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Kingsley Amis

1922 - 1995

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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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  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

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  • 4.76

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Among WRITERS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United Kingdom

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).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

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).

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