Writer
Eric Linklater
Scottish fiction, history and travel writer
1899 - 1974
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Eric Linklater
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Linklater is the 6,772nd most popular writer (down from 6,535th in 2024), the 6,283rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,825th in 2019) and the 695th most popular British Writer.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Eric Linklater ranks 6,774 out of 7,302. Before him are Claudio Rodriguez Fer, Jeff Noon, Chris Hedges, Kerry Kennedy, Jane Taylor, Vanessa Springora, Sayaka Murata, and Catherine Asaro. After him are Wolf Blitzer, Alexandre del Valle, Katharine Lee Bates, and Arthur Japin.
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Claudio Rodriguez Fer
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 6,766
Jeff Noon
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 6,767
Chris Hedges
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 6,768
Kerry Kennedy
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 6,769
Jane Taylor
1783 - 1824
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 6,770
Vanessa Springora
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 6,771
Sayaka Murata
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 6,772
Catherine Asaro
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 6,773
Eric Linklater
1899 - 1974
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6,774
Wolf Blitzer
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6,775
Alexandre del Valle
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,776
Katharine Lee Bates
1859 - 1929
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 6,777
Arthur Japin
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 6,778
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Eric Linklater ranks 324. Before him are Carmel Myers, Glenn Strange, Stanley Skewes, Randall Thompson, Percy Lavon Julian, and Walter Crickmer. After him are George K. Arthur, Takashi Kawanishi, Genevieve Tobin, Allen Tate, Tom C. Clark, and Gertrude Berg. Among people deceased in 1974, Eric Linklater ranks 266. Before him are Ilona Massey, Tina Brooks, Mary Forbes, Vlasta Děkanová, Gabriel Thorstensen, and Dorothy Fields. After him are Anders Lange, John Crowe Ransom, Norman Kirk, Ernest Gruening, Johnny Mack Brown, and Barbara Jo Allen.
Others Born in 1899
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Carmel Myers
ACTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 318
Glenn Strange
ACTOR
1899 - 1973
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 319
Stanley Skewes
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1988
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 320
Randall Thompson
COMPOSER
1899 - 1984
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 321
Percy Lavon Julian
CHEMIST
1899 - 1975
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 322
Walter Crickmer
COACH
1899 - 1958
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 323
Eric Linklater
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 324
George K. Arthur
ACTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 325
Takashi Kawanishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 326
Genevieve Tobin
ACTOR
1899 - 1995
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 327
Allen Tate
WRITER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 328
Tom C. Clark
LAWYER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 329
Gertrude Berg
ACTOR
1899 - 1966
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 330
Others Deceased in 1974
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Ilona Massey
ACTOR
1910 - 1974
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 260
Tina Brooks
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1974
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 261
Mary Forbes
ACTOR
1883 - 1974
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 262
Vlasta Děkanová
GYMNAST
1909 - 1974
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 263
Gabriel Thorstensen
GYMNAST
1888 - 1974
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 264
Dorothy Fields
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1974
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 265
Eric Linklater
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 266
Anders Lange
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1974
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 267
John Crowe Ransom
WRITER
1888 - 1974
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 268
Norman Kirk
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1974
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 269
Ernest Gruening
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1974
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 270
Johnny Mack Brown
ACTOR
1904 - 1974
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 271
Barbara Jo Allen
ACTOR
1906 - 1974
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 272
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Linklater ranks 6,283 out of NaN. Before him are Damien Magee (1945), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), Sydney Camm (1893), Charles Ingram (1963), David Kelly (1944), and Simon Wells (1961). After him are Daphne Guinness (1967), Daley Thompson (1958), Martin Atkinson (1971), Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800), Rachel Whiteread (1963), and Nigel Olsson (1949).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Damien Magee
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 6,277
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 6,278
Sydney Camm
ENGINEER
1893 - 1966
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 6,279
Charles Ingram
ENGINEER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 6,280
David Kelly
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2003
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 6,281
Simon Wells
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6,282
Eric Linklater
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6,283
Daphne Guinness
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 6,284
Daley Thompson
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,285
Martin Atkinson
REFEREE
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6,286
Edward Bouverie Pusey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1882
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6,287
Rachel Whiteread
ARTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 6,288
Nigel Olsson
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 6,289
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Eric Linklater ranks 695. Before him are Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), Lady Gabriella Kingston (1981), Mary Russell Mitford (1787), Ronald Firbank (1886), Jeff Noon (1957), and Jane Taylor (1783). After him are James Kelman (1946), Sara Ahmed (1969), Irving Finkel (1951), John Suckling (1609), Clemence Dane (1888), and Victoria Hislop (1959).
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
1802 - 1838
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 689
Lady Gabriella Kingston
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 690
Mary Russell Mitford
1787 - 1855
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 691
Ronald Firbank
1886 - 1926
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 692
Jeff Noon
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 693
Jane Taylor
1783 - 1824
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 694
Eric Linklater
1899 - 1974
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 695
James Kelman
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 696
Sara Ahmed
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 697
Irving Finkel
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 698
John Suckling
1609 - 1641
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 699
Clemence Dane
1888 - 1965
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 700
Victoria Hislop
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 701
