WRITER

John Christopher

1922 - 2012

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Sam Youd (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012) was a British writer best known for science fiction written under the name of John Christopher, including the novels The Death of Grass, The Possessors, and the young-adult novel series The Tripods. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Christopher has received more than 274,168 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. John Christopher is the 4,130th most popular writer (down from 2,547th in 2019), the 2,961st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,943rd in 2019) and the 333rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 270k

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  • 49.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Christopher ranks 4,130 out of 7,302. Before him are Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, Jackie Collins, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Lyuben Karavelov, Helen Fielding, and Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu. After him are Jurek Becker, Tommaso Landolfi, Brigitte Hamann, Andrée Chedid, Dominique Fernandez, and Kathy Acker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, John Christopher ranks 260. Before him are Xenia Stad-de Jong, Agustín Gaínza, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Lyndon LaRouche, Chairil Anwar, and Karl Aage Præst. After him are José Luis López Vázquez, Juhan Smuul, Július Torma, Hal Moore, Agustina Bessa-Luís, and Gordon Tullock. Among people deceased in 2012, John Christopher ranks 235. Before him are Émile Allais, William Windom, R. G. Armstrong, Marie Colvin, André Simon, and Dara Singh. After him are Yash Chopra, Sergey Kapitsa, Hector Bianciotti, James Farentino, Moshe Sanbar, and Mike Wallace.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Christopher ranks 2,961 out of 8,785. Before him are John Phillips (1800), Jackie Collins (1937), Emma Bunton (1976), Helen Fielding (1958), Richard Burbage (1567), and Jimmy McGrory (1904). After him are Andy Cole (1971), Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645), Nik Kershaw (1958), Charles Dawson (1864), Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798), and John Soane (1753).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Christopher ranks 333. Before him are Fay Weldon (1931), Maria Edgeworth (1768), Eric Frank Russell (1905), Peter Cheyney (1896), Jackie Collins (1937), and Helen Fielding (1958). After him are Susanna Hall (1583), Sue Townsend (1946), William Langland (1332), John Winthrop (1588), Walter Map (1140), and David Almond (1951).

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