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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 123,255 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Holdstock is the 4,000th most popular writer, the 2,955th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 336th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Holdstock ranks 4,000 out of 5,755. Before him are Aino Kallas, Robert Bolt, David Almond, Tad Williams, Michael Denis, and Arnold Wesker. After him are Chen Zi'ang, Penelope Delta, Detlev von Liliencron, Gerardo Diego, Arno Holz, and Yervant Odian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Robert Holdstock ranks 341. Before him are Clarence Thomas, Alexander McCall Smith, Fred Hampton, Ana Mendieta, Jean-Pierre Monseré, and Marisol. After him are Donald Fagen, Kate Pierson, Sinéad Cusack, Louis Raphaël I Sako, Rula Ghani, and Enver Marić. Among people deceased in 2009, Robert Holdstock ranks 194. Before him are Tomislav Crnković, Stéphanos II Ghattas, Karen Harup, Arnold Meri, Edmund Purdom, and Riccardo Cassin. After him are Henry Gibson, Pio Laghi, Glenn Davis, Juan Carlos Muñoz, Anna Yegorova, and Zena Marshall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Holdstock ranks 2,955 out of 7,765. Before him are John Biscoe (1794), David Almond (1951), Dennis Stratton (1952), Arnold Wesker (1932), Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), and Geoff Downes (1952). After him are Christina Pickles (1935), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), Francis Hauksbee (1660), Robert Knox (1791), Lee Kerslake (1947), and Dawn Addams (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Holdstock ranks 336. Before him are Richard Hakluyt (1552), Philip Reeve (1966), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Robert Bolt (1924), David Almond (1951), and Arnold Wesker (1932). After him are Brian O'Nolan (1911), Joe Abercrombie (1974), Richard Hughes (1900), Michael Morpurgo (1943), Quentin Crisp (1908), and Thomas Nashe (1567).

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