Writer
Nick Hornby
1957 - today
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Nick Hornby
His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Nick Hornby is the 3,991st most popular writer (down from 3,770th in 2024), the 3,150th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,676th in 2019) and the 354th most popular British Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Nick Hornby ranks 3,991 out of 7,302. Before him are Janko Matúška, Hjalmar Bergman, Joseba Sarrionandia, Alfred Kerr, Matilde Serao, and Luciano De Crescenzo. After him are Ferenc Fejtő, Moa Martinson, Johannes Jørgensen, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Anar Rzayev, and Syd Field.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJanko Matúška
1821 - 1877
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,985
Hjalmar Bergman
1883 - 1931
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,986
Joseba Sarrionandia
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,987
Alfred Kerr
1867 - 1948
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,988
Matilde Serao
1856 - 1927
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,989
Luciano De Crescenzo
1928 - 2019
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,990
Nick Hornby
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,991
Ferenc Fejtő
1909 - 2008
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,992
Moa Martinson
1890 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,993
Johannes Jørgensen
1866 - 1956
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,994
Friedrich Theodor Vischer
1807 - 1887
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,995
Anar Rzayev
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 3,996
Syd Field
1935 - 2013
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 3,997
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Nick Hornby ranks 214. Before him are Kevin Pollak, Jakob Nielsen, Tsai Ming-liang, Goodluck Jonathan, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, and Carlos Renato Frederico. After him are Ali Larijani, Serhii Plokhy, Kenji Kawai, Eric S. Raymond, Gary Lewis, and Mirjana Karanović.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsKevin Pollak
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 208
Jakob Nielsen
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 209
Tsai Ming-liang
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 210
Goodluck Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 211
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
MATHEMATICIAN
1957 - 2016
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 212
Carlos Renato Frederico
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 213
Nick Hornby
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 214
Ali Larijani
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 215
Serhii Plokhy
HISTORIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 216
Kenji Kawai
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 217
Eric S. Raymond
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 218
Gary Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 219
Mirjana Karanović
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 220
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Nick Hornby ranks 3,151 out of NaN. Before him are Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Douglas Bader (1910), Julian Bream (1933), Jonathan Glazer (1965), Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), and Gwendoline Christie (1978). After him are Richard Marquand (1937), Jack Cardiff (1914), Dawn Addams (1930), William Burnside (1852), James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811), and Freddie Highmore (1992).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHenry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
PHILOSOPHER
1678 - 1751
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,145
Douglas Bader
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1982
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,146
Julian Bream
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,147
Jonathan Glazer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,148
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1960
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,149
Gwendoline Christie
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,150
Nick Hornby
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,151
Richard Marquand
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 1987
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,152
Jack Cardiff
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2009
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,153
Dawn Addams
ACTOR
1930 - 1985
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3,154
William Burnside
MATHEMATICIAN
1852 - 1927
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 3,155
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1863
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 3,156
Freddie Highmore
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 3,157
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Nick Hornby ranks 354. Before him are Gertrude Jekyll (1843), Richard Hammond (1969), Andrew Marvell (1621), Israel Zangwill (1864), Christiane Amanpour (1958), and W. S. Gilbert (1836). After him are Alexander Neckam (1157), Edwin Atherstone (1788), Mary Renault (1905), Eric Frank Russell (1905), Pippa Middleton (1983), and Sue Townsend (1946).
Gertrude Jekyll
1843 - 1932
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 348
Richard Hammond
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 349
Andrew Marvell
1621 - 1678
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 350
Israel Zangwill
1864 - 1926
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 351
Christiane Amanpour
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 352
W. S. Gilbert
1836 - 1911
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 353
Nick Hornby
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 354
Alexander Neckam
1157 - 1217
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 355
Edwin Atherstone
1788 - 1872
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 356
Mary Renault
1905 - 1983
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 357
Eric Frank Russell
1905 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 358
Pippa Middleton
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 359
Sue Townsend
1946 - 2014
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 360
















































