1934 - 2011
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was an English novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults. Although usually described as fantasy, some of her work also incorporates science fiction themes and elements of realism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diana Wynne Jones has received more than 914,135 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Diana Wynne Jones is the 659th most popular writer (up from 813th in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 615th in 2019) and the 66th most popular British Writer.
Diana Wynne Jones is most famous for her work in children's fantasy and young adult fiction. She has written over 30 books, including the popular Howl's Moving Castle and The Chronicles of Chrestomanci series.
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Among writers, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 659 out of 5,794. Before her are Sven Hassel, Giambattista Basile, Dashiell Hammett, Ben Jonson, Bernart de Ventadorn, and Dimitrie Cantemir. After her are Periander, Stephen Covey, Irène Némirovsky, Zhang Sanfeng, Émile Verhaeren, and William Saroyan.
1917 - 2012
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 653
1566 - 1632
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 654
1894 - 1961
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 655
1572 - 1637
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 656
1135 - 1190
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 657
1673 - 1723
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 658
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 659
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 660
1932 - 2012
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 661
1903 - 1942
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 662
1200 - 1301
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 663
1855 - 1916
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 664
1908 - 1981
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 665
Among people born in 1934, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 33. Before her are Empress Michiko, Richard Meier, Bill Russell, Alan Arkin, Jacques Anquetil, and Paco Rabanne. After her are Leonid Kravchuk, Georges Moustaki, Roman Herzog, Tarcisio Bertone, Bill Bixby, and Per Olov Enquist. Among people deceased in 2011, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 24. Before her are Ágota Kristóf, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Gary Moore, Flórián Albert, Sidney Lumet, and John Barry. After her are Annie Girardot, Rudolf Mössbauer, Necmettin Erbakan, Willard Boyle, Lucian Freud, and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 27
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 28
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 29
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 30
1934 - 1987
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 31
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 32
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 33
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 34
1934 - 2013
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 35
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 36
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 37
1934 - 1993
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 38
1934 - 2020
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 39
1935 - 2011
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 18
1940 - 2011
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 19
1952 - 2011
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 20
1941 - 2011
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 21
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 22
1933 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 23
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 24
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 25
1929 - 2011
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 26
1926 - 2011
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 27
1924 - 2011
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 28
1922 - 2011
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 29
1921 - 2011
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 30
Among people born in United Kingdom, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 511 out of 6,924. Before her are Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Christopher Nolan (1970), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), Ben Jonson (1572), Peter Gabriel (1950), and John Barry (1933). After her are Daniel Craig (1968), Frank Williams (1942), Maud of Wales (1869), Tony Iommi (1948), Norman Haworth (1883), and William Hogarth (1697).
1020 - 1076
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 505
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 506
1859 - 1925
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 507
1572 - 1637
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 508
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 509
1933 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 510
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 511
1968 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 512
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 513
1869 - 1938
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 514
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 515
1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 516
1697 - 1764
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 517
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 66. Before her are Anthony Burgess (1917), John le Carré (1931), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), Christopher Tolkien (1924), and Ben Jonson (1572). After her are Daphne du Maurier (1907), John Bunyan (1628), Edmund Spenser (1552), Douglas Adams (1952), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), and Muriel Spark (1918).
1917 - 1993
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 60
1931 - 2020
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 61
1090 - 1155
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 62
1859 - 1927
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 63
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 64
1572 - 1637
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 65
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 66
1907 - 1989
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 67
1628 - 1688
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 68
1552 - 1599
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 69
1952 - 2001
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 70
1757 - 1806
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 71
1918 - 2006
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 72