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George MacDonald Fraser

1925 - 2008

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George MacDonald Fraser (2 April 1925 – 2 January 2008) was a Scottish author and screenwriter. He is best known for a series of works that featured the character Flashman. Over the course of his career he wrote eleven novels and one short-story collection in the Flashman series of novels, as well as non-fiction, short stories, novels and screenplays—including those for the James Bond film Octopussy, The Three Musketeers (along with both its sequels) and an adaptation of his own novel Royal Flash. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). George MacDonald Fraser is the 6,478th most popular writer (up from 6,504th in 2024), the 5,830th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,778th in 2019) and the 648th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 6,478 out of 7,302. Before her are Chingiz Abdullayev, Arthur Laurents, Rachel Cusk, Claire Keegan, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, and Ted Tally. After her are Thomas Hughes, Janne Teller, Akif Pirinçci, Damon Lindelof, Colley Cibber, and Louis de Bernières.

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Among people born in 1925, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 514. Before her are Bob Tinning, Jay Chamberlain, Robert Cormier, Cara Williams, Tom Dowd, and Frank Borghi. After her are Tage Henriksen, Morgan Woodward, William Steinkraus, Albert Paulsen, Alexei Guryshev, and Ravindra Kelekar. Among people deceased in 2008, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 370. Before her are Christian Brando, El Kazovsky, Yodrak Salakjai, Ruslana Korshunova, Chicão, and Nirmala Deshpande. After her are Vlado Taneski, Choi Yo-sam, Studs Terkel, Alexander Courage, Mahendra Kapoor, and Harkishan Singh Surjeet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 5,832 out of 8,785. Before her are Tara Fitzgerald (1967), Matthew Rhys (1974), John Crome (1768), John Waite (1952), Steven Isserlis (1958), and John Spencer (1935). After her are Cameron Mackintosh (1946), Ivor Montagu (1904), Thomas Hughes (1822), Annie Haslam (1947), Noel Harrison (1934), and Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 648. Before her are Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Helen Bannerman (1862), Dan Abnett (1965), Brian Friel (1929), John Arden (1930), and Thomas Hood (1799). After her are Thomas Hughes (1822), Colley Cibber (1671), Louis de Bernières (1954), Mark Akenside (1721), Compton Mackenzie (1883), and Michael Rosen (1946).

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