WRITER
Kim Newman
1959 - Today

Kim Newman
Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. He is interested in film history and horror fiction – both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven – and alternative history. He has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the BSFA award. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Newman is the 5,052nd most popular writer (up from 5,387th in 2019), the 4,001st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,091st in 2019) and the 430th most popular British Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kim Newman ranks 5,052 out of 7,302. Before him are Henriette Roland Holst, Wendela Hebbe, Jean Vautrin, Xosé María Díaz Castro, Paul Louis Courier, and René de Obaldia. After him are Tomoji Abe, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Yuriy Fedkovych, Jeffrey Eugenides, and George Călinescu.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenriette Roland Holst
1869 - 1952
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 5,046
Wendela Hebbe
1808 - 1899
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5,047
Jean Vautrin
1933 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5,048
Xosé María Díaz Castro
1914 - 1990
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,049
Paul Louis Courier
1772 - 1825
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,050
René de Obaldia
1918 - 2022
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,051
Kim Newman
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,052
Tomoji Abe
1903 - 1973
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,053
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
1872 - 1945
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,054
Stanley G. Weinbaum
1902 - 1935
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 5,055
Yuriy Fedkovych
1834 - 1888
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 5,056
Jeffrey Eugenides
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 5,057
George Călinescu
1899 - 1965
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 5,058
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Kim Newman ranks 288. Before him are Peter Mullan, Petra Felke, Ana Torroja, Thomas Quasthoff, Mirandinha, and John J. Sullivan. After him are Sabine Meyer, Choi Kang-hee, Yasuhito Suzuki, Ulrich Matthes, Valdemaras Chomičius, and Glenn Hysén.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsPeter Mullan
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 282
Petra Felke
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 283
Ana Torroja
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 284
Thomas Quasthoff
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 285
Mirandinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 286
John J. Sullivan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 287
Kim Newman
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 288
Sabine Meyer
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 289
Choi Kang-hee
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 290
Yasuhito Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 291
Ulrich Matthes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 292
Valdemaras Chomičius
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 293
Glenn Hysén
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 294
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Kim Newman ranks 4,002 out of 8,785. Before him are Hywel Dda (880), Gladys Davis (1893), Chris Irwin (1942), Charles Tate Regan (1878), Andy Green (1962), and Peter Perez Burdett (1734). After him are Andy Taylor (1961), Mike Spence (1936), Jane March (1973), Malcolm Campbell (1885), Margery Allingham (1904), and Angus Macfadyen (1963).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHywel Dda
POLITICIAN
880 - 950
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 3,996
Gladys Davis
ATHLETE
1893 - 1965
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,997
Chris Irwin
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3,998
Charles Tate Regan
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1943
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3,999
Andy Green
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,000
Peter Perez Burdett
PAINTER
1734 - 1793
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,001
Kim Newman
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,002
Andy Taylor
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,003
Mike Spence
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,004
Jane March
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,005
Malcolm Campbell
JOURNALIST
1885 - 1948
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,006
Margery Allingham
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,007
Angus Macfadyen
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,008
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Kim Newman ranks 430. Before him are Fay Weldon (1931), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Robert Hugh Benson (1871), Richard Bentley (1662), and Nicholas Evans (1950). After him are Margery Allingham (1904), Mary Stewart (1916), Sarah Kane (1971), Linda Grant (1951), Alan Woods (1944), and Stephen Spender (1909).
Fay Weldon
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 424
Ælfric of Eynsham
955 - 1020
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 425
Henry of Huntingdon
1080 - 1160
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 426
Robert Hugh Benson
1871 - 1914
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 427
Richard Bentley
1662 - 1742
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 428
Nicholas Evans
1950 - 2022
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 429
Kim Newman
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 430
Margery Allingham
1904 - 1966
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 431
Mary Stewart
1916 - 2014
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 432
Sarah Kane
1971 - 1999
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 433
Linda Grant
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 434
Alan Woods
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 435
Stephen Spender
1909 - 1995
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 436