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James May

1963 - Today

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James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter, alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, of the motoring programme Top Gear from 2003 until 2015 and the television series The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video from 2016 to 2024. He also served as a director of the production company W. Chump & Sons, which has since ceased operating.May has presented other programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture, and the plight of manliness in modern times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James May has received more than 7,272,185 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. James May is the 922nd most popular writer (down from 866th in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 704th in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Writer.

James May is a British TV presenter, journalist, and writer. He is best known for co-presenting the BBC Two motoring show Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond from 2003 until 2015.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Old New England
2007
Mental Diseases
1980
Circles of Care and Understanding
1992
The Hapsburg Monarchy, 1867-1914
History
In this richly detailed and readable history of of Austria-Hungary, Arthur J. May traces the rise and fall of the Hapsburg Monarchy, from the epochal Ausgleich of 1867 to the eve of the First World War.
1951
TPR Storytelling Book, Ven conmigo
2000
Notes from the Hard Shoulder
Automobile travel
Top Gear presenter and columnist for the Daily Telegraph James May brings together another brilliant collection of his most controversial and humorous writing. From tales of motoring adventures through India, Russia and Iceland, to classic articles on essential subjects such as driving songs and haunted car parks, these gems from the number one car connoisseur will take readers on a motoring journey that will amuse and entertain in equal measure.
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Page views of James Mays by language

Over the past year James May has had the most page views in the with 859,900 views, followed by German (62,038), and Russian (47,589). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (90.72%), Latvian (47.80%), and Russian (45.63%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James May ranks 922 out of 7,302. Before him are Anna Seghers, Walter Lippmann, Božena Němcová, Thomas Wolfe, Clifford D. Simak, and Jacques Clément. After him are Jens Peter Jacobsen, Miep Gies, Lucius Accius, Vinicius de Moraes, Joost van den Vondel, and Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, James May ranks 26. Before him are Donnie Yen, James Hetfield, Jean-Pierre Papin, Rafael Correa, Tori Amos, and Yair Lapid. After him are Randy Couture, Rumen Radev, Brigitte Nielsen, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Emilio Butragueño, and Lisa Kudrow.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James May ranks 697 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Gray (1666), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Brian Josephson (1940), Harry Kroto (1939), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), and Charles Wheatstone (1802). After him are George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), Peter Greenaway (1942), Francis Hutcheson (1694), David Brewster (1781), William Webb Ellis (1806), and Julian Huxley (1887).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James May ranks 84. Before him are Frederick Forsyth (1938), Wilkie Collins (1824), Aubrey Beardsley (1872), Philip Pullman (1946), Ben Jonson (1572), and Bruce Chatwin (1940). After him are Ann Radcliffe (1764), Patrick White (1912), Percy Fawcett (1867), H. Rider Haggard (1856), James Hadley Chase (1906), and John Fowles (1926).

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