Writer
Anthony Shaffer
writer, barrister and advertising executive from England
1926 - 2001
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Anthony Shaffer
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Anthony Shaffer is the 6,015th most popular writer (down from 5,890th in 2024), the 4,999th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,688th in 2019) and the 544th most popular British Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Anthony Shaffer ranks 6,015 out of 7,302. Before him are Florian Zeller, Ehud Manor, John Gardner, W. S. Merwin, Árpád Tóth, and Kevin J. Anderson. After him are Mehmed Uzun, Bessie Head, Fedor Samokhin, Eduard Bass, David Benioff, and Gabriela Preissová.
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Florian Zeller
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 6,009
Ehud Manor
1941 - 2005
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 6,010
John Gardner
1926 - 2007
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 6,011
W. S. Merwin
1927 - 2019
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 6,012
Árpád Tóth
1886 - 1928
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 6,013
Kevin J. Anderson
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 6,014
Anthony Shaffer
1926 - 2001
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 6,015
Mehmed Uzun
1953 - 2007
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 6,016
Bessie Head
1937 - 1986
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 6,017
Fedor Samokhin
1918 - 1992
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 6,018
Eduard Bass
1888 - 1946
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 6,019
David Benioff
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 6,020
Gabriela Preissová
1862 - 1946
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 6,021
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Anthony Shaffer ranks 470. Before him are Katie Boyle, Zena Marshall, Ralph Abernathy, Shohachi Ishii, Maria Janion, and John Gardner. After him are Jimmy Heath, Rashidi Kawawa, Elemér Szathmáry, Tom Tryon, Ernst Larsen, and José Manuel Caballero. Among people deceased in 2001, Anthony Shaffer ranks 307. Before him are Mwanza Mukombo, N. G. L. Hammond, Larry Adler, Norman Granz, Tatyana Averina, and Jennifer Syme. After him are Kira Ivanova, Jale İnan, Mohammad Rabbani, Aleksandr Volodin, David M. Walker, and Marita Petersen.
Others Born in 1926
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Katie Boyle
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 464
Zena Marshall
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 465
Ralph Abernathy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1926 - 1990
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 466
Shohachi Ishii
WRESTLER
1926 - 1980
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 467
Maria Janion
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 468
John Gardner
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 469
Anthony Shaffer
WRITER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 470
Jimmy Heath
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 471
Rashidi Kawawa
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 472
Elemér Szathmáry
SWIMMER
1926 - 1971
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 473
Tom Tryon
ACTOR
1926 - 1991
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 474
Ernst Larsen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 475
José Manuel Caballero
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 476
Others Deceased in 2001
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Mwanza Mukombo
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2001
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 301
N. G. L. Hammond
HISTORIAN
1907 - 2001
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 302
Larry Adler
MUSICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 303
Norman Granz
PRODUCER
1918 - 2001
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 304
Tatyana Averina
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2001
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 305
Jennifer Syme
ACTOR
1972 - 2001
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 306
Anthony Shaffer
WRITER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 307
Kira Ivanova
SKATER
1963 - 2001
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 308
Jale İnan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1914 - 2001
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 309
Mohammad Rabbani
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2001
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 310
Aleksandr Volodin
WRITER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 311
David M. Walker
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 2001
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 312
Marita Petersen
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2001
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 313
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Shaffer ranks 4,999 out of NaN. Before him are Mark Ronson (1975), John Gardner (1926), Meave Leakey (1942), Darren Shahlavi (1972), Benjamin Wilson (1721), and Michael Winterbottom (1961). After him are Joe Hart (1987), Clive Swift (1936), Katrin Cartlidge (1961), Colin Hay (1953), Dennis Wise (1966), and Willie Applegarth (1890).
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Mark Ronson
PRODUCER
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 4,993
John Gardner
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 4,994
Meave Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 4,995
Darren Shahlavi
ACTOR
1972 - 2015
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 4,996
Benjamin Wilson
PAINTER
1721 - 1788
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 4,997
Michael Winterbottom
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 4,998
Anthony Shaffer
WRITER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 4,999
Joe Hart
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 5,000
Clive Swift
ACTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 5,001
Katrin Cartlidge
ACTOR
1961 - 2002
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 5,002
Colin Hay
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 5,003
Dennis Wise
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 5,004
Willie Applegarth
ATHLETE
1890 - 1958
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 5,005
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Anthony Shaffer ranks 544. Before him are Jacqueline Wilson (1945), David Storey (1933), Sarah Waters (1966), Michael Drayton (1563), Tanith Lee (1947), and John Gardner (1926). After him are Iolo Morganwg (1747), Dan Houser (1974), Antonia Fraser (1932), Thomas Campbell (1777), Thomas Heywood (1574), and Thomas Warton (1728).
Jacqueline Wilson
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 538
David Storey
1933 - 2017
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 539
Sarah Waters
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 540
Michael Drayton
1563 - 1631
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 541
Tanith Lee
1947 - 2015
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 542
John Gardner
1926 - 2007
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 543
Anthony Shaffer
1926 - 2001
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 544
Iolo Morganwg
1747 - 1826
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 545
Dan Houser
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 546
Antonia Fraser
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 547
Thomas Campbell
1777 - 1844
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 548
Thomas Heywood
1574 - 1641
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 549
Thomas Warton
1728 - 1790
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 550
