Writer

Simon Beckett

1960 - today

Simon Beckett

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Beckett is the 5,484th most popular writer, the 4,415th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 475th most popular British Writer.

Simon Beckett is most famous for his series of crime novels featuring forensic anthropologist David Hunter. His works, particularly "The Chemistry of Death," have received critical acclaim and have been translated into multiple languages.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Simon Beckett ranks 5,484 out of 7,302. Before him are Carl Amery, Yordan Radichkov, Teresa de la Parra, Federigo Tozzi, Shahrnush Parsipur, and Mario Luzi. After him are Altaf Hussain Hali, Agustín Durán, Petras Cvirka, Judith Krantz, Clorinda Matto de Turner, and William McGonagall.

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Carl Amery
1922 - 2005
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 5,478
Yordan Radichkov
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,479
Teresa de la Parra
1889 - 1936
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,480
Federigo Tozzi
1883 - 1920
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,481
Shahrnush Parsipur
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,482
Mario Luzi
1914 - 2005
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,483
Simon Beckett
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 5,484
Altaf Hussain Hali
1837 - 1914
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 5,485
Agustín Durán
1789 - 1862
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 5,486
Petras Cvirka
1909 - 1947
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 5,487
Judith Krantz
1928 - 2019
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 5,488
Clorinda Matto de Turner
1854 - 1909
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 5,489
William McGonagall
1825 - 1902
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 5,490

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Simon Beckett ranks 351. Before him are Youth, Zoran Živković, Robert John Burke, Ivan Gudelj, Rachel Portman, and Mikhail Tyurin. After him are Eliane Elias, Najat Aatabou, Dmitri Vrubel, Nils Petter Molvær, Kristin Hannah, and Olga Bondarenko.

Others Born in 1960

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Youth
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 345
Zoran Živković
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 346
Robert John Burke
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 347
Ivan Gudelj
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 348
Rachel Portman
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 349
Mikhail Tyurin
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 350
Simon Beckett
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 351
Eliane Elias
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 352
Najat Aatabou
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 353
Dmitri Vrubel
PAINTER
1960 - 2022
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 354
Nils Petter Molvær
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 355
Kristin Hannah
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 356
Olga Bondarenko
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 357

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Beckett ranks 4,416 out of NaN. Before him are Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932), Graham Gouldman (1946), John Smith (1938), Alec McCowen (1925), Mark Owen (1972), and Mark Catesby (1683). After him are Sidney Robinson (1876), David Payne (1843), John Loder (1898), Gary Shaw (1961), Mark Blundell (1966), and Carol Cleveland (1942).

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Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4,410
Graham Gouldman
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 4,411
John Smith
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1994
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 4,412
Alec McCowen
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 4,413
Mark Owen
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 4,414
Mark Catesby
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 4,415
Simon Beckett
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,416
Sidney Robinson
ATHLETE
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,417
David Payne
PAINTER
1843 - 1894
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,418
John Loder
ACTOR
1898 - 1988
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,419
Gary Shaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,420
Mark Blundell
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4,421
Carol Cleveland
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4,422