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Nick Hornby

1957 - Today

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Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch (1992) and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Hornby has received more than 1,923,467 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Hornby is the 3,771st most popular writer (down from 2,986th in 2019), the 2,677th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,234th in 2019) and the 304th most popular British Writer.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nick Hornby ranks 3,771 out of 7,302. Before him are Alaiza Pashkevich, Dares Phrygius, Brandon Sanderson, Angelo de Gubernatis, Adile Sultan, and Brendan Behan. After him are Mary Renault, Ferdinand Freiligrath, Friederike Mayröcker, Said Akl, Lucrezia Marinella, and Jacob of Serugh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Nick Hornby ranks 174. Before him are Zé Sérgio, Víctor Muñoz, Ramaz Shengelia, Vladimir Tkachenko, Faruk Hadžibegić, and Joël Bats. After him are Salim Idris, Rustam Minnikhanov, Rachel Ward, Miguel Ángel Lotina, Joanna Pacuła, and José Mário Vaz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nick Hornby ranks 2,677 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Daldry (1960), William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396), Centwine of Wessex (643), Terence Fisher (1904), Gorden Kaye (1941), and John Wilkes (1725). After him are Mary Renault (1905), Hugh Latimer (1485), Mark Addy (1964), James Guillaume (1844), Ken Aston (1915), and Rachel Ward (1957).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Nick Hornby ranks 304. Before him are Gertrude Jekyll (1843), Nancy Mitford (1904), Constance Lloyd (1858), Georgette Heyer (1902), Ian Rankin (1960), and Rupert Brooke (1887). After him are Mary Renault (1905), Iain Banks (1954), Israel Zangwill (1864), Eric Ambler (1909), Richard Hammond (1969), and Francis Beaumont (1584).

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