Scrittore
James Clavell
1921 - 1994
James Clavell
James Clavell (Sydney, 10 ottobre 1921 – Vevey, 7 settembre 1994) è stato uno scrittore, sceneggiatore e regista australiano naturalizzato statunitense. È noto per aver scritto la Saga asiatica, serie di sei romanzi d'avventura ambientati in oriente di cui fa parte il celebre Shogun, best-seller internazionale più volte trasposto sullo schermo. Leggi di più su Wikipedia
His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. James Clavell is the 1,218th most popular scrittore (up from 1,685th in 2024), the 46th most popular biography from Australia (up from 50th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Scrittore.
James Clavell is most famous for his book Shogun, which tells the story of a British sailor who is captured by Japanese pirates and taken to Japan.
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Among Scrittores
Among scrittores, James Clavell ranks 1,218 out of 7,302. Before him are Noah Gordon, Ahmed Deedat, Shi Nai'an, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Matteo Bandello, and Tahar Ben Jelloun. After him are Blaise Cendrars, Cornelius Gallus, Robert Sheckley, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Hristo Botev, and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
Most Popular Scrittores in Wikipedia
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Noah Gordon
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,212
Ahmed Deedat
1918 - 2005
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 1,213
Shi Nai'an
1296 - 1372
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,214
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
1914 - 1999
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,215
Matteo Bandello
1484 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,216
Tahar Ben Jelloun
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,217
James Clavell
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,218
Blaise Cendrars
1887 - 1961
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,219
Cornelius Gallus
69 BC - 26 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,220
Robert Sheckley
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,221
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
1878 - 1947
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,222
Hristo Botev
1848 - 1876
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,223
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
1757 - 1806
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, James Clavell ranks 84. Before him are Nobuo Matsunaga, Harry Carey Jr., Paul Watzlawick, Viktor Kulikov, Donna Reed, and Miklós Jancsó. After him are Iris Apfel, Thomas Schelling, Seretse Khama, Giovanni Benelli, Louis Jourdan, and Stanley Ho. Among people deceased in 1994, James Clavell ranks 65. Before him are Peter Cushing, Jessica Tandy, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Jean-Louis Barrault, Ken Noritake, and Joseph Cotten. After him are John Candy, Matt Busby, Sebastian Shaw, Rollo May, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, and Alain Cuny.
Others Born in 1921
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Nobuo Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 78
Harry Carey Jr.
ACTOR
1921 - 2012
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 79
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 80
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 81
Donna Reed
ACTOR
1921 - 1986
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 82
Miklós Jancsó
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 83
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 84
Iris Apfel
DESIGNER
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 85
Thomas Schelling
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2016
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 86
Seretse Khama
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1980
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 87
Giovanni Benelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 1982
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 88
Louis Jourdan
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 89
Stanley Ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1994
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Peter Cushing
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 59
Jessica Tandy
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 60
Roberto Eduardo Viola
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 61
Jean-Louis Barrault
ACTOR
1910 - 1994
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 62
Ken Noritake
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 63
Joseph Cotten
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 64
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 65
John Candy
ACTOR
1950 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 66
Matt Busby
COACH
1909 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 67
Sebastian Shaw
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 68
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 69
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 70
Alain Cuny
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 71
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, James Clavell ranks 46 out of 1,143. Before him are Kylie Minogue (1968), Joan Sutherland (1926), P. L. Travers (1899), Julian Assange (1971), Sidney Nolan (1917), and Lionel Logue (1880). After him are Mark Webber (1976), Annette Kellermann (1887), Ned Kelly (1855), Michael Jeffery (1937), Alan Jones (1946), and Jason Clarke (1969).
Others born in Australia
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Kylie Minogue
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 40
Joan Sutherland
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 41
P. L. Travers
WRITER
1899 - 1996
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 42
Julian Assange
JOURNALIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 43
Sidney Nolan
PAINTER
1917 - 1992
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 44
Lionel Logue
ACTOR
1880 - 1953
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 45
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 46
Mark Webber
RACING DRIVER
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 47
Annette Kellermann
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 48
Ned Kelly
MAFIOSO
1855 - 1880
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 49
Michael Jeffery
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 50
Alan Jones
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 51
Jason Clarke
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 52
Among Scrittores In Australia
Among scrittores born in Australia, James Clavell ranks 3. Before him are Colleen McCullough (1937), and P. L. Travers (1899). After him are Annette Kellermann (1887), Thomas Keneally (1935), Rhonda Byrne (1945), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Germaine Greer (1939), Morris West (1916), James Aldridge (1918), John Flanagan (1944), and Gregory David Roberts (1952).
Colleen McCullough
1937 - 2015
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 1
P. L. Travers
1899 - 1996
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 2
James Clavell
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 3
Annette Kellermann
1887 - 1975
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 4
Thomas Keneally
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 5
Rhonda Byrne
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 6
Elizabeth von Arnim
1866 - 1941
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 7
Germaine Greer
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 8
Morris West
1916 - 1999
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 9
James Aldridge
1918 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 10
John Flanagan
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 11
Gregory David Roberts
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 12
