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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). He was a team captain on BBC Radio 4 literary quiz The Write Stuff. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Sebastian Faulks is the 7,052nd most popular writer (down from 6,816th in 2024), the 6,822nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,332nd in 2019) and the 730th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Sebastian Faulks ranks 7,052 out of 7,302. Before him are Lucía Puenzo, Walter Jon Williams, Marguerite Abouet, Miri Yu, Delia Grigore, and Neil Strauss. After him are Meghan McCain, Matthew Weiner, Jorge Volpi, Dav Pilkey, Paul Attanasio, and Kae Tempest.

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Among people born in 1953, Sebastian Faulks ranks 680. Before him are Russ Feingold, Charlie Wilson, Hilary Benn, Brian Duffy, Kent Hovind, and Walter Jon Williams. After him are Reggie Lucas, Marillyn Hewson, Claire McCaskill, William Malone, Pippa Norris, and Dennis Daugaard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Faulks ranks 6,824 out of 8,785. Before him are Susannah Harker (1965), Tomás Ó Fiaich (1923), Stuart Adamson (1958), Fabien Frankel (1994), Tom Wisdom (1973), and Robert Green (1980). After him are Kenny Sansom (1958), David Broome (1940), Kae Tempest (1985), Jessica Henwick (1992), Bernard Rose (1960), and Paul Robinson (1978).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Faulks ranks 730. Before him are Laurie Lee (1914), Charley Boorman (1966), Noel Streatfeild (1895), Maggie O'Farrell (1972), Helen Dunmore (1952), and Tom Rob Smith (1979). After him are Kae Tempest (1985), John Mortimer (1923), Ken MacLeod (1954), Matt Haig (1975), Simon Sinek (1973), and Dennis Potter (1935).

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