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Edwin Morgan

1920 - 2010

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Edwin George Morgan (27 April 1920 – 19 August 2010) was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was named as the first Makar or National Poet for Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Edwin Morgan is the 6,908th most popular writer (up from 6,988th in 2024), the 6,575th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,673rd in 2019) and the 721st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Edwin Morgan ranks 6,908 out of 7,302. Before him are Khaled Khalifa, Mark Z. Danielewski, Julia Franck, Lulu Wang, David Hare, and Hamed Abdel-Samad. After him are Chenjerai Hove, William Gilmore Simms, James T. Farrell, Rahat Indori, Nic Pizzolatto, and Kaori Ekuni.

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Among people born in 1920, Edwin Morgan ranks 458. Before him are Ronald Searle, Sitara Devi, Mitzi Green, Frances Gifford, Jack Webb, and Rex Allen. After him are Don Branson, Reg Harris, Jerome Richardson, Helen O'Connell, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, and Little Jimmy Dickens. Among people deceased in 2010, Edwin Morgan ranks 485. Before him are Yvette Vickers, Teena Marie, Harry Schwarz, Janusz Kurtyka, Shoya Tomizawa, and Massamasso Tchangai. After him are Orlando Zapata, Bill Dixon, Adele Mara, Nalini Jaywant, Kipkemboi Kimeli, and Antonio Pettigrew.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwin Morgan ranks 6,577 out of 8,785. Before him are Sandy Jardine (1948), Steve Redgrave (1962), Dora Bryan (1923), Derek Redmond (1965), Sajid Javid (1969), and George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (1961). After him are Richard Osman (1970), Lewis Cook (1997), Maddy Prior (1947), Kim Tae-gyun (null), George Blagden (1989), and Carl Fogarty (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edwin Morgan ranks 721. Before him are Kate Mosse (1961), Heston Blumenthal (1966), Jo Walton (1964), Robert Bridges (1844), Owen Jones (1984), and David Hare (1947). After him are Tom Parker Bowles (1974), Siobhan Dowd (1960), Laurie Lee (1914), Charley Boorman (1966), Noel Streatfeild (1895), and Maggie O'Farrell (1972).

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