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Simon Kuper

1969 - Today

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Simon Kuper is a British, and naturalized French, author and journalist, best known for his work at the Financial Times and as a football writer. After studies at Oxford, Harvard University and the Technische Universität Berlin, Kuper started his career in journalism at the FT in 1994, where he today writes about a wide range of topics, such as politics, society, culture, sports and urban planning.He publishes a well-read column in the weekend edition FT Magazine and has twice been awarded the British Society of Magazine Editors' prize for Columnist of the Year. Kuper has also written for outlets such as The Guardian and The Times.Kuper’s unique approach to sports writing, particularly on football, has earned him several prestigious accolades, including the 1994 William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Kuper has received more than 188,752 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Kuper is the 6,266th most popular writer, the 28th most popular biography from Uganda and the 2nd most popular Ugandan Writer.

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  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Simon Kuper ranks 6,266 out of 5,755Before him are Walter Jon Williams, Erik Möller, Irshad Manji, Anthony E. Zuiker, Barbara Kingsolver, and Màrius Serra. After him are Ken MacLeod, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Mariam Petrosyan, Claudia Amengual, Josh Schwartz, and Adam Elliot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Simon Kuper ranks 673Before him are Lars Bohinen, Jim O'Rourke, Jamie Walters, Denis McDonough, Adriana Behar, and Eduard Hämäläinen. After him are Mariam Petrosyan, Claudia Amengual, Akimasa Tsukamoto, Stéphane Diagana, Mitch Harris, and Connor Trinneer.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Simon Kuper ranks 28 out of 44Before him are Shekhar Mehta (1945), Amama Mbabazi (1949), Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922), Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Leo Rwabwogo (1949), and Irshad Manji (1968). After him are Joshua Cheptegei (1996), David Kato (1964), Pione Sisto (1995), John Sentamu (1949), Ibrahim Sekagya (1980), and Vanessa Nakate (1996).

Among WRITERS In Uganda

Among writers born in Uganda, Simon Kuper ranks 2Before him are Irshad Manji (1968).

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