WRITER

Simon Armitage

1963 - Today

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Simon Robert Armitage (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Armitage has received more than 1,181,713 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Armitage is the 7,244th most popular writer, the 7,662nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 752nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Simon Armitage ranks 7,244 out of 7,302. Before him are Rebekah Brooks, Henriett Seth F., Coral Herrera, Carlos Blanco, Lauren Oliver, and Celeste Ng. After him are Sabatina James, Dave Rubin, Jeremy Scahill, David J. Peterson, Conor Maynard, and Sara Bergmark Elfgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Simon Armitage ranks 954. Before him are Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Claudia Rankine, Chris Morris, Alan McDonald, Tracie Ruiz, and Brad Henry. After him are Gus Bilirakis, Mark Kermode, Sandra Schmirler, Raymond Stevens, Mark Rowland, and Keith Curle.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Armitage ranks 7,662 out of 8,785. Before him are David Dunn (1979), James McCarthy (1990), Charlotte Church (1986), Harry Souttar (1998), Ethan Hayter (1998), and Carl Jenkinson (1992). After him are Duncan Goodhew (1957), Danny Kent (1993), Shirley Strong (1958), Paul Clement (1972), Sacha Dhawan (1984), and Alison Williamson (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Simon Armitage ranks 752. Before him are Jane Goldman (1970), Kae Tempest (1985), Jo Frost (1970), Caitlin Moran (1975), Abi Morgan (1968), and Rebekah Brooks (1968). After him are Conor Maynard (1992), Julie Bindel (1962), Owen Jones (1984), Ben Goldacre (1974), Maajid Nawaz (1977), and Taiye Selasi (1979).

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