1913 - 1991
Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, CBE (11 August 1913 – 31 May 1991) was an English novelist and short story writer. He was one of England's first openly gay authors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Angus Wilson has received more than 157,948 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Angus Wilson is the 5,810th most popular writer (down from 5,367th in 2019), the 5,139th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,959th in 2019) and the 575th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Angus Wilson ranks 5,810 out of 5,755. Before him are Lauren Weisberger, Susan Glaspell, Patrick Kavanagh, Gregory Colbert, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, and Guillermo Martínez. After him are George Saunders, Tillie Olsen, Henry Vaughan, Tana French, Max Hastings, and William Wycherley.
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,804
1876 - 1948
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,805
1904 - 1967
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,806
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 5,807
1948 - 2011
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 5,808
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 5,809
1913 - 1991
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 5,810
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 5,811
1912 - 2007
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 5,812
1621 - 1695
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 5,813
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 5,814
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 5,815
1640 - 1716
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 5,816
Among people born in 1913, Angus Wilson ranks 344. Before him are Macdonald Carey, Henry Banks, Luis Taruc, Adrian Quist, Duane Swanson, and Jack Ragland. After him are Harold J. Stone, Walt Kelly, Lawrence Stevens, Norman Dello Joio, R. S. Thomas, and Charlie Barnet. Among people deceased in 1991, Angus Wilson ranks 237. Before him are Forrest Towns, Gloria Holden, Kenas Aroi, Roy Welensky, Adrian Quist, and Aline MacMahon. After him are John Kerr, David Ruffin, Yanka Dyagileva, Happy Chandler, Danny Thomas, and Abel Kiviat.
1913 - 1994
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 338
1913 - 1994
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 339
1913 - 2005
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 340
1913 - 1991
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 341
1913 - 2000
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 342
1913 - 1996
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 343
1913 - 1991
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 344
1913 - 2005
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 345
1913 - 1973
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 346
1913 - 1989
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 347
1913 - 2008
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 348
1913 - 2000
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 349
1913 - 1991
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 350
1914 - 1991
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 231
1903 - 1991
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 232
1942 - 1991
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 233
1907 - 1991
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 234
1913 - 1991
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 235
1899 - 1991
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 236
1913 - 1991
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 237
1914 - 1991
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 238
1941 - 1991
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 239
1966 - 1991
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 240
1898 - 1991
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 241
1912 - 1991
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 242
1892 - 1991
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 243
Among people born in United Kingdom, Angus Wilson ranks 5,139 out of 7,765. Before him are Anne Dudley (1956), Paul Radmilovic (1886), Anthony R. Hunter (1943), Nick Leeson (1967), Carrie Johnson (1988), and Ian Brown (1963). After him are Bunny Austin (1906), Ann Jones (1938), Henry Vaughan (1621), Hannah John-Kamen (1989), Max Hastings (1945), and William Wycherley (1640).
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,133
1886 - 1968
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 5,134
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 5,135
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 5,136
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 5,137
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 5,138
1913 - 1991
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 5,139
1906 - 2000
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 5,140
1938 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 5,141
1621 - 1695
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 5,142
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 5,143
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 5,144
1640 - 1716
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 5,145
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Angus Wilson ranks 575. Before him are Mo Hayder (1962), Christopher Fry (1907), Polly Samson (1962), J. G. Farrell (1935), Thomas Heywood (1574), and Thomas Percy (1729). After him are Henry Vaughan (1621), Max Hastings (1945), William Wycherley (1640), John Arden (1930), H. R. F. Keating (1926), and Dan Abnett (1965).
1962 - 2021
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 569
1907 - 2005
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 570
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 571
1935 - 1979
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 572
1574 - 1641
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 573
1729 - 1811
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 574
1913 - 1991
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 575
1621 - 1695
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 576
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 577
1640 - 1716
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 578
1930 - 2012
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 579
1926 - 2011
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 580
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 581