Writer

Nick Hornby

English writer and lyricist

1957 - today

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Nick Hornby

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Nick Hornby is the 4,001st most popular writer (down from 3,768th in 2024), the 3,158th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,676th in 2019) and the 355th most popular British Writer.

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HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Among Writers

Among writers, Nick Hornby ranks 4,001 out of 7,302. Before him are Vasyl Symonenko, Hjalmar Bergman, Joseba Sarrionandia, Alfred Kerr, Matilde Serao, and Luciano De Crescenzo. After him are Ferenc Fejtő, Moa Martinson, Johannes Jørgensen, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Anar Rzayev, and Syd Field.

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Vasyl Symonenko
1935 - 1963
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,995
Hjalmar Bergman
1883 - 1931
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,996
Joseba Sarrionandia
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,997
Alfred Kerr
1867 - 1948
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,998
Matilde Serao
1856 - 1927
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,999
Luciano De Crescenzo
1928 - 2019
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 4,000
Nick Hornby
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 4,001
Ferenc Fejtő
1909 - 2008
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 4,002
Moa Martinson
1890 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 4,003
Johannes Jørgensen
1866 - 1956
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 4,004
Friedrich Theodor Vischer
1807 - 1887
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 4,005
Anar Rzayev
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 4,006
Syd Field
1935 - 2013
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 4,007

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Nick Hornby ranks 218. Before him are Kevin Pollak, Jakob Nielsen, Tsai Ming-liang, Goodluck Jonathan, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, and Carlos Renato Frederico. After him are Ali Larijani, Serhii Plokhy, Kenji Kawai, Eric S. Raymond, Gary Lewis, and Mirjana Karanović.

Others Born in 1957

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Kevin Pollak
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 212
Jakob Nielsen
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 213
Tsai Ming-liang
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 214
Goodluck Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 215
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
MATHEMATICIAN
1957 - 2016
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 216
Carlos Renato Frederico
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 217
Nick Hornby
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 218
Ali Larijani
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2026
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 219
Serhii Plokhy
HISTORIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 220
Kenji Kawai
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 221
Eric S. Raymond
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 222
Gary Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 223
Mirjana Karanović
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 224

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nick Hornby ranks 3,158 out of NaN. Before him are Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Douglas Bader (1910), Julian Bream (1933), Jonathan Glazer (1965), Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), and Gwendoline Christie (1978). After him are Richard Marquand (1937), Jack Cardiff (1914), Dawn Addams (1930), William Burnside (1852), James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811), and Freddie Highmore (1992).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
PHILOSOPHER
1678 - 1751
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,152
Douglas Bader
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1982
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,153
Julian Bream
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,154
Jonathan Glazer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,155
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1960
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,156
Gwendoline Christie
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,157
Nick Hornby
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,158
Richard Marquand
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 1987
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,159
Jack Cardiff
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2009
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,160
Dawn Addams
ACTOR
1930 - 1985
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,161
William Burnside
MATHEMATICIAN
1852 - 1927
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 3,162
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1863
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 3,163
Freddie Highmore
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 3,164