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Michael Rosen

1946 - Today

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Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written over 200 books for children and adults. Select books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989) and Sad Book (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Rosen has received more than 2,802,231 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Michael Rosen is the 6,367th most popular writer (down from 5,984th in 2019), the 5,527th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,538th in 2019) and the 630th most popular British Writer.

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  • 2.8M

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  • 49.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Rosen ranks 6,367 out of 7,302. Before him are Tom Wilson, Edward Everett Hale, Kaifi Azmi, John P. Marquand, Shan Sa, and Christian Prudhomme. After him are Henry Green, Laurent Binet, S. E. Hinton, Joel Osteen, Werewere Liking, and Richard Price.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Michael Rosen ranks 740. Before him are Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Ravi Zacharias, Atiku Abubakar, Penelope Spheeris, Tony Ashton, and Tony Hurt. After him are Samuel E. Wright, Yakov Eliashberg, Kitty O'Neil, Vladimir Vikulov, Anne-Marie Garat, and Ed Markey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Rosen ranks 5,527 out of 8,785. Before him are Hannah Murray (1989), Cuth Harrison (1906), Richard Crashaw (1612), Peter Mandelson (1953), Iwan Rheon (1985), and Paul Dummett (1991). After him are Bill McGarry (1927), David Harewood (1965), Henry Green (1905), Daniel Sharman (1986), J. I. Packer (1926), and Alan Mowbray (1896).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Michael Rosen ranks 630. Before him are Angie Sage (1952), Susan Hill (1942), Compton Mackenzie (1883), John Skelton (1460), P. H. Newby (1918), and Charles Lock Eastlake (1793). After him are Henry Green (1905), Christopher Fry (1907), Thomas Lodge (1558), H. R. F. Keating (1926), Alfred Austin (1835), and George Peele (1556).

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