Writer

William Boyd

Scottish novelist, short story writer, and screen writer

1952 - today

EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

William Boyd

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. William Boyd is the 5,709th most popular writer (down from 4,282nd in 2024), the 31st most popular biography from Ghana (down from 14th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ghanaian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

130k

Page Views

Past 12 months

53.76

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Page views of William Boyd by language

Among Writers

Among writers, William Boyd ranks 5,709 out of 7,302. Before him are William Michael Rossetti, Nahum Tate, Emine Semiye Önasya, Charles Allston Collins, Lars Ahlin, and Jean-Paul Dubois. After him are Frank Belknap Long, Otokar Březina, Bahaa Taher, Michio Mado, George William Russell, and Dan Pagis.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

William Michael Rossetti
1829 - 1919
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 5,703
Nahum Tate
1652 - 1715
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 5,704
Emine Semiye Önasya
1864 - 1944
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 5,705
Charles Allston Collins
1828 - 1873
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 5,706
Lars Ahlin
1915 - 1997
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 5,707
Jean-Paul Dubois
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 5,708
William Boyd
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5,709
Frank Belknap Long
1901 - 1994
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5,710
Otokar Březina
1868 - 1929
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5,711
Bahaa Taher
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 5,712
Michio Mado
1909 - 2014
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 5,713
George William Russell
1867 - 1935
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 5,714
Dan Pagis
1930 - 1986
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 5,715

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, William Boyd ranks 503. Before him are Tatyana Prorochenko, Siegfried Brietzke, António Oliveira, Augustin Bizimungu, Tony Kaye, and Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes. After him are Brigitte Ahrenholz, Darya Dontsova, Inese Vaidere, Nicholas Hooper, Christine Estabrook, and Rick Scott.

Others Born in 1952

Go to all Rankings

Tatyana Prorochenko
ATHLETE
1952 - 2020
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 497
Siegfried Brietzke
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 498
António Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 499
Augustin Bizimungu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 500
Tony Kaye
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 501
Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 502
William Boyd
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 503
Brigitte Ahrenholz
ATHLETE
1952 - 2018
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 504
Darya Dontsova
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 505
Inese Vaidere
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 506
Nicholas Hooper
COMPOSER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 507
Christine Estabrook
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 508
Rick Scott
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 509