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Neil Gaiman

1960 - Today

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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Gaiman has received more than 13,927,657 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Neil Gaiman is the 1,300th most popular writer (up from 1,361st in 2019), the 983rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,076th in 2019) and the 119th most popular British Writer.

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  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Neil Gaiman ranks 1,300 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Radishchev, Matthew Lewis, P. G. Wodehouse, Javier Marías, A. E. van Vogt, and John Tzetzes. After him are Aelius Aristides, Danielle Steel, Maurice Barrès, Michel Verne, Eleanor H. Porter, and Alfonsina Storni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Neil Gaiman ranks 52. Before him are Nena, Hiroyuki Sanada, Gustavo Petro, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lepa Brena, and Naoki Urasawa. After him are José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Damon Hill, Michael Nyqvist, Jafar Panahi, Jennifer Grey, and John Galliano.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Neil Gaiman ranks 983 out of 8,785. Before him are Slash (1965), Denholm Elliott (1922), Lewis Hamilton (1985), William Huggins (1824), Brian Clough (1935), and John Hawkins (1532). After him are Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), Joan Robinson (1903), Peter Benenson (1921), John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), Marty Feldman (1934), and Roger Daltrey (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Neil Gaiman ranks 119. Before him are Rosamunde Pilcher (1924), Lobsang Rampa (1910), Thomas Chatterton (1752), Alma Reville (1899), Matthew Lewis (1775), and P. G. Wodehouse (1881). After him are Lee Child (1954), Allan Pinkerton (1819), James Murray (1837), Robert Browning (1812), Jane Hawking (1944), and Seamus Heaney (1939).

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