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Tom Rob Smith

1979 - Today

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Tom Rob Smith (born February 19, 1979) is an English author, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the author of Child 44, a novel about the investigation of child murders during the Soviet Union. The book was adapted into a film of the same name, and Smith has written two sequels: the Secret Speech and Agent 6. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Rob Smith has received more than 440,426 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Tom Rob Smith is the 6,926th most popular writer (down from 6,137th in 2019), the 6,538th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,792nd in 2019) and the 725th most popular British Writer.

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  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tom Rob Smith ranks 6,926 out of 7,302Before him are Prvoslav Vujcic, Doris Kareva, Heston Blumenthal, Jenny Han, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, and Matthew Weiner. After him are Attila Bartis, Kamala Markandaya, William Allingham, Rupi Kaur, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Jo Walton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Tom Rob Smith ranks 513Before him are Leonel Marshall Jr., Joe Thornton, Ken Duken, Agnieszka Grochowska, Carlos Arroyo, and Lee Soo-young. After him are Paul Robinson, Mageina Tovah, Vince Grella, Mickie James, Massimo Maccarone, and Gisela.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Rob Smith ranks 6,538 out of 8,785Before him are Panjabi MC (1973), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (1986), James Guthrie (1953), George Osborne (1971), Tim Minchin (1975), and Paul Hunter (1978). After him are Paul Robinson (1979), Danny Rose (1990), Stan Anderson (1933), Ben Elton (1959), Peter Radford (1939), and Freddie Stroma (1987).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Tom Rob Smith ranks 725Before him are George Monbiot (1963), Dora Marsden (1882), Sara Ahmed (1969), Benjamin Jowett (1817), David Nicholls (1966), and Heston Blumenthal (1966). After him are Jo Walton (1964), Andrea Levy (1956), Dennis Potter (1935), Anna Burns (1962), Alice Oseman (1994), and Edwin Morgan (1920).