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John Wyndham

1903 - 1969

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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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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

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  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Wyndham ranks 2,751 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, John Wyndham ranks 139Before 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 97Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wyndham ranks 2,083 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Wyndham ranks 237Before 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).