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Charles Williams

1886 - 1945

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Charles Walter Stansby Williams (20 September 1886 – 15 May 1945) was an English poet, novelist, playwright, theologian and literary critic. Most of his life was spent in London, where he was born, but in 1939 he moved to Oxford with the university press for which he worked until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Williams is the 5,808th most popular writer (down from 5,735th in 2019), the 4,782nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,472nd in 2019) and the 518th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Charles Williams ranks 5,808 out of 7,302. Before him are Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, André Chamson, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Ferdinand von Schirach, Bess Meredyth, and Edward Abbey. After him are R. A. Lafferty, John Berryman, Brad Falchuk, Earl Derr Biggers, Guido Gozzano, and Dafydd ap Gwilym.

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Among people born in 1886, Charles Williams ranks 272. Before him are Alexander Drankov, Herbert Lindström, Arno Bieberstein, Phyllis Johnson, Harmodio Arias Madrid, and Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský. After him are Östen Undén, Reggie Pridmore, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Jalmari Eskola, Robert Hennet, and Arthur Whitten Brown. Among people deceased in 1945, Charles Williams ranks 335. Before him are Heinrich Schroth, Adolf Bartels, Ferdinand Kiefler, Lucille La Verne, Wilhelm Wirtinger, and Takashi Yokoyama. After him are Alexander Patch, Gottlieb Haberlandt, Arthur Symons, Jules Pappaert, Cosmo Gordon Lang, and Thomas Lewis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Williams ranks 4,783 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Clark (1960), Andy White (1930), Harold Whitlock (1903), Peter Blake (1932), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), and Hamilton Harty (1879). After him are Ron Flockhart (1923), Danny Blanchflower (1926), William of Newburgh (1130), Ian McLagan (1945), Wordsworth Donisthorpe (1847), and James Prinsep (1799).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Williams ranks 518. Before him are Wilbert Awdry (1911), George Holyoake (1817), Alfred Domett (1811), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), and Beryl Markham (1902). After him are Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320), Joe Orton (1933), John Clare (1793), Arthur Symons (1865), Francis Chichester (1901), and John Wain (1925).

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