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Robert Holdstock

1948 - 2009

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Robert Paul Holdstock (2 August 1948 – 29 November 2009) was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celtic, Nordic, Gothic and Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction. Holdstock broke into print in 1968. His science fiction and fantasy works explore philosophical, psychological, anthropological, spiritual and woodland themes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Holdstock has received more than 131,484 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Holdstock is the 2,771st most popular writer (up from 3,987th in 2019), the 2,069th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,947th in 2019) and the 228th most popular British Writer.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 0.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Holdstock ranks 2,771 out of 7,302. Before him are Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Petr Chelčický, Rosario Castellanos, Abolqasem Lahouti, Johannes Mario Simmel, and Fumiko Enchi. After him are U. R. Ananthamurthy, Tang Xianzu, Alexandre Herculano, Sibilla Aleramo, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, and Varian Fry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Robert Holdstock ranks 228. Before him are Tony Judt, Art Spiegelman, Rick Parfitt, Meir Shalev, Kitten Natividad, and Bernhard Lehmann. After him are Steve Winwood, Sam Hui, Barbara Hendricks, Franca Viola, Kate Jackson, and James Rebhorn. Among people deceased in 2009, Robert Holdstock ranks 129. Before him are Zbigniew Religa, Béla Király, Eric Woolfson, Rosanna Schiaffino, Hong Song-nam, and Johannes Mario Simmel. After him are Walter Cronkite, Anselmo Duarte, Natalya Estemirova, Pierre Gamarra, Andrea Mead Lawrence, and Francisco Ayala.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Holdstock ranks 2,069 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Kyd (1558), Samuel Smiles (1812), Joseph Butler (1692), Tom Courtenay (1937), Edward Balliol (1283), and Glenn Murcutt (1936). After him are Steve Winwood (1948), Alexander Parkes (1813), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), Josephine Tey (1896), Marion Chesney (1936), and David Byrne (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Holdstock ranks 228. Before him are Peter James (1948), Marjorie Boulton (1924), Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), Thomas Gray (1716), Thomas Kyd (1558), and Samuel Smiles (1812). After him are Josephine Tey (1896), Marion Chesney (1936), James Herriot (1916), George Herbert (1593), John Webster (1578), and Joseph Delaney (1945).

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