1960 - Today
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.
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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.
325 - 403
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,358
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,359
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,360
1423 - 1490
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,361
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,362
1921 - 1994
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,363
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,364
925 - 980
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,365
1892 - 1938
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,366
1818 - 1898
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,367
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,368
1913 - 2022
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 1,369
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 1,370
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.
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 46
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 47
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 48
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 49
1960 - 2024
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 50
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 51
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 52
1960 - 1988
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 53
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 54
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 55
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 56
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 57
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 58
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).
1573 - 1652
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,074
1914 - 1948
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,075
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,076
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,077
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,078
1852 - 1918
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,079
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,080
1769 - 1839
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,081
1677 - 1761
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,082
1142 - 1214
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,083
512 - 589
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 1,084
1059 - 1134
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 1,085
1341 - 1402
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,086
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).
1785 - 1859
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 112
1926 - 2017
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 113
1680 - 1739
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 114
1881 - 1975
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 115
1897 - 1980
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 116
1612 - 1680
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 117
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 118
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 119
1870 - 1945
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 120
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 121
1775 - 1818
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 122
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 123
1812 - 1889
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 124