WRITER

James Hilton

1900 - 1954

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James Hilton (9 September 1900 – 20 December 1954) was an English novelist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his novels Lost Horizon, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest, as well as co-writing screenplays for the films Camille (1936) and Mrs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Hilton has received more than 30,908 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). James Hilton is the 2,103rd most popular writer (down from 2,085th in 2019), the 1,588th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,629th in 2019) and the 168th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 31k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Hilton ranks 2,103 out of 7,302. Before him are Constantine Manasses, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Anne Golon, Li Shangyin, Fred Uhlman, and Marthe Bibesco. After him are François Coppée, Terry Brooks, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Michael Choniates, Patrick O'Brian, and D. R. Bendre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, James Hilton ranks 106. Before him are Lorenzo Fernández, Violet Brown, Arturo Umberto Illia, Herbert Blumer, Gilbert Ryle, and Miguel Alemán Valdés. After him are Zhang Wentian, Muhammad Asad, Valko Chervenkov, Oskar Fischinger, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and Srinagarindra. Among people deceased in 1954, James Hilton ranks 51. Before him are Oscar Straus, Lionel Barrymore, Stig Dagerman, Theodor Kaluza, Claude Cahun, and Princess Antonia of Luxembourg. After him are Jacob Tullin Thams, Robert H. Jackson, Emil Leon Post, Wilhelm Schmidt, Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, and Herms Niel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Hilton ranks 1,588 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Hackett (1950), Thomas Hill Green (1836), Henry Allingham (1896), Elizabeth Blount (1500), Gytha of Wessex (1053), and Robert Filmer (1588). After him are Neville Marriner (1924), Patrick O'Brian (1914), Francis Baily (1774), Ida Lupino (1918), Alexander Mackenzie (1764), and James Herbert Brennan (1940).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Hilton ranks 168. Before him are Robert Southey (1774), Christopher Isherwood (1904), Karen Armstrong (1944), Philip Kerr (1956), Clive Barker (1952), and George MacDonald (1824). After him are Patrick O'Brian (1914), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Orderic Vitalis (1075), James Boswell (1740), Aphra Behn (1640), and Kenneth Grahame (1859).

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