WRITER
Peter Mayle
1939 - 2018
Peter Mayle
Peter Mayle ( "mail"; 14 June 1939 – 18 January 2018) was a British businessman turned author who moved to France in the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Mayle has received more than 473,319 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Mayle is the 3,309th most popular writer (down from 2,916th in 2019), the 2,381st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,195th in 2019) and the 270th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
470k
Page Views (PV)
52.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Peter Mayles by language
Over the past year Peter Mayle has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 50,282 views, followed by German (10,141), and French (9,999). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (61.59%), Hebrew (25.35%), and Finnish (21.12%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Peter Mayle ranks 3,309 out of 7,302. Before him are Cecil Bødker, Angel Wagenstein, Abdullah Goran, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Salvador Espriu, and Bernard-Marie Koltès. After him are Anna Sewell, Bernhard Grzimek, Nossis, Alexander Dukhnovych, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Ibn Warraq.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCecil Bødker
1927 - 2020
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3,303
Angel Wagenstein
1922 - 2023
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3,304
Abdullah Goran
1904 - 1962
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3,305
Aleksandr Tvardovsky
1910 - 1971
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3,306
Salvador Espriu
1913 - 1985
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,307
Bernard-Marie Koltès
1948 - 1989
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,308
Peter Mayle
1939 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,309
Anna Sewell
1820 - 1878
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,310
Bernhard Grzimek
1909 - 1987
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3,311
Nossis
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3,312
Alexander Dukhnovych
1803 - 1865
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3,313
Enrique Vila-Matas
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3,314
Ibn Warraq
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3,315
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Peter Mayle ranks 247. Before him are Veniamin Soldatenko, Michael Gazzaniga, Yury Glazkov, Vladimir Ivashov, John Pilger, and Charles Jencks. After him are Patrick Wayne, Roy Buchanan, Ljiljana Petrović, Gila Almagor, Ileana Cotrubaș, and Stephen Cook. Among people deceased in 2018, Peter Mayle ranks 197. Before him are Levko Lukianenko, Ramón Chao, Frank Carlucci, James Karen, Stanislav Govorukhin, and Evelyn Berezin. After him are John Mahoney, Reinhard Hardegen, Henri Namphy, Siegfried Rauch, Leila Abashidze, and Leonid Kadeniuk.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsVeniamin Soldatenko
ATHLETE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 241
Michael Gazzaniga
PSYCHOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 242
Yury Glazkov
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 2008
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 243
Vladimir Ivashov
ACTOR
1939 - 1995
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 244
John Pilger
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 245
Charles Jencks
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2019
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 246
Peter Mayle
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 247
Patrick Wayne
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 248
Roy Buchanan
MUSICIAN
1939 - 1988
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 249
Ljiljana Petrović
SINGER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 250
Gila Almagor
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 251
Ileana Cotrubaș
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 252
Stephen Cook
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 253
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsLevko Lukianenko
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 191
Ramón Chao
WRITER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 192
Frank Carlucci
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 193
James Karen
ACTOR
1923 - 2018
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 194
Stanislav Govorukhin
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 195
Evelyn Berezin
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 196
Peter Mayle
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 197
John Mahoney
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 198
Reinhard Hardegen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2018
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 199
Henri Namphy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 200
Siegfried Rauch
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 201
Leila Abashidze
ACTOR
1929 - 2018
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 202
Leonid Kadeniuk
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2018
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 203
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Mayle ranks 2,381 out of 8,785. Before him are Ray Cooney (1932), Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (1261), Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406), Ælfgifu of Northampton (990), Abhisit Vejjajiva (1964), and Jamie Vardy (1987). After him are Anna Sewell (1820), Mary McAleese (1951), Henry Ireton (1611), Herbert James Draper (1863), John Mahoney (1940), and Thomas Blake Glover (1838).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRay Cooney
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,375
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
COMPANION
1261 - 1283
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,376
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1406 - 1455
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 2,377
Ælfgifu of Northampton
COMPANION
990 - 1040
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 2,378
Abhisit Vejjajiva
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 2,379
Jamie Vardy
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 2,380
Peter Mayle
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 2,381
Anna Sewell
WRITER
1820 - 1878
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 2,382
Mary McAleese
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,383
Henry Ireton
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1651
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,384
Herbert James Draper
PAINTER
1863 - 1920
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2,385
John Mahoney
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2,386
Thomas Blake Glover
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1911
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2,387
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Peter Mayle ranks 270. Before him are Hilary Mantel (1952), Ford Madox Ford (1873), Arnold Bennett (1867), Paul Johnson (1928), Frances Burney (1752), and John Brunner (1934). After him are Anna Sewell (1820), Arnold Wesker (1932), David Crystal (1941), John Ford (1586), Vera Brittain (1893), and William Hope Hodgson (1877).
Hilary Mantel
1952 - 2022
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 264
Ford Madox Ford
1873 - 1939
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 265
Arnold Bennett
1867 - 1931
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 266
Paul Johnson
1928 - 2023
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 267
Frances Burney
1752 - 1840
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 268
John Brunner
1934 - 1995
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 269
Peter Mayle
1939 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 270
Anna Sewell
1820 - 1878
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 271
Arnold Wesker
1932 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 272
David Crystal
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 273
John Ford
1586 - 1639
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 274
Vera Brittain
1893 - 1970
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 275
William Hope Hodgson
1877 - 1918
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 276