WRITER

Philippa Boyens

2000 - Today

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Philippa Jane Boyens (born 1963) is a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the three-part film series The Hobbit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippa Boyens has received more than 606,843 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Philippa Boyens is the 7,266th most popular writer (down from 6,439th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 188th in 2019) and the 10th most popular New Zealander Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philippa Boyens ranks 7,266 out of 7,302Before her are Adrianne Wadewitz, Catherynne M. Valente, Nujood Ali, Jesmyn Ward, Yaa Gyasi, and Elena Huelva. After her are Rachel Morrison, Kateryna Kalytko, Caroline Criado Perez, Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Silvio Horta, and Fatima Bhutto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Philippa Boyens ranks 319Before her are Elena Pietrini, Amee, Jackson Porozo, Hugo Vetlesen, Khea, and Nurbek Oralbay. After her are Hana Takahashi, Wayne Pinnock, Mike Harrington, Kévin Denkey, Iru Khechanovi, and Manu Sánchez.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Philippa Boyens ranks 236 out of 303Before her are Ryan Thomas (1994), Aron Baynes (1986), Aaron Clapham (1987), Jesse Sergent (1988), Hayden Roulston (1981), and Phil Keoghan (1967). After her are Bic Runga (1976), Tony Lochhead (1982), Glen Moss (1983), Joseph Sullivan (1987), Ladyhawke (1979), and Patrick Bevin (1991).

Among WRITERS In New Zealand

Among writers born in New Zealand, Philippa Boyens ranks 10Before her are Ngaio Marsh (1895), Hugh Walpole (1884), Margaret Mahy (1936), Keri Hulme (1947), Anthony McCarten (1961), and Ruth Park (1917).