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Jasper Fforde

1961 - Today

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Jasper Fforde (born 11 January 1961) is an English novelist whose first novel, The Eyre Affair, was published in 2001. He is known mainly for his Thursday Next novels, but has also published two books in the loosely connected Nursery Crime series, two in the Shades of Grey series and four in The Last Dragonslayer series. Fforde's books abound in literary allusions and wordplay, tightly scripted plots and playfulness with the conventional, traditional genres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jasper Fforde has received more than 671,023 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jasper Fforde is the 6,502nd most popular writer (down from 5,897th in 2019), the 5,778th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,338th in 2019) and the 658th most popular British Writer.

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  • 17

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  • 3.14

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  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jasper Fforde ranks 6,502 out of 7,302. Before him are William Kennedy, Lionel Trilling, Lidija Dimkovska, Vachel Lindsay, Ogden Nash, and John Arden. After him are Christopher Moore, George MacDonald Fraser, Countee Cullen, F. Sionil José, Patrick Kavanagh, and Richelle Mead.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Jasper Fforde ranks 570. Before him are Sebastiano Nela, Dale Dickey, Orla Brady, Alexis Mendoza, Corey Johnson, and Magda Szubanski. After him are Keith Gordon, Daniel Clowes, Johann Passler, Maxi Priest, Katrin Dörre-Heinig, and Vida Vencienė.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jasper Fforde ranks 5,778 out of 8,785. Before him are Olivia Cooke (1993), Martyn Poliakoff (1947), John Arden (1930), Juno Temple (1989), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), and Allenby Chilton (1918). After him are George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Ninian Stephen (1923), Edward Andrade (1887), Alan Cox (1968), John Lydgate (1370), and Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Jasper Fforde ranks 658. Before him are Mark Akenside (1721), Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), Walter Besant (1836), Angus Wilson (1913), Felicia Hemans (1793), and John Arden (1930). After him are George MacDonald Fraser (1925), John Lydgate (1370), Sidney Lee (1859), Charles Stross (1964), John Gribbin (1946), and Elizabeth Inchbald (1753).

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