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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. Braine is usually listed among the angry young men, a loosely defined group of English writers who emerged on the literary scene in the 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). John Braine is the 5,637th most popular writer (up from 6,058th in 2024), the 4,574th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,950th in 2019) and the 497th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Braine ranks 5,637 out of 7,302. Before him are Olivier Rolin, Kazimierz Brodziński, Josipina Turnograjska, Snorri Hjartarson, Ian Buruma, and Ellen Niit. After him are Ōshikōchi no Mitsune, Ahmet Haşim, Ann Cleeves, Ring Lardner, Walter Abish, and Elinor Glyn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, John Braine ranks 365. Before him are Rudolf Illovszky, Börje Tapper, Neal Hefti, Fritz Riess, Yao Lee, and Herbert Schade. After him are Valentine Telegdi, Fyvush Finkel, Miron Białoszewski, Grace Paley, Kuno Klötzer, and Ray Anthony. Among people deceased in 1986, John Braine ranks 252. Before him are Enrique Tierno Galván, James Fifer, Blanche Sweet, Robert Alda, Rukmini Devi Arundale, and Snorri Hjartarson. After him are Brian Aherne, Dan Pagis, Albert Scherrer, Romeo Rivers, Harry Benjamin, and Yukiko Okada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Braine ranks 4,575 out of 8,785. Before him are Phoebe Dynevor (1995), Richard Haydn (1905), Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805), John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690), Kenneth More (1914), and Daphne Oram (1925). After him are John Beazley (1885), Ann Cleeves (1954), James Robertson Justice (1907), Eric Gill (1882), Lindsay Hoyle (1957), and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1983).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Braine ranks 497. Before him are William Martin Leake (1777), Sam Houser (1972), Henry Lincoln (1930), Martin Litchfield West (1937), Stephen Leacock (1869), and Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805). After him are Ann Cleeves (1954), Jonathan Coe (1961), John Masefield (1878), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Walter de la Mare (1873), and Richard Llewellyn (1906).

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