1928 - 2013
Thomas Ridley Sharpe (30 March 1928 – 6 June 2013) was an English satirical novelist, best known for his Wilt series, as well as Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape, all three of which were adapted for television. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Sharpe has received more than 425,389 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Tom Sharpe is the 2,433rd most popular writer (down from 1,987th in 2019), the 1,863rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,541st in 2019) and the 210th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Tom Sharpe ranks 2,433 out of 5,755. Before him are Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Konstantin Balmont, Isidora Sekulić, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, and Maria Skobtsova. After him are Paul the Silentiary, Dagny Juel, Vladimir Stasov, Mikha'il Na'ima, Dacia Maraini, and Margit Sandemo.
1850 - 1916
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 2,427
1867 - 1942
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2,428
1877 - 1958
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2,429
1943 - 2001
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2,430
1723 - 1807
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2,431
1891 - 1945
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2,432
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2,433
520 - 580
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,434
1867 - 1901
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,435
1824 - 1906
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,436
1889 - 1988
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 2,437
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 2,438
1924 - 2018
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 2,439
Among people born in 1928, Tom Sharpe ranks 191. Before him are Alan Sillitoe, Bella Darvi, Jack Tramiel, Nora Nova, Ernest Simoni, and Ciriaco De Mita. After him are Howard S. Becker, Willy Mairesse, Vitaliy Masol, Line Renaud, Orson Bean, and Horace Silver. Among people deceased in 2013, Tom Sharpe ranks 150. Before him are Harry Reems, Patti Page, Juan José Linz, Ottmar Walter, Eiji Toyoda, and Tony Sheridan. After him are Deanna Durbin, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Emilio Colombo, Yury Yakovlev, Manolo Escobar, and Zao Wou-Ki.
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 185
1928 - 1971
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 186
1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 187
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 188
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 189
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 190
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 191
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 192
1928 - 1969
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 193
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 194
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 195
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 196
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 197
1947 - 2013
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 144
1927 - 2013
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 145
1926 - 2013
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 146
1924 - 2013
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 147
1913 - 2013
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 148
1940 - 2013
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 149
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 150
1921 - 2013
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 151
1930 - 2013
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 152
1920 - 2013
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 153
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 154
1931 - 2013
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 155
1920 - 2013
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 156
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Sharpe ranks 1,863 out of 7,765. Before him are Henry Maudslay (1771), Hilton Valentine (1943), Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Olivia Colman (1974), and Graham Nash (1942). After him are William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Elvis Costello (1954), Richard Henderson (1945), David Byrne (1952), Frank Dicksee (1853), and Perry Anderson (1938).
1771 - 1831
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,857
1943 - 2021
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 1,858
1723 - 1772
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,859
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,860
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,861
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,862
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,863
1729 - 1814
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,864
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,865
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,866
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,867
1853 - 1928
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,868
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,869
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Tom Sharpe ranks 210. Before him are Alan Sillitoe (1928), John Webster (1578), Hamnet Shakespeare (1585), George Meredith (1828), Jojo Moyes (1969), and Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310). After him are John Cleland (1709), John Fletcher (1579), A. S. Byatt (1936), Terry Eagleton (1943), Renée Vivien (1877), and Edward FitzGerald (1809).
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 204
1578 - 1634
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 205
1585 - 1596
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 206
1828 - 1909
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 207
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 208
1310 - 1361
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 209
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 210
1709 - 1789
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 211
1579 - 1625
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 212
1936 - 2023
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 213
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 214
1877 - 1909
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 215
1809 - 1883
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 216