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Helen Bannerman

1862 - 1946

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Helen Brodie Cowan Bannerman (née Watson; 25 February 1862 – 13 October 1946) was a Scottish children's writer. She is best known for her first book, Little Black Sambo (1899). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Bannerman is the 6,443rd most popular writer (down from 6,243rd in 2024), the 5,759th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,276th in 2019) and the 644th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Helen Bannerman ranks 6,443 out of 7,302. Before her are John Burroughs, John Gribbin, Sebastian Fitzek, Bosley Crowther, Robert Elsie, and Hugh MacDiarmid. After her are Rohinton Mistry, Sarah Josepha Hale, Alan Dundes, Ruth Graham, Greil Marcus, and Ragnar Jónasson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Helen Bannerman ranks 153. Before her are Cecilio Báez, Frank Weston Benson, Santeri Alkio, Oscar Levertin, Alexander Amfiteatrov, and Herbert Baker. After her are Carrie Derick, and George B. Cortelyou. Among people deceased in 1946, Helen Bannerman ranks 226. Before her are Jeanie MacPherson, Slim Summerville, Charles Oman, Damon Runyon, Herbert Baker, and Lionel Atwill. After her are John Langalibalele Dube, Miles Mander, Countee Cullen, Gifford Pinchot, and Carter Glass.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Helen Bannerman ranks 5,761 out of 8,785. Before her are Emma Chambers (1964), Adam Ant (1954), Terry George (1952), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Walter Smith (1948), and John Evan (1948). After her are Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Josephine Tewson (1931), Kenneth Williams (1926), Val Guest (1911), Peter Doherty (1913), and Gary McKinnon (1966).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Helen Bannerman ranks 644. Before her are William Empson (1906), Denise Levertov (1923), P. H. Newby (1918), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), John Gribbin (1946), and Hugh MacDiarmid (1892). After her are Dan Abnett (1965), Brian Friel (1929), John Arden (1930), Thomas Hood (1799), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), and Thomas Hughes (1822).

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