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John Wain

1925 - 1994

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John Barrington Wain CBE (14 March 1925 – 24 May 1994) was an English poet, novelist, and critic, associated with the literary group known as "The Movement". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Wain has received more than 160,745 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Wain is the 5,870th most popular writer, the 4,658th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 523rd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Wain ranks 5,870 out of 7,302. Before him are Laura Restrepo, Gurdial Singh, Jean-Jacques Schuhl, José Burgos, Archibald MacLeish, and Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana. After him are José Gil Fortoul, Isabel-Clara Simó, David Garnett, Justine Siegemund, Patrick Rambaud, and Booth Tarkington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, John Wain ranks 450. Before him are Mel Tormé, D. A. Pennebaker, Solomon Marcus, Miklós Szilvási, Lilyan Chauvin, and Tony Hillerman. After him are Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Slater Martin, Wahiduddin Khan, Atilio López, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, and Otto Arosemena. Among people deceased in 1994, John Wain ranks 309. Before him are Ernst Lörtscher, Lennart Klingström, Caroline Smith, Royal Dano, Herbert Schade, and Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana. After him are Kelpo Gröndahl, Dolly Haas, David Dunlap, Dave Albritton, Albert Decourtray, and Antal Kocsis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wain ranks 4,658 out of 8,785. Before him are Emily Davies (1830), Alistair Petrie (1970), Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869), Robert Morris (1734), Thomas Pennant (1726), and Justin Fashanu (1961). After him are Micky Moody (1950), Alice Greene (1879), Pete Doherty (1979), Rik Mayall (1958), Dev Patel (1990), and David Garnett (1892).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Wain ranks 523. Before him are Thomas Linacre (1460), Thomas Campbell (1777), John of Worcester (1100), Arthur Symons (1865), Charles Mackay (1814), and Malcolm Bradbury (1932). After him are David Garnett (1892), Stephen Leacock (1869), Anthony Shaffer (1926), Wilbert Awdry (1911), Henry Lincoln (1930), and Julia Donaldson (1948).

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