1930 - 2017
Norman Colin Dexter (29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English crime writer known for his Inspector Morse series of novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as an ITV television series, Inspector Morse, from 1987 to 2000. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colin Dexter has received more than 1,154,123 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Colin Dexter is the 1,402nd most popular writer (up from 1,661st in 2019), the 1,107th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,295th in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Colin Dexter ranks 1,402 out of 5,755. Before him are Hieronymus of Cardia, Marcus Garvey, Lord Alfred Douglas, A. E. van Vogt, Philippe Soupault, and Martin Gardner. After him are Matthew Lewis, Gavrila Derzhavin, Ivan Kotliarevsky, Sadegh Hedayat, Ida Tarbell, and Ausiàs March.
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,396
1887 - 1940
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1,397
1870 - 1945
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1,398
1912 - 2000
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 1,399
1897 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1,400
1914 - 2010
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1,401
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 1,402
1775 - 1818
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,403
1743 - 1816
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,404
1769 - 1838
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,405
1903 - 1951
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,406
1857 - 1944
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,407
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,408
Among people born in 1930, Colin Dexter ranks 105. Before him are Martin Karplus, Sławomir Mrożek, Hilderaldo Bellini, Robert Loggia, Son Sen, and José Sarney. After him are Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Stephen Sondheim, Tom Wolfe, J. G. Ballard, Vilma Espín, and Mauro Ramos. Among people deceased in 2017, Colin Dexter ranks 87. Before him are Nicolai Gedda, John G. Avildsen, Peter Mansfield, Zhou Youguang, Tom Regan, and Karin Dor. After him are Anne Wiazemsky, Kim Jong-nam, Paolo Villaggio, Tobe Hooper, Tomas Milian, and Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 99
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 100
1930 - 2014
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 101
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 102
1930 - 1997
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 103
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 104
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 105
1930 - 1998
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 106
1930 - 2021
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 107
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 108
1930 - 2009
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 109
1930 - 2007
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 110
1930 - 2002
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 111
1925 - 2017
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 81
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 82
1933 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 83
1906 - 2017
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 84
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 85
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 86
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 87
1947 - 2017
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 88
1971 - 2017
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 89
1932 - 2017
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 90
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 91
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 92
1934 - 2017
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 93
Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Dexter ranks 1,107 out of 7,765. Before him are Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Rod Evans (1947), William Booth (1829), J. B. S. Haldane (1892), Clive Granger (1934), and Kenny Baker (1934). After him are Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), Thomas Lawrence (1769), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Matthew Lewis (1775), Kiefer Sutherland (1966), and Rick Astley (1966).
1870 - 1945
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1,101
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1,102
1829 - 1912
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 1,103
1892 - 1964
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 1,104
1934 - 2009
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1,105
1934 - 2016
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 1,106
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 1,107
1517 - 1559
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,108
1769 - 1830
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,109
1883 - 1950
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,110
1775 - 1818
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,111
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,112
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,113
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Colin Dexter ranks 121. Before him are P. G. Wodehouse (1881), Winifred Wagner (1897), Samuel Butler (1612), Neil Gaiman (1960), John Dryden (1631), and Lord Alfred Douglas (1870). After him are Matthew Lewis (1775), Robert Faurisson (1929), Robert Browning (1812), Joseph Needham (1900), James Murray (1837), and Evelyn Waugh (1903).
1881 - 1975
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 115
1897 - 1980
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 116
1612 - 1680
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 117
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 118
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 119
1870 - 1945
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 120
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 121
1775 - 1818
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 122
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 123
1812 - 1889
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 124
1900 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 125
1837 - 1915
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 126
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 127