WRITER

Jack Higgins

1929 - 2022

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Henry Patterson (27 July 1929 – 9 April 2022), commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Higgins has received more than 791,690 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jack Higgins is the 2,919th most popular writer (up from 3,052nd in 2019), the 2,148th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,275th in 2019) and the 241st most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jack Higgins ranks 2,919 out of 7,302. Before him are Heinrich von Veldeke, Dodie Smith, Jorge Guillén, Armand Salacrou, Jean-François Revel, and Tony Robbins. After him are Tomaž Šalamun, Albert of Aix, Acusilaus, Anatoly Rybakov, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, and Glen Cook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Jack Higgins ranks 209. Before him are Lee Hazlewood, Fazil Iskander, Julinho, Liz Sheridan, Anastasios of Albania, and Nigel Hawthorne. After him are François Cheng, Bernard Williams, Milton Glaser, Kjell Askildsen, Péter Palotás, and Sixten Jernberg. Among people deceased in 2022, Jack Higgins ranks 188. Before him are Toshi Ichiyanagi, Marsha Hunt, Letizia Battaglia, Vlado Milunić, Franciszek Pieczka, and Liz Sheridan. After him are Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Eduard Artemyev, Manuel Ojeda, Maurice Karnaugh, Antonios Naguib, and Shahabuddin Ahmed.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Higgins ranks 2,148 out of 8,785. Before him are Dodie Smith (1896), Rick Astley (1966), Kevin McNally (1956), Charlie Hunnam (1980), Ken McArthur (1881), and Geraldine James (1950). After him are Bob Anderson (1931), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), David Gemmell (1948), Bobby Sands (1954), Hilton Valentine (1943), and Lewis Gilbert (1920).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Jack Higgins ranks 241. Before him are Irvine Welsh (1957), Anthony Horowitz (1955), Michael Bond (1926), John Fletcher (1579), Walter Pater (1839), and Dodie Smith (1896). After him are David Gemmell (1948), Charles Kingsley (1819), Thomas Otway (1652), Angela Carter (1940), Robert Burton (1577), and Richard Baxter (1615).

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