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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kingsley Amis has received more than 1,272,300 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Kingsley Amis is the 2,065th most popular writer (down from 1,986th in 2019), the 1,626th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,540th in 2019) and the 174th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Kingsley Amis ranks 2,065 out of 5,755. Before him are Frédéric Ozanam, Sigismund von Herberstein, Tadeusz Borowski, William of Moerbeke, Jacopone da Todi, and Marcellinus Comes. After him are Josef Lada, Stanisław Przybyszewski, Carlos Marighella, Nigidius Figulus, Erinna, and Anastasius Sinaita.
1813 - 1853
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,059
1486 - 1566
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,060
1922 - 1951
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,061
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,062
1236 - 1306
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,063
450 - 534
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,064
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,065
1887 - 1957
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,066
1868 - 1927
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,067
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,068
98 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,069
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,070
630 - 701
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,071
Among people born in 1922, Kingsley Amis ranks 140. Before him are Yuri Knorozov, Charles M. Schulz, Kevin Roche, Howard Zinn, Luis Somoza Debayle, and Tadeusz Borowski. After him are Bernardin Gantin, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, Albert Lamorisse, Eileen Essell, Alexander Zinoviev, and Clair Cameron Patterson. Among people deceased in 1995, Kingsley Amis ranks 87. Before him are Mia Martini, Sicco Mansholt, Pancho Gonzales, James Herriot, Abdul Ali Mazari, and Annie Fischer. After him are Arturo Frondizi, J. Presper Eckert, Ida Lupino, Ann Dunham, Leila Mourad, and Clair Cameron Patterson.
1922 - 1999
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 134
1922 - 2000
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 135
1922 - 2019
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 136
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 137
1922 - 1967
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 138
1922 - 1951
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 139
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 140
1922 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 141
1922 - 2011
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 142
1922 - 1970
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 143
1922 - 2015
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 144
1922 - 2006
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 145
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 146
1947 - 1995
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 81
1908 - 1995
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 82
1928 - 1995
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 83
1916 - 1995
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 84
1946 - 1995
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 85
1914 - 1995
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 86
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 87
1908 - 1995
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 88
1919 - 1995
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 89
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 90
1942 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 91
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 92
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 93
Among people born in United Kingdom, Kingsley Amis ranks 1,626 out of 7,765. Before him are Lennox Lewis (1965), Frederick Marryat (1792), Francis Rossi (1949), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Marjorie Bruce (1297), and Richard Parkes Bonington (1801). After him are Lord Guildford Dudley (1536), Patrick O'Brian (1914), Michael Halliday (1925), Dick Francis (1920), Catherine Ashton (1956), and Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694).
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 1,620
1792 - 1848
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 1,621
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 1,622
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,623
1297 - 1316
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,624
1801 - 1828
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,625
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1,626
1536 - 1553
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 1,627
1914 - 2000
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 1,628
1925 - 2018
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 1,629
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 1,630
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 1,631
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,632
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Kingsley Amis ranks 174. Before him are Gerald Gardner (1884), James Herriot (1916), Philip Sidney (1554), Richard Adams (1920), Taliesin (518), and Frederick Marryat (1792). After him are Patrick O'Brian (1914), Dick Francis (1920), James Hilton (1900), David Lodge (1935), John Mandeville (1300), and Vera Brittain (1893).
1884 - 1964
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 168
1916 - 1995
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 169
1554 - 1586
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 170
1920 - 2016
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 171
518 - 599
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 172
1792 - 1848
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 173
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 174
1914 - 2000
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 175
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 176
1900 - 1954
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 177
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 178
1300 - 1372
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 179
1893 - 1970
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 180