1909 - 1995
Sir Stephen Harold Spender (28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. He was appointed U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Spender has received more than 745,897 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Stephen Spender is the 5,387th most popular writer (down from 4,550th in 2019), the 4,378th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,530th in 2019) and the 489th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Stephen Spender ranks 5,387 out of 5,755. Before him are Hallgrímur Helgason, Antonín Sova, Peter Hacks, Avram Davidson, Brigitte Reimann, and Dorrit Willumsen. After him are Diane Ackerman, Sarah Waters, Thomas Hughes, Kevin J. Anderson, Edward Abbey, and Peter Seeberg.
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 5,381
1864 - 1928
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 5,382
1928 - 2003
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 5,383
1923 - 1993
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 5,384
1933 - 1973
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 5,385
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 5,386
1909 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 5,387
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 5,388
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 5,389
1822 - 1896
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 5,390
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 5,391
1927 - 1989
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 5,392
1925 - 1999
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 5,393
Among people born in 1909, Stephen Spender ranks 313. Before him are Moshe Castel, Vivian Vance, Carla Laemmle, Milt Kahl, Philip G. Epstein, and Georges Verriest. After him are Robert Défossé, Frances Dee, Marcel Balsa, Anatoly Maltsev, Willi Horn, and Federico Wilde. Among people deceased in 1995, Stephen Spender ranks 257. Before him are Giorgio Bocchino, Nida Senff, George Abbott, Edmondo Fabbri, Maino Neri, and Godfrey Brown. After him are René Lemoine, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, Red Amick, Giovanni Giacomazzi, Bryan Johnson, and Harry Golombek.
1909 - 1991
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 307
1909 - 1979
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 308
1909 - 2014
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 309
1909 - 1987
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 310
1909 - 1952
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 311
1909 - 1985
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 312
1909 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 313
1909 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 314
1909 - 2004
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 315
1909 - 1984
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 316
1909 - 1967
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 317
1909 - 1989
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 318
1909 - 2000
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 319
1913 - 1995
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 251
1920 - 1995
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 252
1887 - 1995
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 253
1921 - 1995
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 254
1924 - 1995
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 255
1915 - 1995
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 256
1909 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 257
1905 - 1995
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 258
1947 - 1995
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 259
1929 - 1995
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 260
1928 - 1995
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 261
1926 - 1995
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 262
1911 - 1995
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 263
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Spender ranks 4,378 out of 7,765. Before him are David Bedford (1937), Daniel Sturridge (1989), Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999), Tracey Ullman (1959), Murray Rose (1939), and Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951). After him are Sarah Waters (1966), Thomas Hughes (1822), Prideaux John Selby (1788), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), William Beechey (1753), and Denis Lawson (1947).
1937 - 2011
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 4,372
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 4,373
1999 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 4,374
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 4,375
1939 - 2012
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 4,376
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 4,377
1909 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 4,378
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 4,379
1822 - 1896
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 4,380
1788 - 1867
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 4,381
1860 - 1935
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 4,382
1753 - 1839
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 4,383
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 4,384
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Stephen Spender ranks 489. Before him are Martin Litchfield West (1937), Thomas Campbell (1777), Piers Anthony (1934), Stephen Leacock (1869), Kim Newman (1959), and Robert Edmond Grant (1793). After him are Sarah Waters (1966), Thomas Hughes (1822), Darren Shan (1972), Joe Orton (1933), Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), and Pat Barker (1943).
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 483
1777 - 1844
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 484
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 485
1869 - 1944
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 486
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 487
1793 - 1874
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 488
1909 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 489
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 490
1822 - 1896
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 491
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 492
1933 - 1967
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 493
1875 - 1936
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 494
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 495