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Howard Jacobson

British author and journalist

1942 - today

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His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Howard Jacobson is the 6,304th most popular writer (down from 6,267th in 2024), the 5,391st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,317th in 2019) and the 589th most popular British Writer.

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Howard Jacobson's biography spans 31 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 51.63.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Howard Jacobson ranks 6,304 out of 7,707. Before him are Lyman Abbott, Patrick Grainville, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Maja Bošković-Stulli, Piers Anthony, and Euphrase Kezilahabi. After him are Caroline Norton, Brigitte Giraud, Emma Willard, Edward Everett Hale, Stig Claesson, and Franz Fühmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Howard Jacobson ranks 660. Before him are Paul Jones, Örjan Persson, Per Stig Møller, Barbara Parkins, Dinara Asanova, and Mirja Lehtonen. After him are John Konrads, Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Andrew Vachss, Dennis Hastert, Glyn Johns, and Ozren Bonačić.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Howard Jacobson ranks 5,391 out of 9,870. Before him are Johnny Douglas (1882), Marc Warren (1967), Rik Mayall (1958), David Cox (1783), Frederick Humphreys (1878), and Piers Anthony (1934). After him are Sean Dyche (1971), Emilia Fox (1974), Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951), Octavia Hill (1838), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), and Mia Goth (1993).

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Among Writers In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Howard Jacobson ranks 589. Before him are Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Thomas Traherne (1636), Julia Donaldson (1948), Nigella Lawson (1960), Christopher Fry (1907), and Piers Anthony (1934). After him are Caroline Norton (1808), William Dunbar (1460), Anne Fine (1947), Sarah Trimmer (1741), Owen Barfield (1898), and Dannie Abse (1923).

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