1903 - 1969
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes. Some of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Wyndham has received more than 933,579 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. John Wyndham is the 2,751st most popular writer (down from 2,207th in 2019), the 2,083rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,687th in 2019) and the 237th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, John Wyndham ranks 2,751 out of 5,755. Before him are Hal Clement, Balthasar Russow, Joyce Meyer, Kostis Palamas, Heinrich von Veldeke, and Alda Merini. After him are Gerard Reve, Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Krishna Sobti, Julius Pomponius Laetus, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, and Jeff Lindsay.
1922 - 2003
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 2,745
1536 - 1600
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,746
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,747
1859 - 1943
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,748
1150 - 1184
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,749
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,750
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,751
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,752
1770 - 1846
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,753
1925 - 2019
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,754
1428 - 1498
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,755
1759 - 1839
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,756
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,757
Among people born in 1903, John Wyndham ranks 139. Before him are Grigori Aleksandrov, Boris Blacher, Takiji Kobayashi, Guillermo Subiabre, Abba P. Lerner, and Barbara Hepworth. After him are Matvey Blanter, Luigi Allemandi, Lina Radke, Ferenc Nagy, Márton Bukovi, and Amy Johnson. Among people deceased in 1969, John Wyndham ranks 97. Before him are Leonard Woolf, Ismail al-Azhari, Abdirashid Shermarke, Warren Sturgis McCulloch, Georges Catroux, and Iskander Mirza. After him are Aleksandr Deyneka, José María Arguedas, Jan Zajíc, Harry Hammond Hess, Domingo Tejera, and Mark Bernes.
1903 - 1983
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 133
1903 - 1975
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 134
1903 - 1933
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 135
1903 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 136
1903 - 1982
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 137
1903 - 1975
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 138
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 139
1903 - 1990
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 140
1903 - 1978
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 141
1903 - 1983
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 142
1903 - 1979
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 143
1903 - 1985
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 144
1903 - 1941
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 145
1880 - 1969
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 91
1901 - 1969
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 92
1919 - 1969
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 93
1898 - 1969
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 94
1877 - 1969
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 95
1899 - 1969
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 96
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 97
1899 - 1969
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 98
1911 - 1969
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 99
1950 - 1969
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 100
1906 - 1969
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 101
1899 - 1969
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 102
1911 - 1969
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 103
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wyndham ranks 2,083 out of 7,765. Before him are Susannah York (1939), Basil Bernstein (1924), James Harrington (1611), Kelly Brook (1979), Mark Thatcher (1953), and William Parry (1790). After him are William Kent (1685), Alexander Bain (1818), William Robert Grove (1811), Oldfield Thomas (1858), Cynewulf of Wessex (750), and John Taverner (1490).
1939 - 2011
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 2,077
1924 - 2000
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 2,078
1611 - 1677
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 2,079
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,080
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,081
1790 - 1855
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,082
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,083
1685 - 1748
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,084
1818 - 1903
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,085
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,086
1858 - 1929
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,087
750 - 786
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,088
1490 - 1545
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 2,089
Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Wyndham ranks 237. Before him are Arnold Bennett (1867), Robert Burton (1577), Max Beerbohm (1872), Angela Carter (1940), Samuel Smiles (1812), and Anna Sewell (1820). After him are David Gemmell (1948), Walter Pater (1839), Ouida (1839), Prince Henri of Orléans (1867), Edwin Arnold (1832), and Ephraim Chambers (1680).
1867 - 1931
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 231
1577 - 1640
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 232
1872 - 1956
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 233
1940 - 1992
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 234
1812 - 1904
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 235
1820 - 1878
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 236
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 237
1948 - 2006
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 238
1839 - 1894
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 239
1839 - 1908
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 240
1867 - 1901
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 241
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 242
1680 - 1740
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 243