Writer
Donald Rayfield
British academic and translator (born 1942)
1942 - today
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Donald Rayfield
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Rayfield is the 5,440th most popular writer (down from 5,192nd in 2024), the 4,338th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,881st in 2019) and the 470th most popular British Writer.
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Feb 12
Donald Rayfield shares a February 12 birthday with Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Donald Rayfield ranks 5,440 out of 7,302. Before him are Katherine Neville, Jean Amrouche, Castro Alves, Karel van de Woestijne, Karl Wilhelm Ramler, and Idea Vilariño. After him are Margery Kempe, Eugénio de Andrade, Philippe Labro, Anton Donchev, Virgilio Piñera, and Eduardo Acevedo Díaz.
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Katherine Neville
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 5,434
Jean Amrouche
1906 - 1962
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 5,435
Castro Alves
1847 - 1871
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5,436
Karel van de Woestijne
1878 - 1929
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5,437
Karl Wilhelm Ramler
1725 - 1798
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5,438
Idea Vilariño
1920 - 2009
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5,439
Donald Rayfield
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5,440
Margery Kempe
1373 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 5,441
Eugénio de Andrade
1923 - 2005
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 5,442
Philippe Labro
1936 - 2025
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 5,443
Anton Donchev
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,444
Virgilio Piñera
1912 - 1979
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,445
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
1851 - 1921
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,446
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Donald Rayfield ranks 534. Before him are Klaus Beer, Lorenzo Piretto, Kevin Conway, Anita Roddick, Catharina Lodders, and Jeetendra. After him are Jo Vonlanthen, Michael Nesmith, Teddy Pilette, Imran N. Hosein, Rudolf Belin, and Han Pil-hwa.
Others Born in 1942
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Klaus Beer
ATHLETE
1942 - 2023
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 528
Lorenzo Piretto
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 529
Kevin Conway
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 530
Anita Roddick
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2007
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 531
Catharina Lodders
CELEBRITY
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 532
Jeetendra
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 533
Donald Rayfield
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 534
Jo Vonlanthen
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 535
Michael Nesmith
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 536
Teddy Pilette
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 537
Imran N. Hosein
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 538
Rudolf Belin
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2025
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 539
Han Pil-hwa
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 540
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Donald Rayfield ranks 4,338 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Liddell (1811), Margaret Leighton (1922), Gerry Anderson (1929), Liam Howlett (1971), Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), and Nick Park (1958). After him are Estelle Winwood (1883), Robin Hill (1899), John Callen (1946), Mark Hughes (1963), Margery Kempe (1373), and David Abulafia (1949).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Henry Liddell
LINGUIST
1811 - 1898
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 4,332
Margaret Leighton
ACTOR
1922 - 1976
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 4,333
Gerry Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 4,334
Liam Howlett
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,335
Amlaíb Cuarán
POLITICIAN
1000 - 981
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,336
Nick Park
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,337
Donald Rayfield
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,338
Estelle Winwood
ACTOR
1883 - 1984
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,339
Robin Hill
CHEMIST
1899 - 1991
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,340
John Callen
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,341
Mark Hughes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,342
Margery Kempe
WRITER
1373 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,343
David Abulafia
HISTORIAN
1949 - 2026
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 4,344
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Donald Rayfield ranks 470. Before him are Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Michael Frayn (1933), Ramsey Campbell (1946), Aneirin (525), Pat Barker (1943), and Anne V. Coates (1925). After him are Margery Kempe (1373), M. R. James (1862), William Cobbett (1763), Sax Rohmer (1883), William Muir (1819), and Simon Beckett (1960).
Alan Ayckbourn
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 464
Michael Frayn
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 465
Ramsey Campbell
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 466
Aneirin
525 - 600
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 467
Pat Barker
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 468
Anne V. Coates
1925 - 2018
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 469
Donald Rayfield
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 470
Margery Kempe
1373 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 471
M. R. James
1862 - 1936
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 472
William Cobbett
1763 - 1835
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 473
Sax Rohmer
1883 - 1959
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 474
William Muir
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 475
Simon Beckett
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 476
