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Neil Gaiman

1960 - Today

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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman on 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and the novels Good Omens, Stardust, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Gaiman has received more than 12,437,793 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Neil Gaiman is the 1,364th most popular writer (up from 1,590th in 2019), the 1,080th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,247th in 2019) and the 118th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Neil Gaiman ranks 1,364 out of 5,755. Before him are Oribasius, Maryse Condé, Sławomir Mrożek, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Subramania Bharati, and James Clavell. After him are Widukind of Corvey, Alfonsina Storni, Zachris Topelius, James Patterson, Boris Pahor, and Diagoras of Melos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Neil Gaiman ranks 52. Before him are Kim Wilde, Jennifer Grey, Anne Parillaud, Thomas Haden Church, Andreas Brehme, and Hideaki Anno. After him are Jean-Michel Basquiat, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Khaled, Steve Vai, Hirohiko Araki, and Leos Carax.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Neil Gaiman ranks 1,080 out of 7,765. Before him are Inigo Jones (1573), Unity Mitford (1914), Shirley Bassey (1937), Ricky Gervais (1961), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), and Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852). After him are William Smith (1769), Stephen Hales (1677), William the Lion (1142), Saint David (512), Stephen Harding (1059), and Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Neil Gaiman ranks 118. Before him are Thomas De Quincey (1785), John Berger (1926), James Anderson (1680), P. G. Wodehouse (1881), Winifred Wagner (1897), and Samuel Butler (1612). After him are John Dryden (1631), Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Colin Dexter (1930), Matthew Lewis (1775), Robert Faurisson (1929), and Robert Browning (1812).

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