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 70
Jaggi Vasudev
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 71
Thierry Boutsen
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 72
Clive Burr
1957 - 2013
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 73
Irvine Welsh
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 74
Luis Garavito
1957 - 2023
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 75
Ricardo Darín
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 76
Jüri Tamm
1957 - 2021
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 77
Shigeru Ban
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 78
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 79
Lucélia Santos
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 80
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Irvine Welsh ranks 1,692 out of 7,765. Before him are Archibald Leitch (1865), Alan Walker (1997), Mark Sykes (1879), John Collier (1850), George Green (1793), and Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841). After him are Ernest Jones (1879), William Hamilton (1730), Samantha Eggar (1939), Matthew Arnold (1822), Louise, Princess Royal (1867), and Ed Sheeran (1991).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Archibald Leitch
1865 - 1939
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,686
Alan Walker
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,687
Mark Sykes
1879 - 1919
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,688
John Collier
1850 - 1934
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,689
George Green
1793 - 1841
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,690
Joseph Henry Blackburne
1841 - 1924
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,691
Irvine Welsh
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,692
Ernest Jones
1879 - 1958
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,693
William Hamilton
1730 - 1803
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,694
Samantha Eggar
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,695
Matthew Arnold
1822 - 1888
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,696
Louise, Princess Royal
1867 - 1931
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,697
Ed Sheeran
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,698
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Irvine Welsh ranks 186. Before him are Vera Brittain (1893), Thomas Gray (1716), Christina Rossetti (1830), Christopher Robin Milne (1920), Edward Young (1683), and Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838). After him are Matthew Arnold (1822), Kenneth Grahame (1859), Richard Aldington (1892), Tobias Smollett (1721), Robert Southey (1774), and Noël Coward (1899).
Vera Brittain
1893 - 1970
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 180
Thomas Gray
1716 - 1771
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 181
Christina Rossetti
1830 - 1894
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 182
Christopher Robin Milne
1920 - 1996
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 183
Edward Young
1683 - 1765
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 184
Edwin Abbott Abbott
1838 - 1926
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 185
Irvine Welsh
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 186
Matthew Arnold
1822 - 1888
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 187
Kenneth Grahame
1859 - 1932
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 188
Richard Aldington
1892 - 1962
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 189
Tobias Smollett
1721 - 1771
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 190
Robert Southey
1774 - 1843
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 191
Noël Coward
1899 - 1973
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 192
