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David Mitchell

1969 - Today

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David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist, screenwriter, and translator. He has written nine novels, two of which, number9dream (2001) and Cloud Atlas (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written articles for several newspapers, most notably for The Guardian. He has translated books about autism from Japanese to English. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). David Mitchell is the 6,122nd most popular writer (down from 5,729th in 2024), the 5,184th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,465th in 2019) and the 568th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, David Mitchell ranks 6,122 out of 7,302. Before him are Ernest Lehman, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, William Bell Scott, Paul Arène, Michael Lewis, and Albert Kivikas. After him are Paul Scott, Jean Dutourd, Peter Hacks, Bernice Rubens, Kathryn Stockett, and Deborah Harkness.

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Among people born in 1969, David Mitchell ranks 398. Before him are Michael Amott, Gale Harold, Viola, Teresa Salgueiro, Juli Ashton, and Nelson Vivas. After him are Kathryn Stockett, Myles Kennedy, Dolores Redondo, Lotay Tshering, Joyce DiDonato, and Hany Ramzy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Mitchell ranks 5,186 out of 8,785. Before him are Simone Ashley (1995), Samuel Plimsoll (1824), Stanley Sadie (1930), Heather Angel (1909), David Hampshire (1917), and Harriet Harman (1950). After him are Paul Scott (1920), Gina McKee (1964), John Curry (1949), Bernice Rubens (1923), Dawn French (1957), and Susan Haack (1945).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Mitchell ranks 568. Before him are Terence Rattigan (1911), Izaak Walton (1593), Pauline Baynes (1922), John Betjeman (1906), Dorothy E. Smith (1926), and William Bell Scott (1811). After him are Paul Scott (1920), Bernice Rubens (1923), James Herbert (1943), John of Worcester (1100), John Barbour (1316), and Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965).

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