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Ian Rankin

1960 - Today

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Sir Ian James Rankin (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Born in Fife, Rankin was the first of his family to attend university, and he worked in a number of different jobs before becoming a writer. Rankin's crime novels form a major contribution to the tartan noir genre, and have won numerous British and international awards. His Rebus books have sold over 35 million copies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Ian Rankin is the 3,703rd most popular writer (up from 3,752nd in 2024), the 2,933rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,660th in 2019) and the 333rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Ian Rankin ranks 3,703 out of 7,302. Before him are Jeton Kelmendi, Eva Illouz, François de La Mothe Le Vayer, Procopius of Gaza, Norman Vincent Peale, and Felix Timmermans. After him are Francis Scott Key, Jesús Moncada, Ferdinand Freiligrath, Orhan Veli Kanık, Staka Skenderova, and Símun av Skarði.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Ian Rankin ranks 185. Before him are Richard Sammel, Yu Hua, Reed Hastings, Hiam Abbass, Rimas Kurtinaitis, and Robin Shou. After him are Matt Sorum, Temuera Morrison, Oliver Platt, Elizabeth Perkins, José Peseiro, and Roger Marshall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Rankin ranks 2,934 out of 8,785. Before him are Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (1261), Rachel Roberts (1927), C. Aubrey Smith (1863), Bridget Riley (1931), Barry Jackson (1938), and Henry of Scotland (1115). After him are Peter Atkins (1940), Richard Bright (1789), Frank Watson Dyson (1868), John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), Max Horton (1883), and Galyani Vadhana (1923).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ian Rankin ranks 333. Before him are Nevil Shute (1899), Alma Reville (1899), Charles Lock Eastlake (1793), William Robertson Smith (1846), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), and Rupert Brooke (1887). After him are Mary Sidney (1561), Leslie Stephen (1832), Georgette Heyer (1902), Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893), Anthony Hope (1863), and Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914).

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