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Simon Armitage

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Simon Robert Armitage (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the University of Leeds. He has published over 20 collections of poetry, starting with Zoom! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Simon Armitage is the 7,459th most popular writer (down from 7,250th in 2024), the 7,939th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,673rd in 2019) and the 770th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Simon Armitage ranks 7,459 out of 7,302. Before him are R. F. Kuang, Celeste Ng, Anna Bagriana, Adrianne Wadewitz, Jon Fisher, and Giorgi Kekelidze. After him are Maxence Caron, Brian K. Vaughan, Chékéba Hachemi, Xiaolu Guo, Erin Morgenstern, and Ishmael Beah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Simon Armitage ranks 1,196. Before him are Rebecca Twigg, Sumalatha, Shock G, Laura Davies, George Hickenlooper, and Regina Jacobs. After him are Raymond Stevens, Oby Ezekwesili, Dean Ward, Vijay Raaz, Eugene Scalia, and Anita Raj.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Armitage ranks 7,941 out of 8,785. Before him are Bel Powley (1992), Mark Burnett (1960), Paul Dickov (1972), Kelly Sotherton (1976), Lady Sovereign (1985), and John Bishop (1966). After him are Stewart McKimmie (1962), Zidane Iqbal (2003), Pixie Lott (1991), Stephen Warnock (1981), Theresa Villiers (1968), and Sean Teale (1992).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Simon Armitage ranks 770. Before him are Douglas Stuart (1976), Stanley Donwood (1968), Aminatta Forna (1964), Chris Chibnall (1970), Malorie Blackman (1962), and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (1978). After him are Adam Roberts (1965), Abi Morgan (1968), Jo Frost (1970), Jackie Kay (1961), Conor Maynard (1992), and Tim Harford (1973).

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