1934 - 2011
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was a British 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 1,060,419 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Diana Wynne Jones is the 767th most popular writer (down from 659th in 2019), the 624th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 511th in 2019) and the 73rd 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 767 out of 5,755. Before her are Multatuli, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Sayat-Nova, Lawrence Durrell, Colleen McCullough, and Yanka Kupala. After her are Stephen Covey, Ingeborg Bachmann, Marie de France, Venantius Fortunatus, Cesare Pavese, and George Steiner.
1820 - 1887
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 761
1847 - 1885
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 762
1712 - 1795
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 763
1912 - 1990
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 764
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 765
1882 - 1942
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 766
1934 - 2011
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 767
1932 - 2012
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 768
1926 - 1973
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 769
1101 - 1300
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 770
530 - 609
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 771
1908 - 1950
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 772
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 773
Among people born in 1934, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 43. Before her are Bill Russell, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Alan Arkin, Bill Bixby, Jacques Anquetil, and John L. Hall. After her are Niklaus Wirth, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Lansana Conté, John Surtees, Wole Soyinka, and Louise Fletcher. Among people deceased in 2011, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 32. Before her are John Barry, Necmettin Erbakan, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Christa Wolf, Lynn Margulis, and Manfred Gerlach. After her are Herbert A. Hauptman, Simon van der Meer, Zdeněk Miler, John McCarthy, Jane Russell, and Daniel Bell.
1934 - 2022
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 37
1934 - 1996
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 38
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 39
1934 - 1993
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 40
1934 - 1987
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 41
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 42
1934 - 2011
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 43
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 44
1934 - 2021
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 45
1934 - 2008
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 46
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 47
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 48
1934 - 2022
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 49
1933 - 2011
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 26
1926 - 2011
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 27
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 28
1929 - 2011
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 29
1938 - 2011
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 30
1928 - 2011
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 31
1934 - 2011
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 32
1917 - 2011
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 33
1925 - 2011
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 34
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 35
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 36
1921 - 2011
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 37
1919 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 38
Among people born in United Kingdom, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 624 out of 7,765. Before her are John Buchan (1875), Offa of Mercia (800), Philip Miller (1691), Eduard Suess (1831), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), and Robert Peel (1788). After her are Bill Nighy (1949), Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596), Julian Huxley (1887), Emperor Norton (1818), James Mill (1773), and Karl Pearson (1857).
1875 - 1940
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 618
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 619
1691 - 1771
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 620
1831 - 1914
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 621
1897 - 1965
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 622
1788 - 1850
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 623
1934 - 2011
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 624
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 625
1596 - 1662
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 626
1887 - 1975
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 627
1818 - 1880
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 628
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 629
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 630
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 73. Before her are Frederick Forsyth (1938), David Irving (1938), A. J. Cronin (1896), Aubrey Beardsley (1872), Ann Radcliffe (1764), and Douglas Adams (1952). After her are Julian Barnes (1946), Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), Christopher Tolkien (1924), Muriel Spark (1918), Jane Hawking (1944), and Philip Pullman (1946).
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 67
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 68
1896 - 1981
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 69
1872 - 1898
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 70
1764 - 1823
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 71
1952 - 2001
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 72
1934 - 2011
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 73
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 74
1860 - 1946
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 75
1924 - 2020
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 76
1918 - 2006
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 77
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 78
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 79