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Enid Blyton

1897 - 1968

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Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer. She is widely regarded as one of the most successful and prolific writers of all time, particularly in the realm of children's literature. Blyton's books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies, and have been translated into ninety languages. As of June 2019, Blyton held the 4th place for the most translated author. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Enid Blyton is the 546th most popular writer (up from 581st in 2019), the 484th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 420th in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Writer.

Enid Blyton is most famous for her series of children's books, including the Famous Five, Secret Seven, and Noddy.

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Among writers, Enid Blyton ranks 546 out of 7,302. Before her are Osip Mandelstam, Seneca the Elder, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Camille Flammarion, Augusta, Lady Gregory, and Jean Paul. After her are Frances Hodgson Burnett, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Rudaki, Madame de La Fayette, Anaïs Nin, and Camilo José Cela.

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Among people born in 1897, Enid Blyton ranks 29. Before her are Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Ferenc Szálasi, Frank Capra, Gordon Allport, Kurt Schuschnigg, and Norbert Elias. After her are Pola Negri, Georg Wittig, Kurt Daluege, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Karl-Otto Koch, and Soong Mei-ling. Among people deceased in 1968, Enid Blyton ranks 20. Before her are Robert F. Kennedy, George Gamow, Trygve Lie, Karl Barth, Georg von Küchler, and Erwin Panofsky. After her are Corneille Heymans, Salvatore Quasimodo, Jim Clark, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Kees van Dongen, and José Nasazzi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Enid Blyton ranks 484 out of 8,785. Before her are Peter Sellers (1925), Henry Morton Stanley (1841), Captain Tom (1920), Robbie Coltrane (1950), David Niven (1910), and William Baffin (1584). After her are Martin Ryle (1918), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Alan Ball Jr. (1945), Keir Starmer (1962), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), and John Wallis (1616).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Enid Blyton ranks 50. Before her are Ken Follett (1949), Arnold Bennett (1867), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828), Thomas Paine (1737), G. K. Chesterton (1874), and J. M. Barrie (1860). After her are Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Anthony Burgess (1917), James Hilton (1900), Beatrix Potter (1866), Frederick Forsyth (1938), and John Donne (1572).

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