1922 - 1995
Sir Kingsley William Amis (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social and literary criticism. He is best known for satirical comedies such as Lucky Jim (1954), One Fat Englishman (1963), Ending Up (1974), Jake's Thing (1978) and The Old Devils (1986). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kingsley Amis has received more than 744,427 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Kingsley Amis is the 1,987th most popular writer (up from 2,203rd in 2019), the 1,542nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,624th in 2019) and the 174th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Kingsley Amis ranks 1,987 out of 5,794. Before him are Alejandra Pizarnik, Honoré d'Urfé, Eugenio Barba, Fan Zhongyan, Thomas Kyd, and Abraham ibn Daud. After him are Tom Sharpe, Cleitarchus, Adnan Oktar, Mateo Alemán, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, and Miguel Delibes.
1936 - 1972
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,981
1567 - 1625
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,982
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,983
989 - 1052
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,984
1558 - 1594
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,985
1110 - 1180
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,986
1922 - 1995
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,987
1928 - 2013
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,988
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1,989
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1,990
1547 - 1613
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,991
1080 - 1170
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,992
1920 - 2010
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,993
Among people born in 1922, Kingsley Amis ranks 134. Before him are Fikret Amirov, Theo Albrecht, Guy Thys, Farrokhroo Parsa, Ivry Gitlis, and Hussein Onn. After him are Shigeru Mizuki, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Eileen Essell, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Anker Jørgensen, and Sōsuke Uno. Among people deceased in 1995, Kingsley Amis ranks 83. Before him are Eazy-E, Krešimir Ćosić, Srinagarindra, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Sicco Mansholt, and Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark. After him are J. Presper Eckert, Robert Monroe, Arturo Frondizi, Mia Martini, Sylvester Stadler, and Alexander Godunov.
1922 - 1984
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 128
1922 - 2010
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 129
1922 - 2003
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 130
1922 - 1980
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 131
1922 - 2020
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 132
1922 - 1990
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 133
1922 - 1995
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 134
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 135
1922 - 2007
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 136
1922 - 2015
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 137
1922 - 1950
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 138
1922 - 2016
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 139
1922 - 1998
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 140
1964 - 1995
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 77
1948 - 1995
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 78
1900 - 1995
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 79
1919 - 1995
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 80
1908 - 1995
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 81
1912 - 1995
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 82
1922 - 1995
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 83
1919 - 1995
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 84
1915 - 1995
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 85
1908 - 1995
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 86
1947 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 87
1910 - 1995
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 88
1949 - 1995
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 89
Among people born in United Kingdom, Kingsley Amis ranks 1,542 out of 6,924. Before him are Iain Glen (1961), James Edward Smith (1759), Hubert Cecil Booth (1871), John Alcock (1892), Thomas Cole (1801), and Thomas Kyd (1558). After him are Tom Sharpe (1928), Max Mallowan (1904), George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Rosamund Pike (1979), and Michael Halliday (1925).
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 1,536
1759 - 1828
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,537
1871 - 1955
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,538
1892 - 1919
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,539
1801 - 1848
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,540
1558 - 1594
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,541
1922 - 1995
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,542
1928 - 2013
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,543
1904 - 1978
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,544
1784 - 1860
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,545
1865 - 1930
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,546
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,547
1925 - 2018
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1,548
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Kingsley Amis ranks 174. Before him are Clive Barker (1952), Anthony Trollope (1815), Malcolm Lowry (1909), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838), Richard Aldington (1892), and Thomas Kyd (1558). After him are Tom Sharpe (1928), Anne Perry (1938), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), Matthew Arnold (1822), Elizabeth Siddal (1829), and John Fletcher (1579).
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 168
1815 - 1882
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 169
1909 - 1957
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 170
1838 - 1926
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 171
1892 - 1962
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 172
1558 - 1594
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 173
1922 - 1995
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 174
1928 - 2013
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 175
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 176
1806 - 1861
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 177
1822 - 1888
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 178
1829 - 1862
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 179
1579 - 1625
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 180