WRITER

Sebastian Faulks

1953 - Today

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Sebastian Charles Faulks (born 20 April 1953) is a British novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his historical novels set in France – The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray. He has also published novels with a contemporary setting, most recently A Week in December (2009) and Paris Echo, (2018) and a James Bond continuation novel, Devil May Care (2008), as well as a continuation of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves series, Jeeves and the Wedding Bells (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastian Faulks has received more than 631,479 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastian Faulks is the 6,816th most popular writer (down from 6,099th in 2019), the 6,333rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,716th in 2019) and the 710th most popular British Writer.

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  • 630k

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  • 45.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sebastian Faulks ranks 6,816 out of 7,302. Before him are José Luís Peixoto, Lutz Seiler, Noah Hawley, Noel Streatfeild, Arvydas Juozaitis, and Charles Portis. After him are Tom Kapinos, Carlos Salem, Ann Leckie, James Merrill, Louis MacNeice, and William Gilmore Simms.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Sebastian Faulks ranks 645. Before him are Shelley Moore Capito, Ernő Kolczonay, Glen Ballard, John Sessions, Keith Green, and Antonio Villaraigosa. After him are Basanti Bisht, Karl-Heinz Brunner, Michael A. Baker, Sigi Schmid, Steve Keen, and Charlie Wilson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Faulks ranks 6,333 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Airlie (1961), Maddy Prior (1947), Russell Tovey (1981), Noel Streatfeild (1895), Lenny Henry (1958), and Rosemary Leach (1935). After him are Jamie Staff (1973), Nicola Walker (1970), Jeff Astle (1942), Hugh Padgham (1955), Syd Owen (1922), and Adam Yates (1992).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Faulks ranks 710. Before him are Nina Bawden (1925), Carol Ann Duffy (1955), Stevie Smith (1902), Lady Gabriella Kingston (1981), Russell T Davies (1963), and Noel Streatfeild (1895). After him are Louis MacNeice (1907), Robert Bridges (1844), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), John Mortimer (1923), Douglas Murray (1979), and Laurie Lee (1914).

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