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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 1,464,737 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Will Self is the 6,396th most popular writer (down from 5,701st in 2019), the 6,486th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,876th in 2019) and the 663rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Will Self ranks 6,396 out of 5,755. Before him are James Frey, Marlon James, Tahereh Mafi, Mark Ravenhill, Stefan Molyneux, and Douglas Murray. After him are Vanessa Taylor, Eleanor Catton, Espido Freire, Bharati Mukherjee, Nalo Hopkinson, and Adam Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Will Self ranks 710. Before him are David Vitter, Ramesh Krishnan, Kazuyori Mochizuki, Chanda Kochhar, Kerry Dixon, and Gary Shaw. After him are Takeo Matsuda, Kip Winger, Scott E. Parazynski, Daniel O'Donnell, Mario Díaz-Balart, and Steve McMahon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Will Self ranks 6,486 out of 7,765. Before him are Lucie Silvas (1977), Cathy Dennis (1969), Graeme Sharp (1960), Oliver James (1980), Douglas Murray (1979), and Jacqui Smith (1962). After him are Richard Hughes (1975), Trevor Steven (1963), Vicky McClure (1983), Dizzee Rascal (1984), Murray Gold (1969), and Max Beesley (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Will Self ranks 663. Before him are Peaches Geldof (1989), Helen Dunmore (1952), Jane Goldman (1970), Sophie Dahl (1977), Mark Ravenhill (1966), and Douglas Murray (1979). After him are Abi Morgan (1968), Denise Mina (1966), Caitlin Moran (1975), Jo Frost (1970), Conor Maynard (1992), and Rebekah Brooks (1968).

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