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Angus Wilson

1913 - 1991

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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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  • 160k

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  • 39.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Angus Wilson ranks 5,810 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Angus Wilson ranks 344Before 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 237Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Angus Wilson ranks 5,139 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Angus Wilson ranks 575Before 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).