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 4,298th most popular writer (up from 4,396th in 2024), the 3,402nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,142nd in 2019) and the 375th most popular British Writer.

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May 4

Graham Swift shares a May 4 birthday with Audrey Hepburn, Hosni Mubarak, and Erik the Red.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Graham Swift ranks 4,298 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

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Arthur Ransome
1884 - 1967
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,292
Frans Michael Franzén
1772 - 1847
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 4,293
Hal Clement
1922 - 2003
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,294
Julius Zeyer
1841 - 1901
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,295
Anna Haava
1864 - 1957
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,296
Qurratulain Hyder
1927 - 2007
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,297
Graham Swift
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,298
Cecil Day-Lewis
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,299
Philippe Hériat
1898 - 1971
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,300
Bozorg Alavi
1904 - 1997
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,301
Dai Sijie
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,302
Malika Oufkir
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,303
Herbert W. Franke
1927 - 2022
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,304

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, Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Judith Light, Robert Berdella, Bogdan Borusewicz, and Gayle Rubin.

Others Born in 1949

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Leivinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2026
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
Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 390
Judith Light
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 391
Robert Berdella
EXTREMIST
1949 - 1992
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 392
Bogdan Borusewicz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 393
Gayle Rubin
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 394