WRITER

Michel Faber

1960 - Today

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Michel Faber (born 13 April 1960) is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White, and Under the Skin (2000) which was adapted for film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson. His novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds, was published in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Faber has received more than 410,423 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Faber is the 6,436th most popular writer (down from 5,736th in 2019), the 1,042nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 899th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michel Faber ranks 6,436 out of 7,302. Before him are James Bowen, Daniel Handler, Dorji Wangmo, David Malouf, Helen Gurley Brown, and Leyla Aliyeva. After him are J. P. Donleavy, John Ralston Saul, Joel Barlow, Robert Elsie, Joe Medicine Crow, and Alexandre del Valle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Michel Faber ranks 527. Before him are Scott McCloud, Sergey Menyaylo, Diane Williams, Carlos Alberto Santos, Aimee Mann, and Malouma. After him are Rivo Rakotovao, Frederik Ndoci, Christopher Cousins, Chuck D, Kenny Garrett, and Nahed Hattar.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Michel Faber ranks 1,042 out of 1,646. Before him are Joop Hiele (1958), Nicky Romero (1989), Nyck de Vries (1995), Anwar El Ghazi (1995), Marten de Roon (1991), and Robert Doornbos (1981). After him are Piet Kleine (1951), Wim Lagendaal (1909), Fernando Ricksen (1976), Sjaak Troost (1959), Mohammed Bouyeri (1978), and Wim Meutstege (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Michel Faber ranks 58. Before him are Meindert DeJong (1906), Hendrik Marsman (1899), Guus Kuijer (1942), J. Slauerhoff (1898), Gerrit Achterberg (1905), and Ian Buruma (1951). After him are Renate Dorrestein (1954), Gerbrand Bakker (1962), Arnon Grunberg (1971), Jan van Steenbergen (1970), Rutger Bregman (1988), and Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (1991).

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