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Edward Rutherfurd

1948 - Today

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Francis Edward Wintle (born 1948), known by his pen name Edward Rutherfurd, is an English novelist. He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels that span long periods of history but are set in particular places. His debut novel, Sarum, set the pattern for his work with a ten-thousand-year storyline. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Rutherfurd is the 5,335th most popular writer (up from 5,483rd in 2019), the 4,257th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,172nd in 2019) and the 461st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 5,335 out of 7,302. Before him are Juris Alunāns, Platon Oyunsky, Thomas Love Peacock, Richard D. Ryder, Mikhail Shishkin, and Gamal El-Ghitani. After him are Takashi Tezuka, Carol J. Adams, Ernest Dowson, Ariel Durant, Alan Ayckbourn, and David Brown.

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Among people born in 1948, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 539. Before him are Hans Binder, Duncan Hunter, Lajos Kű, Richard Riehle, Robert Tarjan, and Gudrun Schyman. After him are Aleksandr Timoshinin, Staffan Tapper, Mikhail Chigir, Avery Brooks, Eizo Kenmotsu, and Ján Čapkovič.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 4,258 out of 8,785. Before him are Bonnie Wright (1991), Richard J. Evans (1947), Daniel Harding (1975), Frank Dillane (1991), Richard D. Ryder (1940), and Stephen Gardiner (1497). After him are Spike Edney (1951), Ernest Dowson (1867), Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Joseph Bramah (1748), Johnny Marr (1963), and Michael Frayn (1933).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 461. Before him are Edward Carpenter (1844), George Grove (1820), Roger Hargreaves (1935), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), Thomas Love Peacock (1785), and Richard D. Ryder (1940). After him are Ernest Dowson (1867), Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Michael Frayn (1933), Ramsey Campbell (1946), Aneirin (525), and Pat Barker (1943).

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