WRITER
Sophie Dahl
1977 - Today

Sophie Dahl
Sophie Dahl (born Sophie Holloway on 15 September 1977) is an English author and former fashion model. Her first novel, The Man with the Dancing Eyes, was published in 2003 and was followed by Playing With the Grown-ups in 2007. In 2009, she wrote Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights, a cookery book which formed the basis for a six-part BBC Two series named The Delicious Miss Dahl. In 2011, she published her second cookery book, From Season to Season. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie Dahl is the 7,296th most popular writer (down from 7,099th in 2024), the 7,452nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,983rd in 2019) and the 751st most popular British Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Sophie Dahl ranks 7,296 out of 7,302. Before her are Carter Bays, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Roach, Mike Reiss, Brian Azzarello, and Lukas Bärfuss. After her are Judith Wright, Edward Kitsis, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Adam Johnson, and Ruth Ware.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarter Bays
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 7,290
Elizabeth Edwards
1949 - 2010
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 7,291
Mary Roach
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 7,292
Mike Reiss
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 7,293
Brian Azzarello
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 7,294
Lukas Bärfuss
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 7,295
Sophie Dahl
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 7,296
Judith Wright
1915 - 2000
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 7,297
Edward Kitsis
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 7,298
Sherrilyn Kenyon
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 7,299
Tapan Kumar Pradhan
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 7,300
Adam Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 7,301
Ruth Ware
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 7,302
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Sophie Dahl ranks 968. Before her are Sylviane Félix, Tetsuharu Yamaguchi, John O'Brien, Zhang Jun, Simon Quarterman, and Manabu Nakamura. After her are Igor Cassina, Evgeniy Najer, Kerri Strug, Kerstin Stegemann, Gianna Jessen, and Gergely Kiss.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsSylviane Félix
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 962
Tetsuharu Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 963
John O'Brien
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 964
Zhang Jun
BADMINTON PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 965
Simon Quarterman
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 966
Manabu Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 967
Sophie Dahl
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 968
Igor Cassina
GYMNAST
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 969
Evgeniy Najer
CHESS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 970
Kerri Strug
GYMNAST
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 971
Kerstin Stegemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 972
Gianna Jessen
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 973
Gergely Kiss
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 974
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sophie Dahl ranks 7,454 out of 8,785. Before her are Solly March (1994), Paul King (1978), Chesney Hawkes (1971), Paul Palmer (1974), Simon Quarterman (1977), and Connor Swindells (1996). After her are Mia Rose (1988), Ross Turnbull (1985), Perdita Weeks (1985), Adam Nagaitis (1985), Darius Vassell (1980), and Aaron Hughes (1979).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSolly March
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 7,448
Paul King
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 7,449
Chesney Hawkes
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 7,450
Paul Palmer
SWIMMER
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 7,451
Simon Quarterman
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 7,452
Connor Swindells
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 7,453
Sophie Dahl
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 7,454
Mia Rose
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 7,455
Ross Turnbull
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 7,456
Perdita Weeks
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 7,457
Adam Nagaitis
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 7,458
Darius Vassell
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 7,459
Aaron Hughes
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 7,460
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sophie Dahl ranks 751. Before her are Frances Hardinge (1973), Alice Oseman (1994), Denise Mina (1966), A. L. Kennedy (1965), Tom Holland (1968), and Philip Ball (1962). After her are Ruth Ware (1977), Will Self (1961), Samantha Harvey (1975), Katharine Gun (1974), Peaches Geldof (1989), and Julie Bindel (1962).
Frances Hardinge
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 745
Alice Oseman
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 746
Denise Mina
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 747
A. L. Kennedy
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 748
Tom Holland
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 749
Philip Ball
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 750
Sophie Dahl
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 751
Ruth Ware
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 752
Will Self
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 753
Samantha Harvey
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 754
Katharine Gun
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 755
Peaches Geldof
1989 - 2014
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 756
Julie Bindel
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 757














































