WRITER
Nicholas Evans
1950 - 2022

Nicholas Evans
Nicholas Benbow Evans (26 July 1950 – 9 August 2022) was a British journalist, screenwriter, television and film producer and novelist. He was best known for his 1995 debut novel, The Horse Whisperer. It has sold over fifteen million copies, and has been adapted into a film. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Evans is the 5,039th most popular writer (down from 4,804th in 2019), the 3,987th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,501st in 2019) and the 429th most popular British Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Nicholas Evans ranks 5,039 out of 7,302. Before him are Mirjam Pressler, Richard Bentley, Alexei Mateevici, Botho Strauß, Adolf Friedrich von Schack, and Atiq Rahimi. After him are Vladimir Makanin, Kalhana, George Washington Williams, Rita Mae Brown, Lin Shu, and Fatos Kongoli.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMirjam Pressler
1940 - 2019
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 5,033
Richard Bentley
1662 - 1742
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5,034
Alexei Mateevici
1888 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5,035
Botho Strauß
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5,036
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 5,037
Atiq Rahimi
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,038
Nicholas Evans
1950 - 2022
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,039
Vladimir Makanin
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,040
Kalhana
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,041
George Washington Williams
1849 - 1891
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,042
Rita Mae Brown
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,043
Lin Shu
1852 - 1924
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 5,044
Fatos Kongoli
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 5,045
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Nicholas Evans ranks 416. Before him are Miloslava Rezková, Themba Masuku, Toshiko Fujita, Ronny Yu, Anna Jantar, and Sandra Reemer. After him are Nikica Valentić, David Johansen, Marshall Manesh, Alvaro Vitali, Gary Locke, and Ian McNeice. Among people deceased in 2022, Nicholas Evans ranks 408. Before him are Omar Borrás, Kjell Espmark, Jürgen Heinsch, Jens Jørgen Hansen, Roger E. Mosley, and Oksana Shvets. After him are René de Obaldia, Jô Soares, Eduard Kukan, Arnaldo Pambianco, Manuel Esquivel, and Magomedali Magomedov.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsMiloslava Rezková
ATHLETE
1950 - 2014
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 410
Themba Masuku
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 411
Toshiko Fujita
ACTOR
1950 - 2018
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 412
Ronny Yu
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 413
Anna Jantar
SINGER
1950 - 1980
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 414
Sandra Reemer
SINGER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 415
Nicholas Evans
WRITER
1950 - 2022
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 416
Nikica Valentić
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2023
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 417
David Johansen
SINGER
1950 - 2025
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 418
Marshall Manesh
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 419
Alvaro Vitali
ACTOR
1950 - 2025
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 420
Gary Locke
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 421
Ian McNeice
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 422
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsOmar Borrás
COACH
1929 - 2022
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 402
Kjell Espmark
WRITER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 403
Jürgen Heinsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 404
Jens Jørgen Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 405
Roger E. Mosley
ACTOR
1938 - 2022
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 406
Oksana Shvets
ACTOR
1955 - 2022
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 407
Nicholas Evans
WRITER
1950 - 2022
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 408
René de Obaldia
WRITER
1918 - 2022
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 409
Jô Soares
PRESENTER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 410
Eduard Kukan
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 411
Arnaldo Pambianco
CYCLIST
1935 - 2022
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 412
Manuel Esquivel
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 413
Magomedali Magomedov
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2022
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 414
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Evans ranks 3,988 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Attwood (1940), Tony Crook (1920), Edward Andrade (1887), Peter Hook (1956), Francis Hauksbee (1660), and Ralph Cudworth (1617). After him are Grantley Goulding (1874), Henry Baker (1698), Matthew Parker (1504), Godfrey Rampling (1909), Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760), and David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard Attwood
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 3,982
Tony Crook
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2014
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 3,983
Edward Andrade
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 3,984
Peter Hook
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 3,985
Francis Hauksbee
PHYSICIST
1660 - 1713
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 3,986
Ralph Cudworth
PHILOSOPHER
1617 - 1688
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 3,987
Nicholas Evans
WRITER
1950 - 2022
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 3,988
Grantley Goulding
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1947
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 3,989
Henry Baker
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1774
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 3,990
Matthew Parker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1504 - 1575
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 3,991
Godfrey Rampling
ATHLETE
1909 - 2009
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 3,992
Lemuel Francis Abbott
PAINTER
1760 - 1803
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 3,993
David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
NOBLEMAN
1378 - 1402
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 3,994
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Evans ranks 429. Before him are George Borrow (1803), Fay Weldon (1931), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Robert Hugh Benson (1871), and Richard Bentley (1662). After him are Kim Newman (1959), Margery Allingham (1904), Mary Stewart (1916), Sarah Kane (1971), Linda Grant (1951), and Alan Woods (1944).
George Borrow
1803 - 1881
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 423
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