WRITER
Kim Newman
1959 - Today
Kim Newman
Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic and fiction writer. He is interested in film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven—and alternative history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Newman has received more than 385,141 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kim Newman is the 5,387th most popular writer (down from 5,354th in 2019), the 4,090th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,346th in 2019) and the 456th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
390k
Page Views (PV)
46.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
8.42
Effective Languages (L*)
1.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kim Newman ranks 5,387 out of 7,302. Before him are Jan Twardowski, Ali Smith, Jeanne Dumée, Tommaso Grossi, Richard Llewellyn, and Sony Lab'ou Tansi. After him are Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Ōshikōchi no Mitsune, László Németh, Karim Rashid, Roland Dorgelès, and Jorge Icaza Coronel.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJan Twardowski
1915 - 2006
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 5,381
Ali Smith
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 5,382
Jeanne Dumée
1660 - 1706
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 5,383
Tommaso Grossi
1790 - 1853
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 5,384
Richard Llewellyn
1906 - 1983
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 5,385
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
1947 - 1995
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 5,386
Kim Newman
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 5,387
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
1674 - 1749
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 5,388
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
900 - 1000
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 5,389
László Németh
1901 - 1975
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 5,390
Karim Rashid
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 5,391
Roland Dorgelès
1885 - 1973
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 5,392
Jorge Icaza Coronel
1906 - 1978
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 5,393
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Kim Newman ranks 307. Before him are John Sykes, Judd Nelson, Luis Fernando Suárez, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Jayne Atkinson, and Billy Campbell. After him are Norm Macdonald, Yasuhito Suzuki, José Carlos Somoza, Dainis Kūla, Darío Grandinetti, and Michael Klein.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsJohn Sykes
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 301
Judd Nelson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 302
Luis Fernando Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 303
Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 304
Jayne Atkinson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 305
Billy Campbell
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 306
Kim Newman
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 307
Norm Macdonald
COMEDIAN
1959 - 2021
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 308
Yasuhito Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 309
José Carlos Somoza
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 310
Dainis Kūla
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 311
Darío Grandinetti
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 312
Michael Klein
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 1993
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 313
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Kim Newman ranks 4,090 out of 8,785. Before him are Dan Stevens (1982), Peter Firth (1953), William Henry Smyth (1788), Tony Jay (1933), Richard Llewellyn (1906), and John Martyn (1948). After him are Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), James D'Arcy (1975), Howard Stringer (1942), Colin Hay (1953), Jesse Ramsden (1735), and Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDan Stevens
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 4,084
Peter Firth
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 4,085
William Henry Smyth
ASTRONOMER
1788 - 1865
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 4,086
Tony Jay
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 4,087
Richard Llewellyn
WRITER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 4,088
John Martyn
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2009
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 4,089
Kim Newman
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 4,090
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
WRITER
1674 - 1749
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 4,091
James D'Arcy
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 4,092
Howard Stringer
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 4,093
Colin Hay
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 4,094
Jesse Ramsden
ENGINEER
1735 - 1800
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 4,095
Marie Belloc Lowndes
WRITER
1868 - 1947
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 4,096
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Kim Newman ranks 456. Before him are Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Daniel Tammet (1979), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Aneirin (525), Ali Smith (1962), and Richard Llewellyn (1906). After him are Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868), William Harrison Ainsworth (1805), Olivia Manning (1908), Mary Sidney (1561), and John Clare (1793).
Charles Montagu Doughty
1843 - 1926
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 450
Daniel Tammet
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 451
Henry Home, Lord Kames
1696 - 1782
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 452
Aneirin
525 - 600
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 453
Ali Smith
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 454
Richard Llewellyn
1906 - 1983
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 455
Kim Newman
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 456
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
1674 - 1749
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 457
Marie Belloc Lowndes
1868 - 1947
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 458
William Harrison Ainsworth
1805 - 1882
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 459
Olivia Manning
1908 - 1980
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 460
Mary Sidney
1561 - 1621
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 461
John Clare
1793 - 1864
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 462