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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 858,320 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Philip Kerr is the 2,477th most popular writer (up from 2,680th in 2019), the 1,896th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,035th in 2019) and the 217th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 860k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Kerr ranks 2,477 out of 5,755. Before him are Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Howard Fast, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Luigi Illica, Sextus Pompeius Festus, and Edward FitzGerald. After him are Philippe de Mornay, Marko Vovchok, Richard Wright, Isaac Deutscher, Ignacy Krasicki, and Ariwara no Narihira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Philip Kerr ranks 110. Before him are John Lydon, Horacio Cartes, Alejandro Giammattei, Saadeddine Othmani, GG Allin, and Gregg L. Semenza. After him are Iveta Radičová, La Toya Jackson, Stefan Johansson, Marie Colvin, Fernando Gomes, and Klaus Allofs. Among people deceased in 2018, Philip Kerr ranks 142. Before him are Neil Simon, M. Karunanidhi, Azeglio Vicini, Vitaliy Masol, Katherine MacGregor, and David Ogden Stiers. After him are Lisbeth Palme, Moshé Mizrahi, Choi Eun-hee, Harlan Ellison, Ola Ullsten, and Ara Güler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Kerr ranks 1,896 out of 7,765. Before him are John Flaxman (1755), Jenson Button (1980), Joseph Butler (1692), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Edward FitzGerald (1809), and Mary Ward (1585). After him are John Mills (1908), Ray Winstone (1957), Robert Palmer (1949), Robert Conquest (1917), Cynric (450), and Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Kerr ranks 217. Before him are John Cleland (1709), John Fletcher (1579), A. S. Byatt (1936), Terry Eagleton (1943), Renée Vivien (1877), and Edward FitzGerald (1809). After him are E. Nesbit (1858), Edith Pargeter (1913), William Congreve (1670), Arthur Young (1741), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), and Mary Astell (1666).

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