WRITER

Paula Hawkins

1972 - Today

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Paula Hawkins (born 26 August 1972) is a British author best known for her top-selling psychological thriller novel The Girl on the Train (2015), which deals with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The novel was adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paula Hawkins has received more than 195,944 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Paula Hawkins is the 5,367th most popular writer (down from 4,484th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Zimbabwean Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paula Hawkins ranks 5,367 out of 7,302. Before her are Andrew Murray, Henry Home, Lord Kames, Robertson Davies, Marcus Furius Bibaculus, Majgull Axelsson, and Leonard Howell. After her are Angélica Gorodischer, Aneirin, Jean Prévost, Roderick Thorp, Ndre Mjeda, and Alfredo Bryce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Paula Hawkins ranks 199. Before her are Saffron Burrows, Justine Musk, Michael Rosenbaum, Stuart Townsend, Ngô Bảo Châu, and Tré Cool. After her are Romi Park, Kasper Hjulmand, Seo Taiji, Pedro Lamy, Stoja, and Kelly Chen.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Paula Hawkins ranks 13 out of 45. Before her are Rupiah Banda (1937), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Joshua Nkomo (1917), John Love (1924), Alexander McCall Smith (1948), and Abel Muzorewa (1925). After her are Lobengula (1845), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Roy Welensky (1907), Phelekezela Mphoko (1940), Alex Callinicos (1950), and Mario Frangoulis (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Zimbabwe

Among writers born in Zimbabwe, Paula Hawkins ranks 2. Before her are Alexander McCall Smith (1948). After her are Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Chenjerai Hove (1956), Yvonne Vera (1964), NoViolet Bulawayo (1981), and Debora Patta (1964).

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