WRITER

Philip Kerr

1956 - 2018

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Philip Ballantyne Kerr (22 February 1956 – 23 March 2018) was a British author, best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical detective thrillers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Kerr has received more than 904,837 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Kerr is the 2,054th most popular writer (up from 2,469th in 2019), the 1,559th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,891st in 2019) and the 165th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 900k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Kerr ranks 2,054 out of 7,302. Before him are Camilo Castelo Branco, François Hotman, Nigidius Figulus, Jacopone da Todi, Erle Stanley Gardner, and Lucilius Junior. After him are Clive Barker, Vassilis Vassilikos, Mago, Catherine Breillat, Sergio Badilla Castillo, and Marcellinus Comes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Philip Kerr ranks 95. Before him are Sela Ward, Fernando Gomes, Mikuláš Dzurinda, Bruce Greenwood, Rita Wilson, and Henri Toivonen. After him are Elie Hobeika, Gianni De Biasi, Hans van Breukelen, King Diamond, Luis Guzmán, and Yegor Gaidar. Among people deceased in 2018, Philip Kerr ranks 113. Before him are Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Raymond Chow, Josep Lluís Núñez, Irena Szewińska, Choi Eun-hee, and Tom Wolfe. After him are Lill-Babs, Luis García Meza, Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Đỗ Mười, Sridevi, and Dan Gurney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Kerr ranks 1,559 out of 8,785. Before him are Dick Taylor (1943), Willehad (735), Eglantyne Jebb (1876), David Purley (1945), N. R. Pogson (1829), and Simon Rattle (1955). After him are Clive Barker (1952), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Bear Grylls (1974), George Bentham (1800), and John Guillermin (1925).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Kerr ranks 165. Before him are Thomas Wyatt (1503), Edward Young (1683), Anthony Trollope (1815), Robert Southey (1774), Christopher Isherwood (1904), and Karen Armstrong (1944). After him are Clive Barker (1952), George MacDonald (1824), James Hilton (1900), Patrick O'Brian (1914), James Herbert Brennan (1940), and Orderic Vitalis (1075).

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