WRITER

Francis Chichester

1901 - 1972

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Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE (17 September 1901 – 26 August 1972) was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall in 1966–67. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Chichester has received more than 464,890 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Chichester is the 5,983rd most popular writer, the 4,821st most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 541st most popular British Writer.

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  • 460k

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  • 44.05

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The romantic challenge
Biography, Sailing, Gipsy Moth V (Sailboat)
The story of the author's attempt at sailing [single-handed] 4,000 miles between two fixed points on the earth's surface in 20 days - an average of 200 miles per day whatever the wind, whatever the weather.
1971
Allies and the late ministry defended against France
1711
Church-authority vindicated
Authority, Bible, Church
1719
Gipsy Moth Circles The World
1967
The difficulties and discouragements which attend the study of the scriptures
1714
The lonely sea and the sky
1964

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Chichester ranks 5,983 out of 7,302. Before him are Tom Brokaw, Svetlana Makarovič, Edmund Gosse, William Bell Scott, Vjenceslav Novak, and George Holyoake. After him are Jean Dutourd, Khushwant Singh, Liam O'Flaherty, Mihkel Veske, Richard Russo, and Sarah Moore Grimké.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Francis Chichester ranks 320. Before him are Carlo Biotti, Thomas Cooray, Mary Eaton, Modesto Denis, Muhammad Fareed Didi, and Pauline Starke. After him are Francisco Gamborena, Tibor Serly, Frankie Genaro, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Henrique da Silveira, and Gilda Gray. Among people deceased in 1972, Francis Chichester ranks 235. Before him are Herbert Hübner, John Berryman, Arnold Jackson, Walter Winchell, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, and Humberto Mariles. After him are Claire Windsor, Frederico Paredes, Gejus van der Meulen, Gia Scala, Isabel Jewell, and Józef Lange.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Francis Chichester ranks 4,821 out of 8,785. Before him are William Bell Scott (1811), Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), Lando Norris (1999), George Ezra (1993), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), and George Holyoake (1817). After him are Richard Thompson (1949), Naomi Scott (1993), John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860), Laura Haddock (1985), Daniel Harding (1975), and Stanley Sadie (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Francis Chichester ranks 541. Before him are Mina Loy (1882), Susan Cooper (1935), Hugh Blair (1718), Edmund Gosse (1849), William Bell Scott (1811), and George Holyoake (1817). After him are Alex Garland (1970), Lucy Hawking (1969), David Storey (1933), Sarah Waters (1966), Philippa Pearce (1920), and Sarah Trimmer (1741).

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