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Terence Rattigan

1911 - 1977

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Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 1911 – 30 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terence Rattigan has received more than 599,221 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Terence Rattigan is the 5,470th most popular writer (down from 4,725th in 2019), the 4,502nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,772nd in 2019) and the 503rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Terence Rattigan ranks 5,470 out of 5,755. Before him are Vincenzo Consolo, Gerrit Achterberg, Hans Jæger, Per Wästberg, Wajdi Mouawad, and Uma Aaltonen. After him are Julia Alvarez, W. S. Merwin, Howard Jacobson, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Robert Creeley, and Ksenia Sobchak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Terence Rattigan ranks 315. Before him are Gedeon Barcza, Georg Dascher, Paul Grégoire, Garrett Birkhoff, Maurice Perrin, and John Gorton. After him are Eric Williams, Dudley Senanayake, Basil Dearden, Harry Golombek, Alf Martinsen, and Frithjof Ulleberg. Among people deceased in 1977, Terence Rattigan ranks 218. Before him are Héctor Méndez, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Florence Vidor, Ricardo Cortez, Marston Morse, and Nunnally Johnson. After him are Odd Frantzen, Georges Grignard, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Hugo Lahtinen, Billy Gonsalves, and Betty Taylor.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Terence Rattigan ranks 4,502 out of 7,765. Before him are Jimmy Gallagher (1901), Derek Riggs (1958), Jule Styne (1905), Justin Hayward (1946), Kris Marshall (1973), and Michelle Ryan (1984). After him are Jonathan Palmer (1956), Robert Del Naja (1966), Mark Ronson (1975), Howard Jacobson (1942), William Lashly (1867), and Horace Lamb (1849).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Terence Rattigan ranks 503. Before him are Margaret Drabble (1939), Sam Houser (1972), David Storey (1933), Alex Garland (1970), Ali Smith (1962), and Alasdair Gray (1934). After him are Howard Jacobson (1942), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Walter de la Mare (1873), Iolo Morganwg (1747), David Seidler (1937), and George William Russell (1867).

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