Writer

Bernard Cornwell

1944 - today

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Bernard Cornwell

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Cornwell is the 1,467th most popular writer (down from 1,103rd in 2024), the 1,328th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 839th in 2019) and the 140th most popular British Writer.

Bernard Cornwell is most famous for his Sharpe series, a series of novels about a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Bernard Cornwell ranks 1,467 out of 7,302. Before him are César Vallejo, Phrynichus, Ernst Hanfstaengl, J. Michael Straczynski, Albert of Aix, and Vasily Shukshin. After him are Victor Serge, Liang Qichao, Dan Simmons, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Paul Rée, and Marie de Gournay.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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César Vallejo
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 1,461
Phrynichus
535 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 1,462
Ernst Hanfstaengl
1887 - 1975
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,463
J. Michael Straczynski
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,464
Albert of Aix
1060 - 1120
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 1,465
Vasily Shukshin
1929 - 1974
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,466
Bernard Cornwell
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,467
Victor Serge
1890 - 1947
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,468
Liang Qichao
1873 - 1929
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,469
Dan Simmons
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,470
Jean François Paul de Gondi
1613 - 1679
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,471
Paul Rée
1849 - 1901
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,472
Marie de Gournay
1565 - 1645
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,473

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Bernard Cornwell ranks 149. Before him are Gary Busey, Tsuyoshi Kunieda, Alice Walker, Ranulph Fiennes, Vlastimil Hort, and Frank Oz. After him are Oqil Oqilov, Tony Atkinson, Mary Robinson, John Densmore, Joseph Boakai, and Daniel Pennac.

Others Born in 1944

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Gary Busey
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 143
Tsuyoshi Kunieda
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 144
Alice Walker
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 145
Ranulph Fiennes
EXPLORER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 146
Vlastimil Hort
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 147
Frank Oz
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 148
Bernard Cornwell
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 149
Oqil Oqilov
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 150
Tony Atkinson
ECONOMIST
1944 - 2017
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 151
Mary Robinson
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 152
John Densmore
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 153
Joseph Boakai
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 154
Daniel Pennac
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 155

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bernard Cornwell ranks 1,328 out of NaN. Before him are John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713), Ian Anderson (1947), James Ferguson (1797), Arnold Toynbee (1852), Rick Parfitt (1948), and Henry (1100). After him are Eddie Redmayne (1982), Robert Wyatt (1945), Ewan McGregor (1971), Olave Baden-Powell (1889), Alan Baker (1939), and John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1462).

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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
PUBLIC WORKER
1713 - 1792
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 1,322
Ian Anderson
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 1,323
James Ferguson
ASTRONOMER
1797 - 1867
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 1,324
Arnold Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1852 - 1883
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,325
Rick Parfitt
SINGER
1948 - 2016
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 1,326
Henry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1156
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,327
Bernard Cornwell
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,328
Eddie Redmayne
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 1,329
Robert Wyatt
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,330
Ewan McGregor
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,331
Olave Baden-Powell
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,332
Alan Baker
MATHEMATICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,333
John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1487
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,334