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George Monbiot

1963 - Today

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George Joshua Richard Monbiot ( MON-bee-oh; born 27 January 1963) is an English journalist, author, and environmental and political activist. He writes a regular column for The Guardian and has written several books. Monbiot grew up in Oxfordshire and studied zoology at the University of Oxford. He then began a career in investigative journalism, publishing his first book Poisoned Arrows in 1989 about human rights issues in West Papua. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). George Monbiot is the 7,172nd most popular writer (down from 6,873rd in 2024), the 7,082nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,437th in 2019) and the 741st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, George Monbiot ranks 7,172 out of 7,302. Before him are Terry Nation, Dan Savage, Petr Zelenka, Lucille Clifton, Gaël Faye, and Julia Serano. After him are Elizabeth Hand, Dave Barry, Sanal Edamaruku, Nicodemo Gentile, Edwidge Danticat, and Walt Dohrn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, George Monbiot ranks 1,030. Before him are Dariusz Kubicki, Melinda McGraw, Mary Scheer, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Jay Karnes, and Martin O'Malley. After him are Laura Ingraham, Jolande Sap, Juri Kashkarov, Alexandros Alexiou, Takashi Kobayashi, and Theo Snelders.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Monbiot ranks 7,084 out of 8,785. Before him are Sue Barker (1956), Lewis Dunk (1991), Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960), Alex Ferns (1968), David J. Asher (1966), and Victoria Hamilton (1971). After him are Christina Cole (1981), Richard Hawley (1967), Willie Morgan (1944), Phil Daniels (1958), Alfred E. Goodey (1878), and Liam Rosenior (1984).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Monbiot ranks 741. Before him are Simon Sinek (1973), Dennis Potter (1935), Andrea Levy (1956), Douglas Murray (1979), David Nicholls (1966), and Terry Nation (1930). After him are Mark Ravenhill (1966), Edward Lucas (1962), Adrian Tchaikovsky (1972), Nicola Griffith (1960), Ngarmpun Vejjajiva (1963), and Charlotte Roche (1978).

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