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Julia Donaldson

1948 - Today

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Julia Catherine Donaldson (née Shields; born 16 September 1948) is an English writer and playwright, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She originally wrote songs for children's television but has concentrated on writing books since the words of one of her songs, "A Squash and a Squeeze", were made into a children's book in 1993. Of her 184 published works, 64 are widely available in bookshops. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Julia Donaldson is the 6,206th most popular writer (down from 5,900th in 2024), the 5,321st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,704th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Julia Donaldson ranks 6,206 out of 7,302. Before her are Éva Janikovszky, Meindert DeJong, Ahmad NikTalab, Kerstin Gier, Pentti Haanpää, and Peter Orlovsky. After her are Volodymyr Vakulenko, Joan D. Vinge, Christina Hoff Sommers, Nigella Lawson, Sam Lake, and Kristina Lugn.

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Among people born in 1948, Julia Donaldson ranks 659. Before her are Oinikhol Bobonazarova, Mario Aldo Montano, Lydie Salvayre, Telma Hopkins, Patricia A. McKillip, and Avi Toledano. After her are Günter Haritz, Joan D. Vinge, Kristina Lugn, Lewis Black, Radojka Šverko, and Anders Wejryd.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Julia Donaldson ranks 5,323 out of 8,785. Before her are Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Churchill Babington (1821), Karl Shuker (1959), Andy Rourke (1964), Danny Ward (1993), and Les Ferdinand (1966). After her are Clive Bunker (1946), Eddie Jobson (1955), Ann Todd (1907), John James (1914), Asa Butterfield (1997), and Tommy Flowers (1905).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Julia Donaldson ranks 583. Before her are Hannah More (1745), Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), Susan Cooper (1935), Joyce Cary (1888), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), and Thomas Traherne (1636). After her are Nigella Lawson (1960), Christopher Fry (1907), Piers Anthony (1934), Howard Jacobson (1942), Caroline Norton (1808), and William Dunbar (1460).

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