1894 - 1984
John Boynton Priestley (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions (1929), which first brought him to wide public notice. Many of his plays are structured around a time slip, and he went on to develop a new theory of time, with different dimensions that link past, present and future. In 1940 he broadcast a series of short propaganda radio talks, which were credited with strengthening civilian morale during the Battle of Britain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. B. Priestley has received more than 1,690,965 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. J. B. Priestley is the 2,937th most popular writer (up from 3,119th in 2019), the 2,208th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,317th in 2019) and the 253rd most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, J. B. Priestley ranks 2,937 out of 5,755. Before him are Bernard Werber, Géza Gárdonyi, Marija Jurić Zagorka, Philostratus of Lemnos, Miodrag Bulatović, and George Herbert. After him are Henri Meilhac, Bat Ye'or, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, Richard Curtis, Antonio Beccadelli, and Longchenpa.
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 2,931
1863 - 1922
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 2,932
1873 - 1957
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 2,933
200 - 230
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 2,934
1930 - 1991
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 2,935
1593 - 1633
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,936
1894 - 1984
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,937
1831 - 1897
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,938
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,939
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2,940
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2,941
1394 - 1471
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2,942
1308 - 1364
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2,943
Among people born in 1894, J. B. Priestley ranks 122. Before him are Augustín Malár, Pavel Rybalko, Âşık Veysel, Werner March, Khawaja Nazimuddin, and Saken Seifullin. After him are Henry Hazlitt, Riad Al Solh, Boris Pilnyak, Carlos Luz, Surya Sen, and Maksim Purkayev. Among people deceased in 1984, J. B. Priestley ranks 109. Before him are Walter Pidgeon, Manuel Fleitas Solich, Paul Ben-Haim, Uwe Johnson, Toni Turek, and William Powell. After him are Manès Sperber, Jorge Guillén, Tim, Arvīds Jansons, Louis Lansana Beavogui, and Lillian Hellman.
1894 - 1945
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 116
1894 - 1948
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 117
1894 - 1973
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 118
1894 - 1976
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 119
1894 - 1964
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 120
1894 - 1938
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 121
1894 - 1984
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 122
1894 - 1993
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 123
1894 - 1951
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 124
1894 - 1938
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 125
1894 - 1961
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 126
1894 - 1934
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 127
1894 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 128
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 103
1900 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 104
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 105
1934 - 1984
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 106
1919 - 1984
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 107
1892 - 1984
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 108
1894 - 1984
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 109
1905 - 1984
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 110
1893 - 1984
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 111
1915 - 1984
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 112
1914 - 1984
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 113
1923 - 1984
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 114
1905 - 1984
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 115
Among people born in United Kingdom, J. B. Priestley ranks 2,208 out of 7,765. Before him are Roy Salvadori (1922), Damian Lewis (1971), John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), David Trimble (1944), George Bentham (1800), and George Herbert (1593). After him are John William Draper (1811), Peter Hammill (1948), Sidney Smith (1764), William Bayliss (1860), John Owen (1616), and Lindsay Duncan (1950).
1922 - 2012
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 2,202
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 2,203
1886 - 1946
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 2,204
1944 - 2022
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 2,205
1800 - 1884
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 2,206
1593 - 1633
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,207
1894 - 1984
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,208
1811 - 1882
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,209
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,210
1764 - 1840
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2,211
1860 - 1924
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 2,212
1616 - 1683
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 2,213
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 2,214
Among writers born in United Kingdom, J. B. Priestley ranks 253. Before him are Robert Harris (1957), Peter James (1948), Richard Baxter (1615), Marjorie Boulton (1924), Peter Mayle (1939), and George Herbert (1593). After him are William Robertson Smith (1846), Michael Bond (1926), Caroline Graham (1931), John Brunner (1934), Charles Lamb (1775), and Nick Hornby (1957).
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 247
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 248
1615 - 1691
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 249
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 250
1939 - 2018
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 251
1593 - 1633
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 252
1894 - 1984
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 253
1846 - 1894
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 254
1926 - 2017
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 255
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 256
1934 - 1995
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 257
1775 - 1834
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 258
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 259