WRITER

Will Self

1961 - Today

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William Woodard Self (born 26 September 1961) is an English writer, journalist, political commentator and broadcaster. He has written 11 novels, five collections of shorter fiction, three novellas and nine collections of non-fiction writing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Will Self has received more than 1,568,864 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Will Self is the 7,136th most popular writer (down from 6,372nd in 2019), the 7,120th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,469th in 2019) and the 742nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Will Self ranks 7,136 out of 7,302. Before him are Tom Bergeron, Marissa Meyer, Laura Mendez, Peaches Geldof, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and Dinesh D'Souza. After him are James Vanderbilt, Vanessa Taylor, Tanja Stupar-Trifunović, Valeria Luiselli, Adam Elliot, and Denise Mina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Will Self ranks 832. Before him are Thomas Hoeren, M. M. Keeravani, Peter Obi, Fatima Whitbread, Dinesh D'Souza, and Cathy Cavadini. After him are Yvonne McGregor, Ramesh Krishnan, Chanda Kochhar, Amina Mohamed, Judi Brown Clarke, and Thurl Bailey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Will Self ranks 7,120 out of 8,785. Before him are Ricky Walden (1982), Ann Sophie (1990), Mike McFarlane (1960), Jen Ledger (1989), Cher Lloyd (1993), and Martin Taylor (1979). After him are Michael Wood (1948), Lewis Tan (1987), Iké Ugbo (1998), Amir Khan (1986), Colin Hendry (1965), and Yvonne McGregor (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Will Self ranks 742. Before him are Charlotte Roche (1978), Sophie Dahl (1977), Mark Ravenhill (1966), Tom Holland (1968), Nicola Griffith (1960), and Peaches Geldof (1989). After him are Denise Mina (1966), Linda Grant (1951), Douglas Stuart (1976), Jane Goldman (1970), Kae Tempest (1985), and Jo Frost (1970).

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