WRITER
Barry Unsworth
1930 - 2012

Barry Unsworth
Barry Unsworth FRSL (10 August 1930 – 4 June 2012) was an English writer known for his historical fiction. He published 17 novels, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning once for the 1992 novel Sacred Hunger. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Unsworth is the 6,343rd most popular writer (up from 6,395th in 2019), the 5,579th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,577th in 2019) and the 620th most popular British Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Barry Unsworth ranks 6,343 out of 7,302. Before him are Tsai Chih-chung, Ellen Glasgow, George Alec Effinger, Ananda Devi, Alvah Bessie, and Brian Jacques. After him are Cynthia Ozick, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, Gregory S. Paul, Thomas Beatie, Róža Domašcyna, and Robert Hughes.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTsai Chih-chung
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,337
Ellen Glasgow
1873 - 1945
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 6,338
George Alec Effinger
1947 - 2002
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 6,339
Ananda Devi
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 6,340
Alvah Bessie
1904 - 1985
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 6,341
Brian Jacques
1939 - 2011
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 6,342
Barry Unsworth
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 6,343
Cynthia Ozick
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 6,344
Ramon Solsona i Sancho
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6,345
Gregory S. Paul
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6,346
Thomas Beatie
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6,347
Róža Domašcyna
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6,348
Robert Hughes
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 6,349
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Barry Unsworth ranks 588. Before him are Don Meineke, Sándor Csoóri, Jim Loscutoff, G. Gordon Liddy, Yuri Krylov, and Yves Delacour. After him are John Cullum, Satya Vrat Shastri, Mike Gravel, Andrew Sachs, Lorraine Hansberry, and Lajos Für. Among people deceased in 2012, Barry Unsworth ranks 445. Before him are Stephen Dunham, Slater Martin, Elyse Knox, John Tchicai, Adam Yauch, and Keith Gardner. After him are Les Leston, Robert Hughes, Helen Gurley Brown, Dirk Bach, Mike Kelley, and Arthur Jensen.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsDon Meineke
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 582
Sándor Csoóri
WRITER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 583
Jim Loscutoff
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 584
G. Gordon Liddy
LAWYER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 585
Yuri Krylov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 586
Yves Delacour
ATHLETE
1930 - 2014
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 587
Barry Unsworth
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 588
John Cullum
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 589
Satya Vrat Shastri
WRITER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 590
Mike Gravel
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 591
Andrew Sachs
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 592
Lorraine Hansberry
WRITER
1930 - 1965
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 593
Lajos Für
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2013
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 594
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsStephen Dunham
ACTOR
1964 - 2012
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 439
Slater Martin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 440
Elyse Knox
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 441
John Tchicai
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 442
Adam Yauch
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2012
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 443
Keith Gardner
ATHLETE
1929 - 2012
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 444
Barry Unsworth
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 445
Les Leston
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 446
Robert Hughes
WRITER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 447
Helen Gurley Brown
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 448
Dirk Bach
ACTOR
1961 - 2012
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 449
Mike Kelley
PAINTER
1954 - 2012
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 450
Arthur Jensen
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2012
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 451
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Barry Unsworth ranks 5,581 out of 8,785. Before him are Lucy Gordon (1980), Albert Ireton (1879), Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (1971), Paul Clement (1972), Robin Sachs (1951), and Brian Jacques (1939). After him are Les Leston (1920), Richard Bauckham (1946), Ryan Day (1980), Charlie Buchan (1891), David Kelly (1965), and Gerald Logan (1879).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLucy Gordon
ACTOR
1980 - 2009
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 5,575
Albert Ireton
BOXER
1879 - 1947
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 5,576
Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 5,577
Paul Clement
COACH
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 5,578
Robin Sachs
ACTOR
1951 - 2013
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 5,579
Brian Jacques
WRITER
1939 - 2011
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 5,580
Barry Unsworth
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 5,581
Les Leston
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 5,582
Richard Bauckham
HISTORIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 5,583
Ryan Day
SNOOKER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 5,584
Charlie Buchan
SOCCER PLAYER
1891 - 1960
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 5,585
David Kelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 5,586
Gerald Logan
ATHLETE
1879 - 1951
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 5,587
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Barry Unsworth ranks 620. Before him are Philip Massinger (1583), China Miéville (1972), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), Alastair Reynolds (1966), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), and Brian Jacques (1939). After him are Isaac D'Israeli (1766), Angus Wilson (1913), Zadie Smith (1975), Alan Garner (1934), Susan Bassnett (1945), and Malcolm Bradbury (1932).
Philip Massinger
1583 - 1640
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 614
China Miéville
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 615
Lascelles Abercrombie
1881 - 1938
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 616
Alastair Reynolds
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 617
Malcolm Gladwell
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 618
Brian Jacques
1939 - 2011
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 619
Barry Unsworth
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 620
Isaac D'Israeli
1766 - 1848
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 621
Angus Wilson
1913 - 1991
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 622
Zadie Smith
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 623
Alan Garner
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 624
Susan Bassnett
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 625
Malcolm Bradbury
1932 - 2000
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 626