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John Mortimer

1923 - 2009

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Sir John Clifford Mortimer (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009) was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Mortimer has received more than 1,087,229 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Mortimer is the 6,162nd most popular writer, the 5,806th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 641st most popular British Writer.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 35.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Mortimer ranks 6,162 out of 5,755Before him are Bosley Crowther, Sabine Baring-Gould, Sara Stridsberg, David X. Cohen, Elaine Showalter, and Tom Rob Smith. After him are Jenni Haukio, Lauren Kate, Ishmael Reed, Petr Zelenka, Olga Slavnikova, and Kiran Desai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, John Mortimer ranks 425Before him are Balbir Singh Sr., Adele Mara, Don Barksdale, Moira Lister, Kenny Rollins, and Anthony Bevilacqua. After him are Hugh Shearer, Norman Kirk, Gloria Henry, Ray Lumpp, Dora Bryan, and James Abdnor. Among people deceased in 2009, John Mortimer ranks 354Before him are Billy Mays, Billy Powell, William Safire, Kamila Skolimowska, Marian Cozma, and Andrea Mead Lawrence. After him are Gale Storm, Baitullah Mehsud, Bina Rai, Said Seyam, Valeri Broshin, and Jane Bryan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Mortimer ranks 5,806 out of 7,765Before him are John Lundvik (1983), Andrew Airlie (1961), Howard Wilkinson (1943), Jack Kelsey (1929), Syd Owen (1922), and Tom Rob Smith (1979). After him are Gabrielle (1969), Olly Murs (1984), Kathleen Ollerenshaw (1912), Jimmy Carr (1972), Robin Widdows (1942), and David Gyasi (1980).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Mortimer ranks 641Before him are Carol Ann Duffy (1955), Robert Bridges (1844), Sebastian Faulks (1953), Eric Linklater (1899), Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), and Tom Rob Smith (1979). After him are Benjamin Jowett (1817), Andrea Levy (1956), Anna Burns (1962), Laurie Lee (1914), Charley Boorman (1966), and Edwin Morgan (1920).