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Tom Holland

1968 - Today

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Thomas Holland (born 5 January 1968) is an English author and popular historian who has published best-selling books on topics including classical and medieval history, and the origins of Islam. He has worked with the BBC to create and host historical television documentaries, and presented the radio series Making History. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Holland has received more than 26,856,637 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Tom Holland is the 7,106th most popular writer (down from 6,332nd in 2019), the 7,010th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,291st in 2019) and the 739th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tom Holland ranks 7,106 out of 7,302. Before him are Rebecca Walker, Simon Kuper, Inna Shevchenko, Mark Ravenhill, Park Yeon-mi, and Elizabeth Hand. After him are Amma Darko, Diablo Cody, Krisztina Tóth, Kamila Shamsie, Adam Johnson, and Lev Grossman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Tom Holland ranks 815. Before him are Monica Mæland, Chris Williams, Kendall Cross, Tatsuya Ai, Matthew Libatique, and Juan Ramón López Muñiz. After him are Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Christophe Mengin, Valeri Zelepukin, Scott Forstall, Johnny Kelly, and Óscar Cortés.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Holland ranks 7,010 out of 8,785. Before him are Shane Williams (1977), Meera Syal (1961), John Herdman (1975), Steven Davis (1985), Mark Ravenhill (1966), and Gethin Anthony (1983). After him are Peter Storey (1945), Max Chilton (1991), Mike Paradinas (1971), Matt Helders (1986), Jill Evans (1959), and Neil Adams (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Tom Holland ranks 739. Before him are Helen Dunmore (1952), Terry Nation (1930), Frances Hardinge (1973), Charlotte Roche (1978), Sophie Dahl (1977), and Mark Ravenhill (1966). After him are Nicola Griffith (1960), Peaches Geldof (1989), Will Self (1961), Denise Mina (1966), Linda Grant (1951), and Douglas Stuart (1976).

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