1948 - Today
Edward Rutherfurd is a pen name for Francis Edward Wintle (born in 1948). He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels that span long periods of history but are set in particular places. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Rutherfurd has received more than 379,739 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Rutherfurd is the 4,902nd most popular writer (down from 4,834th in 2019), the 3,769th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,938th in 2019) and the 427th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 4,902 out of 5,755. Before him are August Spies, Christian Matras, Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau, Tom Peters, Ted Chiang, and Henriette Roland Holst. After him are François Weyergans, Frano Selak, Lester del Rey, Ring Lardner, Eoin Colfer, and Joel Chandler Harris.
1855 - 1887
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 4,896
1900 - 1988
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 4,897
1842 - 1902
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 4,898
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 4,899
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 4,900
1869 - 1952
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 4,901
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 4,902
1941 - 2019
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 4,903
1929 - 2016
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 4,904
1915 - 1993
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 4,905
1885 - 1933
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 4,906
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 4,907
1848 - 1908
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 4,908
Among people born in 1948, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 436. Before him are Natalya Gundareva, Felix Kulov, Benny Morris, John Foxx, Argentina Menis, and Richard Riehle. After him are Johan Boskamp, Abdul Quader Molla, Phil Mogg, Susanna Kaysen, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, and Sgt. Slaughter.
1948 - 2005
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 430
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 431
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 432
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 433
1948 - 2023
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 434
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 435
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 436
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 437
1948 - 2013
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 438
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 439
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 440
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 441
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 442
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 3,769 out of 7,765. Before him are Pybba of Mercia (570), Carlo Acutis (1991), Jack Davenport (1973), Melanie C (1974), Nigel Marven (1960), and Nat Lofthouse (1925). After him are Peter Withe (1951), Howard Hodgkin (1932), George Graham (1673), John Moresby (1830), William Henry Smyth (1788), and David Pegg (1935).
570 - 606
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 3,763
1991 - 2006
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 3,764
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 3,765
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 3,766
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 3,767
1925 - 2011
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 3,768
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 3,769
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 3,770
1932 - 2017
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 3,771
1673 - 1751
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 3,772
1830 - 1922
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 3,773
1788 - 1865
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 3,774
1935 - 1958
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 3,775
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 427. Before him are Margery Kempe (1373), Roger Hargreaves (1935), Kate Atkinson (1951), Michael Grant (1914), John Braine (1922), and William Tenn (1920). After him are Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Steven Moffat (1961), George Holyoake (1817), Clara Reeve (1729), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), and Mark Haddon (1962).
1373 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 421
1935 - 1988
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 422
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 423
1914 - 2004
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 424
1922 - 1986
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 425
1920 - 2010
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 426
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 427
1696 - 1782
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 428
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 429
1817 - 1906
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 430
1729 - 1807
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 431
1843 - 1926
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 432
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 433