WRITER

Ken Robinson

1950 - 2020

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Sir Kenneth Robinson (4 March 1950 – 21 August 2020) was a British author, speaker and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education and arts bodies. He was director of the Arts in Schools Project (1985–1989) and Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick (1989–2001), and professor emeritus after leaving the university. In 2003, he was knighted for services to the arts. Originally from a working-class Liverpool family, around September 2001 Robinson moved to Los Angeles with his wife and children to serve as Senior Advisor to the president of the J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Robinson has received more than 35,069 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ken Robinson is the 3,105th most popular writer (down from 2,642nd in 2019), the 2,255th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,009th in 2019) and the 260th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 35k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ken Robinson ranks 3,105 out of 7,302. Before him are Luigi Alamanni, José Lezama Lima, Zacharias Werner, Hans Aanrud, Antonio García Gutiérrez, and Jean-Christophe Grangé. After him are Sohrab Sepehri, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Maria Dąbrowska, Steve Berry, Koriun, and Abraham Goldfaden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Ken Robinson ranks 198. Before him are Yuki Fushimi, Yuen Wah, Edgar Savisaar, Boris Gryzlov, Derek de Lint, and Carl Palmer. After him are Luigi Delneri, Arthur D. Levinson, Erri De Luca, Ken Shimura, Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Among people deceased in 2020, Ken Robinson ranks 228. Before him are Ernesto Brambilla, Alex Olmedo, Idir, Robert Fisk, Annie Cordy, and Hans-Jochen Vogel. After him are S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Gisèle Halimi, Ken Shimura, Rubem Fonseca, Nexhmije Pagarusha, and Nina Bocharova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Robinson ranks 2,255 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Irving (1838), Jojo Moyes (1969), Rio Ferdinand (1978), W. V. D. Hodge (1903), Carl Palmer (1950), and Limahl (1958). After him are John Chadwick (1920), Quentin Skinner (1940), John Glen (1932), John Vanbrugh (1664), Margaret of England (1240), and David Mumford (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ken Robinson ranks 260. Before him are Prince Henri of Orléans (1867), Alan Sillitoe (1928), Hamnet Shakespeare (1585), Robert Fisk (1946), William Ernest Henley (1849), and Jojo Moyes (1969). After him are Robert Harris (1957), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), Ephraim Chambers (1680), Hilary Mantel (1952), Ford Madox Ford (1873), and Arnold Bennett (1867).

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