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Philippa Pearce

English children's writer

1920 - 2006

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Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Philippa Pearce is the 6,229th most popular writer (down from 6,011th in 2024), the 5,277th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,873rd in 2019) and the 577th most popular British Writer.

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Philippa Pearce's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 51.96.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Philippa Pearce ranks 6,229 out of 7,707. Before her are Giuseppe Berto, John Barbour, Dick Cavett, Colum McCann, Edith Hamilton, and Simon Sebag Montefiore. After her are Lee Strobel, Oliver Friggieri, Lawrence Venuti, Pia Tafdrup, Tony Hillerman, and Freida McFadden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Philippa Pearce ranks 421. Before her are Jean Dutourd, Lewis Wilson, G. D. Spradlin, Usha Mehta, J. J. C. Smart, and Marguerite Higgins. After her are Keith Andes, Gail Halvorsen, Bai Yang, Keith Andrews, James Aloysius Hickey, and Julio Bolbochán. Among people deceased in 2006, Philippa Pearce ranks 359. Before her are Proof, Martin David Kruskal, Jorge Mendonça, Claude Esteban, Kiril Rakarov, and Bertha Brouwer. After her are G. William Miller, Neroli Fairhall, Vincent Sherman, Catherine Leroy, Atanas Mihaylov, and Comandanta Ramona.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philippa Pearce ranks 5,277 out of 9,870. Before her are John Barbour (1316), John Barrowman (1967), Jadon Sancho (2000), Sophie Thompson (1962), Anna Popplewell (1988), and Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965). After her are Ninian Stephen (1923), Carol Thatcher (1953), Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871), Kenny Acheson (1957), Steve Strange (1959), and Dave Edmunds (1944).

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Among Writers In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philippa Pearce ranks 577. Before her are Paul Scott (1920), Bernice Rubens (1923), James Herbert (1943), John of Worcester (1100), John Barbour (1316), and Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965). After her are Sidney Lee (1859), Hannah More (1745), Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), Susan Cooper (1935), Joyce Cary (1888), and Beryl Bainbridge (1932).

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