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John Braine

1922 - 1986

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John Gerard Braine (13 April 1922 – 28 October 1986) was an English novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Braine has received more than 166,424 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Braine is the 6,059th most popular writer (down from 4,861st in 2019), the 4,951st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,734th in 2019) and the 553rd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Braine ranks 6,059 out of 7,302. Before him are Alain Mabanckou, Gustav Hasford, Stephen R. Donaldson, Pavao Pavličić, Iolo Morganwg, and Malcolm Gladwell. After him are Henry Lawson, Gerhard Roth, Franz von Dingelstedt, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Charles Brackett, and Denise Levertov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, John Braine ranks 400. Before him are Patricia Canning Todd, Marjorie Gestring, Beverly Pepper, Billy Liddell, Franz Fühmann, and Eevi Huttunen. After him are Darren McGavin, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, Gil Merrick, Paul Winchell, Pierre Blondiaux, and Ebbe Parsner. Among people deceased in 1986, John Braine ranks 275. Before him are Felipe Rosas, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Igor Tselovalnikov, Gardner Fox, Chuck McKinley, and Domingo García. After him are Ella Baker, Smita Patil, Eduardo Risso, James Gentle, Kate Smith, and Emil Jónsson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Braine ranks 4,951 out of 8,785. Before him are Gem Archer (1966), Iolo Morganwg (1747), Geraldine Beamish (1883), Ian Burgess (1930), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), and Laura Fraser (1976). After him are Herbert Morrison (1888), Ronald Pope (1920), Mackenzie Crook (1971), Frank Bruno (1961), Bob Crompton (1879), and Tommy Flowers (1905).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Braine ranks 553. Before him are Sarah Trimmer (1741), Anne Fine (1947), Izaak Walton (1593), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), Iolo Morganwg (1747), and Malcolm Gladwell (1963). After him are Denise Levertov (1923), Thomas Traherne (1636), Hammond Innes (1913), Chris Claremont (1950), Zadie Smith (1975), and Margaret Drabble (1939).

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