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Angus Wilson

1913 - 1991

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Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson (11 August 1913 – 31 May 1991) was an English novelist and short story writer. He was one of England's first openly gay authors. He was awarded the 1958 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot and later received a knighthood for his services to literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Angus Wilson is the 6,363rd most popular writer (up from 6,488th in 2024), the 5,596th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,746th in 2019) and the 622nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Angus Wilson ranks 6,363 out of 7,302. Before him are Reki Kawahara, Gregory Maguire, Jakob Jakobsen, Mikael Niemi, Isaac D'Israeli, and Jonathan Rosenbaum. After him are Pavel Antokolsky, Zadie Smith, Martha Wells, Alan Garner, Jáchym Topol, and Tristan Taormino.

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Among people born in 1913, Angus Wilson ranks 394. Before him are Bill Thompson, Jack Ragland, Roger Laurent, Hammond Innes, Barbara Pym, and Robert Lowery. After him are Jack Fairman, Frans Peeraer, Peter Glenville, Duane Swanson, Robert R. Gilruth, and Peter Doherty. Among people deceased in 1991, Angus Wilson ranks 262. Before him are Ágnes Nemes Nagy, Veniamin Alexandrov, Charles Manring, Redd Foxx, John Hoyt, and George Lott. After him are Richard Maibaum, Aldo Ghira, William Penney, Baron Penney, David Ruffin, Coral Browne, and Eleanor Audley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Angus Wilson ranks 5,598 out of 8,785. Before him are Don Howe (1935), Clare Higgins (1955), Richard Crashaw (1612), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), Francis Walker (1809), and Geraint Thomas (1986). After him are Warren Treadgold (1949), Regé-Jean Page (1988), Steve Ovett (1955), Zadie Smith (1975), Steve Sumner (1955), and Ian Watkins (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Angus Wilson ranks 622. Before him are Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), Alastair Reynolds (1966), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), Brian Jacques (1939), Barry Unsworth (1930), and Isaac D'Israeli (1766). After him are Zadie Smith (1975), Alan Garner (1934), Susan Bassnett (1945), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Elizabeth Carter (1717), and H. R. F. Keating (1926).

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