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Simon Beckett

1960 - Today

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Simon Beckett (born 20 April 1960) is a British journalist and author. His books, in particular the crime series around forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter, have sold 21 million copies worldwide, and have had particular success in Germany and Scandinavia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Beckett is the 5,485th most popular writer, the 4,414th 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, Simon Beckett ranks 5,485 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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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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Beckett ranks 4,415 out of 8,785. 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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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Simon Beckett ranks 475. Before him are Donald Rayfield (1942), Margery Kempe (1373), M. R. James (1862), William Cobbett (1763), Sax Rohmer (1883), and William Muir (1819). After him are Susan Blackmore (1951), Jonathan Stroud (1970), Daniel Tammet (1979), Abraham Cowley (1618), James Bowen (1979), and Joanne Harris (1964).

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