WRITER

Beryl Markham

1902 - 1986

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Beryl Markham (born Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was an aviator born in England (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from Britain to North America. She wrote about her adventures in her memoir, West with the Night. She lived for many years in Kenya, where she died. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Beryl Markham is the 5,801st most popular writer (down from 5,582nd in 2024), the 4,775th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,280th in 2019) and the 517th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Beryl Markham ranks 5,802 out of 7,302. Before her are Elke Erb, Leigh Bardugo, Joe Sacco, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Roger Vercel, Fred Saberhagen, and Henry Home, Lord Kames. After her are Gerrit Achterberg, Artur Adson, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, André Chamson, and Mehmet Emin Yurdakul.

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Among people born in 1902, Beryl Markham ranks 296. Before her are Fred Tootell, Pua Kealoha, Leo Losert, Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, Maria Polydouri, and Russinho. After her are Mary Philbin, Curt Siodmak, Mary Miles Minter, Alexey Gribov, Georges Lacombe, and Lloyd Nolan. Among people deceased in 1986, Beryl Markham ranks 260. Before her are Albert Scherrer, Romeo Rivers, Harry Benjamin, Yukiko Okada, Domingo García, and Sara Sadíqova. After her are Ella Baker, Yakima Canutt, Josef Streb, Goffredo Parise, Sonny Terry, and Adolf Brudes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Beryl Markham ranks 4,776 out of 8,785. Before her are Eric Sykes (1923), Samuel Arnold (1740), John Opie (1761), Katherine Waterston (1980), John Ogilvie (1579), and Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696). After her are Hannah Waddingham (1974), Mark Selby (1983), Steve Clark (1960), Andy White (1930), Harold Whitlock (1903), and Peter Blake (1932).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Beryl Markham ranks 517. Before her are Roma Ryan (1950), Wilbert Awdry (1911), George Holyoake (1817), Alfred Domett (1811), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), and Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696). After her are Charles Williams (1886), Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320), Joe Orton (1933), John Clare (1793), Arthur Symons (1865), and Francis Chichester (1901).

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