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Walter Besant

1836 - 1901

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Sir Walter Besant (; 14 August 1836 – 9 June 1901) was an English novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Besant is the 6,511th most popular writer (down from 6,482nd in 2024), the 5,881st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,728th in 2019) and the 658th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Walter Besant ranks 6,511 out of 7,302. Before him are Vin Scully, Bernardine Evaristo, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Damon Galgut, Laura Restrepo, and Marina Nemat. After him are Anthony Boucher, Mariana Enríquez, Norman Lear, Klas Östergren, Naomi Mitchison, and Andrew Kevin Walker.

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Among people born in 1836, Walter Besant ranks 79. Before him are Remigio Morales Bermúdez, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Pablo Arosemena, Adolf Schwarz, Justiniano Borgoño, and Joseph Smit. After him is Russell A. Alger. Among people deceased in 1901, Walter Besant ranks 98. Before him are Artur Hazelius, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Lorenzo Snow, Kliment of Tarnovo, John Owen, and John Stainer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Besant ranks 5,883 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Ashdown (1934), Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880), Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Marian McPartland (1918), Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), and Tony Cascarino (1962). After him are Anna of East Anglia (null), Guy Chambers (1963), Charles Hutton (1737), Jackie Henderson (1932), Sophia Duleep Singh (1876), and Kate Dickie (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Walter Besant ranks 658. Before him are Louis de Bernières (1954), Mark Akenside (1721), Compton Mackenzie (1883), Michael Rosen (1946), Saunders Lewis (1893), and Bernardine Evaristo (1959). After him are Naomi Mitchison (1897), Elizabeth Inchbald (1753), Caryl Churchill (1938), Angie Sage (1952), Mo Hayder (1962), and Rose Tremain (1943).

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