WRITER

Noël Coward

1899 - 1973

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Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". Coward attended a dance academy in London as a child, making his professional stage début at the age of eleven. As a teenager he was introduced into the high society in which most of his plays would be set. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Noël Coward has received more than 4,041,225 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Noël Coward is the 2,550th most popular writer (down from 2,243rd in 2019), the 1,881st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,735th in 2019) and the 206th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Pomp and circumstance
1960
Present laughter
Drama
Garry Essendine, a popular and pampered actor, is busily making preparations for an extended tour. His apartment is invaded by Daphne, a beautiful but stage struck youngster. When his wife, his partners, and his numerous admirers arrive, Garry is hard pressed to escape an embarrassing and easily misinterpreted situation. With typical Coward repartee and dazzling wit, he sidesteps complications and mounting confusion. Having locked Daphne in a room, he flees his flat with his wife, with whom he has been reunited. This audacious comedy was a success in New York and London.
1943
Present indicative
Biography, Actors, English Dramatists
1937
Private lives
Drama, Man-woman relationships
1930
Hay fever
1925
Play parade
English drama
1933

Page views of Noël Cowards by language

Over the past year Noël Coward has had the most page views in the with 574,841 views, followed by French (18,657), and German (17,592). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (216.36%), Simple English (67.38%), and Latin (58.16%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Noël Coward ranks 2,550 out of 7,302. Before him are Philo of Byblos, Juan del Encina, Al-Asmaʿi, Lois McMaster Bujold, Cornelis de Bruijn, and Dorothea von Schlegel. After him are Amélie Nothomb, Andrea Dworkin, Ivan Yefremov, Catulle Mendès, Raffi, and Giraut de Bornelh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Noël Coward ranks 120. Before him are Soraya Tarzi, Pancho Vladigerov, Lovro von Matačić, Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, and Sherm Clark. After him are Alexander Tcherepnin, Pierre Victor Auger, Justas Paleckis, Leo Borchard, Semyon Krivoshein, and Francis Ponge. Among people deceased in 1973, Noël Coward ranks 113. Before him are Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Gabriel Voisin, Walter Krüger, Tanzan Ishibashi, Paul van Zeeland, and Carlo Emilio Gadda. After him are Joseph Szigeti, Salchak Toka, Mirra Alfassa, Karel Ančerl, Robert Watson-Watt, and Henry Darger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Noël Coward ranks 1,881 out of 8,785. Before him are John Watson (1946), Frederick Copleston (1907), Lilian Harvey (1906), Steve Howe (1947), Alexander William Williamson (1824), and W. Montgomery Watt (1909). After him are William of Malmesbury (1080), William Playfair (1759), Clive Burr (1957), Donald Crisp (1882), David Lodge (1935), and John Smyth (1570).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Noël Coward ranks 206. Before him are Dick Francis (1920), Christopher Priest (1943), Richard Adams (1920), Peter Shaffer (1926), Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), and John Mandeville (1300). After him are David Lodge (1935), Ouida (1839), John Aubrey (1626), Arthur Young (1741), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), and Gerald Gardner (1884).

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