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John Gribbin

1946 - Today

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John R. Gribbin (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). John Gribbin is the 6,438th most popular writer (up from 6,522nd in 2024), the 5,752nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,799th in 2019) and the 642nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Gribbin ranks 6,438 out of 7,302. Before him are Benjamin Zephaniah, Alice Sebold, Leyla Aliyeva, Terry Southern, Carmen Posadas, and John Burroughs. After him are Sebastian Fitzek, Bosley Crowther, Robert Elsie, Hugh MacDiarmid, Helen Bannerman, and Rohinton Mistry.

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Among people born in 1946, John Gribbin ranks 751. Before him are Robert L. Gibson, Karen Silkwood, Ed Markey, Jeffrey Hammond, Rick Adelman, and Patrick Manning. After him are Michael Clarke, Helen Gourlay, Michael Coats, Gene Siskel, Penelope Spheeris, and Tony Ashton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gribbin ranks 5,754 out of 8,785. Before him are Rag'n'Bone Man (1985), Wes Brown (1979), Michael Jayston (1935), Richard Greene (1918), William Lyon Mackenzie (1795), and Oliver Parker (1960). After him are Emma Chambers (1964), Adam Ant (1954), Terry George (1952), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Walter Smith (1948), and John Evan (1948).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Gribbin ranks 642. Before him are Reginald Hill (1936), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), William Empson (1906), Denise Levertov (1923), P. H. Newby (1918), and Benjamin Zephaniah (1958). After him are Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Helen Bannerman (1862), Dan Abnett (1965), Brian Friel (1929), John Arden (1930), and Thomas Hood (1799).

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