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Catherine Cookson

1906 - 1998

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Dame Catherine Ann Cookson (née McMullen; 20 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while she retained a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Shields (historically part of County Durham), North East England, the setting for her novels. With 104 titles written in her own name or two other pen names, she is one of the most prolific British novelists. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Catherine Cookson is the 6,602nd most popular writer (up from 6,653rd in 2024), the 6,077th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,053rd in 2019) and the 678th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Catherine Cookson ranks 6,602 out of 7,302. Before her are Melissa Rosenberg, Oliver La Farge, Thomas Shadwell, Abdellah Taïa, Sarah J. Maas, and Lionel Trilling. After her are Raffaëla Anderson, Scott Westerfeld, Laurent Mauvignier, Kaifi Azmi, William Collins, and Leila Aboulela.

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Among people born in 1906, Catherine Cookson ranks 431. Before her are William Bendix, Oscar Levant, S. I. Hayakawa, Hiram Fong, Richard van der Riet Woolley, and Abraham Beame. After her are Elisabeth Lutyens, Einar Haugen, Barbara Bennett, Esmond Knight, Donald Woods, and Victoria Spivey. Among people deceased in 1998, Catherine Cookson ranks 319. Before her are Ruth Clifford, Esther Rolle, Bill Reid, Binnie Barnes, Richard Denning, and Reidar Kvammen. After her are Michelle Thomas, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Donald Woods, Voitto Hellsten, Tony Shelly, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Catherine Cookson ranks 6,079 out of 8,785. Before her are Frank Bruno (1961), Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772), Max Sciandri (1967), Hannah Murray (1989), Arthur Lowe (1915), and Craig Bellamy (1979). After her are Thomas Dolby (1958), Adjoa Andoh (1963), Mike Wilds (1946), Paul Cavanagh (1888), Azela Robinson (1965), and William Collins (1721).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Catherine Cookson ranks 678. Before her are Nina Bawden (1925), William Wycherley (1640), Brian Moore (1921), Anna Burns (1962), Ann Oakley (1944), and Thomas Shadwell (1642). After her are William Collins (1721), Derek Taylor (1932), Alfred Austin (1835), Dinah Craik (1826), Charles Stross (1964), and Stanley Middleton (1919).

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