WRITER

Terry Nation

1930 - 1997

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Terence Joseph Nation (8 August 1930 – 9 March 1997) was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Nation has received more than 394,345 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Terry Nation is the 7,034th most popular writer (down from 6,254th in 2019), the 6,816th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,037th in 2019) and the 734th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Rebecca's world
Children's stories, alternate worlds, science fiction
Rebecca is mysteriously transported to a distant planet as she looks at it through her father's astral telescope. There she makes friends with three very bizarre characters: Grisby, who has the most painful feet in the universe; Captain 'K', a reluctant and bespectacled superman; and Kovak, an unemployed spy known as the man of a thousand faces - all of them embarrassingly alike. She meets the sinister and smooth-talking Mister Glister, and his two henchmen, Lurk and Cringer. And she comes face to face with the evil GHOSTS who control the planet. Rebecca's new friends tell her about the legend of the GHOST tree and its strange power over the GHOSTS. They explain that if the tree could be found the GHOSTS could be banished forever. The only trouble is the tree is located somewhere in the heart of the Forbidden Lands-a dark and mysterious region filled with weird creatures and hidden perils-where no one has ever dared to venture. Much against their better judgement, Rebecca persuades her three companions to go there with her. Their exciting journey, with its dramatic climax, is the story of Rebecca's World.
1975
Critical Reflections on Dist
2020
Reforming Open and Distance Education
2013
Survivors
Fiction, general
1976
Survivors
Children's fiction, Fiction, general
1976
The Daleks
1989

Page views of Terry Nations by language

Over the past year Terry Nation has had the most page views in the with 60,298 views, followed by French (1,009), and Spanish (864). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cornish (216.43%), Southern Azerbaijani (130.14%), and Latin (84.38%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Terry Nation ranks 7,034 out of 7,302. Before him are Garth Nix, Geoff Johns, Eka Kurniawan, Edwidge Danticat, Evgeny Morozov, and Walt Dohrn. After him are Aleksandra Skochilenko, Jorge Majfud, Carl Frode Tiller, Lucille Clifton, Justin Knapp, and Arno Geiger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Terry Nation ranks 647. Before him are Tony Madigan, Jagjit Kaur, Lawton Chiles, Adebayo Adedeji, Kenny Ball, and Charles Rangel. After him are Olene Walker, Grace Ogot, Carlos Loyzaga, and Richie Benaud. Among people deceased in 1997, Terry Nation ranks 331. Before him are Laurie Lee, Paul Tsongas, Marjorie Reynolds, Jermaine Stewart, Sipan Shiraz, and Joyce Compton. After him is Denis Compton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Terry Nation ranks 6,816 out of 8,785. Before him are Hannah New (1984), Barry Ferguson (1978), John Digweed (1967), Chicane (1971), Tom Huddlestone (1986), and Joe Joyce (1985). After him are Paul Banks (1978), Sam Troughton (1977), Tony Mowbray (1963), Cynthia Erivo (1987), Kieron Dyer (1978), and Jamie Murray (1986).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Terry Nation ranks 734. Before him are Dennis Potter (1935), Anna Burns (1962), Alice Oseman (1994), Edwin Morgan (1920), Ken MacLeod (1954), and Helen Dunmore (1952). After him are Frances Hardinge (1973), Charlotte Roche (1978), Sophie Dahl (1977), Mark Ravenhill (1966), Tom Holland (1968), and Nicola Griffith (1960).

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