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Arnold Wesker

1932 - 2016

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Sir Arnold Wesker (24 May 1932 – 12 April 2016) was an English dramatist. He was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, much journalism and a book on the subject, a children's book, some poetry, and other assorted writings. His plays have been translated into 20 languages, and performed worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Wesker is the 2,430th most popular writer (up from 3,321st in 2019), the 2,069th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,391st in 2019) and the 233rd most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arnold Wesker ranks 2,430 out of 7,302Before him are Paschasius Radbertus, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, Irvine Welsh, Ivan Mažuranić, August von Platen-Hallermünde, and Juvencus. After him are Jacques Roubaud, Cornelis Tromp, Andreas Capellanus, Anne Holt, Juan del Encina, and Eugène Marin Labiche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Arnold Wesker ranks 170Before him are Joel Grey, Pál Csernai, Kurt Diemberger, Orlando Letelier, Vasily Aksyonov, and Étienne Tshisekedi. After him are Jacques Roubaud, Boris Shakhlin, Predrag Matvejević, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Chea Sim, and Bronisław Geremek. Among people deceased in 2016, Arnold Wesker ranks 174Before him are Michu Meszaros, Akhtar Mansour, Qahhor Mahkamov, Curtis Hanson, Trifon Ivanov, and Black. After him are Sixto Durán Ballén, Dragan Nikolić, Götz George, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Bill Nunn, and Rudi Altig.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arnold Wesker ranks 2,069 out of 8,785Before him are Willibald (700), Phil Lynott (1949), Thomas Rowlandson (1756), Irvine Welsh (1957), Ray Winstone (1957), and Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (1475). After him are Roger Cotes (1682), Philippa Foot (1920), Effie Gray (1828), Chris Martin (1977), James Wolfe (1727), and William Hamilton (1730).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Arnold Wesker ranks 233Before him are William Smith (1813), Sister Nivedita (1867), John Marston (1576), Noël Coward (1899), James Boswell (1740), and Irvine Welsh (1957). After him are Eric Knight (1897), Lytton Strachey (1880), William Auld (1924), Charles Mackay (1814), Stephen Baxter (1957), and George Whitefield (1714).