Writer
Graham Swift
English writer (born 1949)
1949 - today
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Graham Swift
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Graham Swift is the 4,296th most popular writer (up from 4,396th in 2024), the 3,400th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,142nd in 2019) and the 375th most popular British Writer.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Graham Swift ranks 4,296 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Ransome, Frans Michael Franzén, Hal Clement, Julius Zeyer, Anna Haava, and Qurratulain Hyder. After him are Cecil Day-Lewis, Philippe Hériat, Bozorg Alavi, Dai Sijie, Malika Oufkir, and Herbert W. Franke.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArthur Ransome
1884 - 1967
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,290
Frans Michael Franzén
1772 - 1847
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,291
Hal Clement
1922 - 2003
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,292
Julius Zeyer
1841 - 1901
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,293
Anna Haava
1864 - 1957
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,294
Qurratulain Hyder
1927 - 2007
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,295
Graham Swift
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,296
Cecil Day-Lewis
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,297
Philippe Hériat
1898 - 1971
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,298
Bozorg Alavi
1904 - 1997
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,299
Dai Sijie
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,300
Malika Oufkir
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,301
Herbert W. Franke
1927 - 2022
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,302
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Graham Swift ranks 388. Before him are Leivinha, Gheorghe Berceanu, Daniel Killer, Carlos Veiga, Tarık Akan, and Ivan Kostov. After him are Franz Josef Jung, Judith Light, Robert Berdella, Bogdan Borusewicz, Gayle Rubin, and Anatoliy Konkov.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsLeivinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 382
Gheorghe Berceanu
ATHLETE
1949 - 2022
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 383
Daniel Killer
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 384
Carlos Veiga
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 385
Tarık Akan
ACTOR
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 386
Ivan Kostov
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 387
Graham Swift
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 388
Franz Josef Jung
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 389
Judith Light
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 390
Robert Berdella
EXTREMIST
1949 - 1992
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 391
Bogdan Borusewicz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 392
Gayle Rubin
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 393
Anatoliy Konkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2024
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 394
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Graham Swift ranks 3,400 out of NaN. Before him are James David Forbes (1809), Jimmy Gardner (1924), Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803), Arthur Ransome (1884), Paul Bernays (1888), and Steve McMahon (1961). After him are Herbert Hall Turner (1861), Joey Dunlop (1952), Walter Clopton Wingfield (1833), Thomas Bewick (1753), Carole Pateman (1940), and Edith Evans (1888).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJames David Forbes
PHYSICIST
1809 - 1868
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 3,394
Jimmy Gardner
ACTOR
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 3,395
Miles Joseph Berkeley
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1889
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 3,396
Arthur Ransome
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 3,397
Paul Bernays
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3,398
Steve McMahon
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3,399
Graham Swift
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3,400
Herbert Hall Turner
ASTRONOMER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3,401
Joey Dunlop
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 2000
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3,402
Walter Clopton Wingfield
INVENTOR
1833 - 1912
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,403
Thomas Bewick
PAINTER
1753 - 1828
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,404
Carole Pateman
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,405
Edith Evans
ACTOR
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,406
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Graham Swift ranks 375. Before him are William Davenant (1606), William Hazlitt (1778), Raphael Holinshed (1529), Radclyffe Hall (1880), Philip Reeve (1966), and Arthur Ransome (1884). After him are Pamela Colman Smith (1878), David Almond (1951), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Walter Savage Landor (1775), John Lyly (1554), and I. A. Richards (1893).
William Davenant
1606 - 1668
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 369
William Hazlitt
1778 - 1830
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 370
Raphael Holinshed
1529 - 1580
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 371
Radclyffe Hall
1880 - 1943
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 372
Philip Reeve
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 373
Arthur Ransome
1884 - 1967
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 374
Graham Swift
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 375
Pamela Colman Smith
1878 - 1951
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 376
David Almond
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 377
Gerard Manley Hopkins
1844 - 1889
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 378
Walter Savage Landor
1775 - 1864
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 379
John Lyly
1554 - 1606
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 380
I. A. Richards
1893 - 1979
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 381














































