WRITER

Richard Hammond

1969 - Today

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Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English journalist, television presenter, mechanic, and writer. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Hammond has received more than 7,883,838 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Hammond is the 3,813th most popular writer (down from 3,042nd in 2019), the 2,723rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,270th in 2019) and the 309th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Chien-shiung Wu
Juvenile literature, Nuclear physicists, Biography
2008
What Not to Drive
2005
Richard Hammond's Car Confidential
2007
Great Escapes
2010
Eating in Italy
Italian Cookery, Restaurants
1957
As you do
2008

Page views of Richard Hammonds by language

Over the past year Richard Hammond has had the most page views in the with 891,721 views, followed by Russian (64,668), and German (62,493). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (292.81%), Simple English (101.74%), and Azerbaijani (48.17%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Richard Hammond ranks 3,813 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Volkov, Jane Wilde, Ramiro de Maeztu, Henry Adams, Masha Gessen, and Taslima Nasrin. After him are Carmen Martín Gaite, Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah, Francis Beaumont, Siamanto, Maurice Paléologue, and Blaga Dimitrova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Richard Hammond ranks 133. Before him are Manu Bennett, Marc Forster, Dominic West, Candy Dulfer, Thomas Jane, and Vladimir Jugović. After him are Uhm Jung-hwa, Cesar Millan, Ayelet Zurer, Valeri Karpin, Verne Troyer, and Aziza Mustafa Zadeh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Hammond ranks 2,723 out of 8,785. Before him are Dennis Stratton (1952), John Rutter (1945), Brian Connolly (1945), Tony Atkinson (1944), Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841), and Chris Vance (1971). After him are Francis Beaumont (1584), Ida of Bernicia (450), Hayley Mills (1946), Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805), Gary Hocking (1937), and Chris Lowe (1959).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Richard Hammond ranks 309. Before him are Rupert Brooke (1887), Nick Hornby (1957), Mary Renault (1905), Iain Banks (1954), Israel Zangwill (1864), and Eric Ambler (1909). After him are Francis Beaumont (1584), Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805), Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), Minette Walters (1949), William Hazlitt (1778), and Arthur Waley (1889).

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