WRITER

Philip Pullman

1946 - Today

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Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, The Times named Pullman one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Pullman has received more than 3,418,520 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Philip Pullman is the 872nd most popular writer (down from 813th in 2019), the 661st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 665th in 2019) and the 81st most popular British Writer.

Philip Pullman is most famous for his trilogy of novels, His Dark Materials.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lyra's Oxford
Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
An exciting new tale set in the world of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials saga. This collectible hardcover volume includes a short story by Mr. Pullman, plus a fold-out map of Oxford and various "souvenirs" from the past. The book is illustrated throughout with woodcut illustrations by John Lawrence.From the Hardcover edition.
2003
Shadow in the north (Sally Lockhart #2)
Detective and mystery stories, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction
In 1878 in London, Sally, now twenty-two and established in her own business, and her companions Frederick and Jim try to solve the mystery surrounding the unexpected collapse of a shipping firm and its ties to a sinister corporation called North Star.
1986
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2)
English Fantasy fiction, Fantasy fiction, Juvenile fiction
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
1997
The ruby in the smoke (Sally Lockhart #1)
Social life and customs, Detective and mystery stories, Opium
"Beware the seven blessings" When she first utters there words, sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn't know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally's terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues that will solve the puzzle of ther father's death. Pursued by villains and cutthroats at every turn, she at last uncovers two dark mysteries. One involves the opium trade; the other, a stolen ruby of enormous value. Sally soon learns that she is th the key to both- and that it's worth her very life to find out why.
1985
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #3)
Quests (Expeditions), Fiction, Missing persons
In the astonishing finale to the His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With help from Iorek Byrnison the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone. All the while, Dr. Mary Malone builds a magnificent Amber Spyglass. An assassin hunts her down, and Lord Asriel, with a troop of shining angels, fights his mighty rebellion, in a battle of strange allies—and shocking sacrifice. As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living—and the dead—finally comes to depend on two children and the simple truth of one simple story.
2000
The tiger in the well
Fiction, Jews, Juvenile fiction
In London in 1881, twenty-four-year-old Sally finds her young daughter and her possessions assailed by an unknown enemy, while a shadowy figure known as the Tzaddik involves her in his plot to defraud and exploit the hordes of Jewish immigrants pouring into the country.
1990

Page views of Philip Pullmen by language

Over the past year Philip Pullman has had the most page views in the with 271,795 views, followed by Russian (44,024), and French (31,418). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (152.71%), Sinhalese (101.49%), and Simple English (84.13%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Pullman ranks 872 out of 7,302. Before him are Wilkie Collins, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Zeami Motokiyo, Aubrey Beardsley, Nizar Qabbani, and Charles Nodier. After him are Gaius Lucilius, Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, Bernhard Schlink, Wilbur Smith, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and Viktor Shklovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Philip Pullman ranks 82. Before him are Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Lasse Hallström, Julian Barnes, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Xanana Gusmão, and Ahmed Zewail. After him are Marilyn vos Savant, Howard Shore, Brian Cox, Daniel Goleman, Ed O'Neill, and John Paul Jones.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Pullman ranks 661 out of 8,785. Before him are Wilkie Collins (1824), Ian Paice (1948), Aubrey Beardsley (1872), Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), Patrick Blackett (1897), and Bernard Lewis (1916). After him are Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Karl Pearson (1857), Sean Bean (1959), John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), John Snow (1813), and Edgar Adrian (1889).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Pullman ranks 81. Before him are John Bunyan (1628), Julian Barnes (1946), W. H. Auden (1907), Frederick Forsyth (1938), Wilkie Collins (1824), and Aubrey Beardsley (1872). After him are Ben Jonson (1572), Bruce Chatwin (1940), James May (1963), Ann Radcliffe (1764), Patrick White (1912), and Percy Fawcett (1867).

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