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John Boyne

1971 - Today

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John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of sixteen novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas and one collection of short stories. His novels are published in over 50 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Boyne has received more than 1,179,969 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). John Boyne is the 3,482nd most popular writer (up from 4,593rd in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 205th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Irish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Boyne ranks 3,482 out of 7,302. Before him are Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Solomon Alkabetz, Bat Ye'or, Misuzu Kaneko, Moritz Steinschneider, and Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. After him are Orhan Veli Kanık, Jurij Brězan, Hiratsuka Raichō, Gary Snyder, Andrejs Pumpurs, and Roger Vailland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, John Boyne ranks 89. Before him are Antonios Nikopolidis, Chris Hardwick, Damian Lewis, Mustapha Hadji, Aphex Twin, and Sandra Oh. After him are Patricia Velásquez, Jonathan Ke Quan, Bridget Moynahan, Gad Elmaleh, Richard Armitage, and Nenad Bjelica.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John Boyne ranks 139 out of 549. Before him are Pat Cox (1952), Sally Oldfield (1947), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), Yvonne Farrell (1951), Peter Brown (1935), and Aphex Twin (1971). After him are John Sealy Townsend (1868), John Bruton (1947), Kathleen Antonelli (1921), Anne de Mortimer (1390), Moya Brennan (1952), and Robbie Keane (1980).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, John Boyne ranks 22. Before him are John Banville (1945), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), Patrick Pearse (1879), Charles Maturin (1780), John Millington Synge (1871), and Cornelius Ryan (1920). After him are Edna O'Brien (1930), Brendan Behan (1923), Jane Wilde (1821), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), Seán O'Casey (1880), and Maeve Binchy (1939).

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