WRITER

Wilbert Awdry

1911 - 1997

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Wilbert Vere Awdry (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilbert Awdry has received more than 852,176 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Wilbert Awdry is the 5,897th most popular writer (down from 5,052nd in 2019), the 4,699th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,945th in 2019) and the 527th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

James the red engine
Fiction, Short stories, Children's stories, English
1948
Thomas and Friends
Big books, Picture puzzles, Railroad trains
2003
The three railway engines
Juvenile fiction, Railroads, Fiction
1945
Thomas the Tank Engine
Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Railroads
Here is the original collection of stories about Thomas in a friendly, new, larger size! First published in 1946, and continuously in print since then, these are the first four of Thomas' many adventures. He cheekily tries to upset Gordon, accidentally leaves his coaches behind, and has a lot of trouble with the Troublesome Trucks, but in the end he learns many lessons about being a Really Useful Engine.
1945
Henry the green engine
Railroad trains, Children's stories, English, Railroads
1951
Tank engine Thomas again
Children's stories, English, Trains, Railroads
1949

Page views of Wilbert Awdries by language

Over the past year Wilbert Awdry has had the most page views in the with 111,367 views, followed by Japanese (10,652), and Spanish (3,368). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (101.95%), Latin (92.63%), and Danish (44.85%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wilbert Awdry ranks 5,897 out of 7,302. Before him are Jaroslav Kvapil, Anthony Shaffer, Thomas Berger, August Gailit, Gay Talese, and Oscar Levertin. After him are Lydie Salvayre, Henry Lincoln, Julia Donaldson, Anthony Powell, Leigh Hunt, and Clare Hollingworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Wilbert Awdry ranks 339. Before him are Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, Tokiharu Abe, Ann Dvorak, László Szabados, Ben Alexander, and Charles Walters. After him are Clare Hollingworth, Müfide İlhan, Sonny Terry, Kristian Henriksen, Eduard Kainberger, and Imre Rajczy. Among people deceased in 1997, Wilbert Awdry ranks 275. Before him are Sheldon Leonard, Red Skelton, Shuhei Nishida, Aleksandr Ivanov, Albert Heremans, and James Goldsmith. After him are Kåre Holt, James Dickey, Jacques Pollet, Ödön Gróf, LaVern Baker, and Spartaco Bandinelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wilbert Awdry ranks 4,699 out of 8,785. Before him are Gina McKee (1964), Charles Bradlaugh (1833), Tom Clarke (1858), Charles Walter De Vis (1829), Hugh Gaitskell (1906), and Alex Kapranos (1972). After him are Matt Bellamy (1978), Douglas Hurd (1930), Topper Headon (1955), Henry Lincoln (1930), Julia Donaldson (1948), and Anthony Powell (1905).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Wilbert Awdry ranks 527. Before him are Charles Mackay (1814), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), John Wain (1925), David Garnett (1892), Stephen Leacock (1869), and Anthony Shaffer (1926). After him are Henry Lincoln (1930), Julia Donaldson (1948), Anthony Powell (1905), Leigh Hunt (1784), Clare Hollingworth (1911), and Isaac D'Israeli (1766).

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