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Richard Curtis

1956 - Today

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Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis (born 8 November 1956) is a British screenwriter, producer and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films, among them Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Love Actually (2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), About Time (2013), and Yesterday (2019). He is also known for the drama War Horse (2011) and for having co-written the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Curtis has received more than 4,192,688 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Richard Curtis is the 2,941st most popular writer (up from 3,457th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 36th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Writer.

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  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Richard Curtis ranks 2,941 out of 5,755. Before him are Miodrag Bulatović, George Herbert, J. B. Priestley, Henri Meilhac, Bat Ye'or, and Wallada bint al-Mustakfi. After him are Antonio Beccadelli, Longchenpa, Nikolay Nosov, Nemesianus, Borislav Pekić, and Grigor Parlichev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Richard Curtis ranks 134. Before him are Rita Wilson, Momir Bulatović, Johnny Cecotto, Keiichi Tsuchiya, Brett Cullen, and Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium. After him are Franky Vercauteren, Douglas Preston, Afric Simone, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Kenny G, and Vladimir Lisin.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Richard Curtis ranks 29 out of 248. Before him are Temuera Morrison (1960), Manu Bennett (1969), Marton Csokas (1966), Ngaio Marsh (1895), Graham McRae (1940), and Rob Hall (1961). After him are Andrew Niccol (1964), Janet Frame (1924), Cliff Curtis (1968), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Taika Waititi (1975), and Roy Kerr (1934).

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Among WRITERS In New Zealand

Among writers born in New Zealand, Richard Curtis ranks 3. Before him are Katherine Mansfield (1888) and Ngaio Marsh (1895). After him are Janet Frame (1924), Keri Hulme (1947), Margaret Mahy (1936), Hugh Walpole (1884), Ruth Park (1917), and Philippa Boyens (2000).

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