WRITER

Peter James

1948 - Today

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter James has received more than 47,509 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Peter James is the 2,720th most popular writer (up from 2,904th in 2019), the 2,015th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,189th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Eagle has landed
Germany in fiction, Literature, Fiction in English
1975
Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903
20th century, Authors and publishers, Correspondence
1930
Exocet
Falkland Islands War, 1982, Fiction, Argentina
Argentina has set in motion an invasion of the Falkland Islands, and the British fleet is poised to meet and repulse the attack. The wild card is the Exocet -- the enemy, close to acquiring the deadly French missile, will soon be capable of smashing British defenses -- and throwing the global balance of power into chaos. Tony Villiers was the hardest, most ruthless man Gabrielle had ever fallen in love with. That was why she had married him, why she had divorced him . . . and why she was horrified to learn that she would be working against him again by order of British Intelligence!
1983
Gorski vijenac
Poetry, History, Serbs
1907
Memoirs of a revolutionist
Accessible book, Anarchism, Anarchism and anarchists
1899
Passage by Night
Fiction in English, Fiction, Literature
The classic bestseller from the master of the gameHarry Manning had fled the Cuban revolution, sacrificing everything for freedom and seeking solace on the tranquil waters of the Bahamas. For a time he found solace in the arms of the beautiful Maria and oblivion in alcohol.Then once again his life is shattered when a terrorist bomb claims the lives of those he loves and suddenly his descent into desitituition is replaced by a deep seething desire to avenge his friends. But unknowingly his lust for retribution has unearthed a deadly conspiracy that threatens to bring the world to the brink of the ultimate war.
1964

Page views of Peter James by language

Over the past year Peter James has had the most page views in the with 18,382 views, followed by Russian (9,057), and Finnish (6,980). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (35.88%), Bulgarian (30.46%), and Southern Azerbaijani (27.85%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter James ranks 2,720 out of 7,302. Before him are Olympiodorus of Thebes, Eric Roth, Kjeld Abell, Paula von Preradović, Vladimir Stasov, and André Salmon. After him are Yasushi Inoue, Marjorie Boulton, Procopius of Gaza, Peter Bieri, Ryōkan, and Cornelia Funke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Peter James ranks 220. Before him are Claude Le Roy, Enrique Cerezo, Pietro Anastasi, Massoud Rajavi, Manuel Bento, and Manuel Clemente. After him are Muhammad Zaidan, Tony Judt, Art Spiegelman, Rick Parfitt, Meir Shalev, and Kitten Natividad.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter James ranks 2,015 out of 8,785. Before him are Æthelbald of Mercia (700), Ed Sheeran (1991), Andy Gibb (1958), Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), John Loudon McAdam (1756), and Graham Nash (1942). After him are Marjorie Boulton (1924), Hugh Dowding (1882), John Bull (1562), John Mills (1908), John Smeaton (1724), and Robert Smith (1959).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Peter James ranks 222. Before him are Frederick Marryat (1792), Mary Astell (1666), Tom Sharpe (1928), Edith Pargeter (1913), Herbert Read (1893), and William Smith (1813). After him are Marjorie Boulton (1924), Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), Thomas Gray (1716), Thomas Kyd (1558), Samuel Smiles (1812), and Robert Holdstock (1948).

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