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George Mikes

1912 - 1987

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George Mikes ( MIK-esh; Hungarian: Mikes György, pronounced [ˈmikɛʃ ɟørɟ]; 15 February 1912 – 30 August 1987) was a Hungarian and British journalist, humorist and writer, best known for his humorous commentaries on various countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Mikes is the 5,727th most popular writer (down from 5,694th in 2019), the 719th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 666th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Mikes ranks 5,727 out of 7,302. Before him are Vincenzo Consolo, Erwin Strittmatter, Yuri Samarin, Horst Faas, J. Bernlef, and Bill O'Reilly. After him are Rıfat Ilgaz, Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau, Trudi Canavan, Vasily Belov, Dragojla Jarnević, and William Cullen Bryant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, George Mikes ranks 354. Before him are Cliff Bastin, Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Brookshaw, Helmut Hamann, Erwin Bauer, and Erwin Strittmatter. After him are Irena Kwiatkowska, Madge Adam, Hércules de Miranda, Masao Harada, Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, and Kenneth Lee Pike. Among people deceased in 1987, George Mikes ranks 222. Before him are Charles Stark Draper, Marcos Calderón, Stanislav Lusk, József Kovács, William J. Casey, and Bayard Rustin. After him are Clementina de Jesus, James Burnham, Elizabeth Cotten, Wim Lagendaal, Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, and Clare Boothe Luce.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, George Mikes ranks 719 out of 1,077. Before him are Péter Balázs (1941), József Csermely (1945), Marianna Nagy (1929), Árpád Orbán (1938), Raoul Bott (1923), and Aladár Kovácsi (1932). After him are Cornelius Lanczos (1893), Imre Hódos (1928), Gabriele Possanner (1860), Róbert Antal (1921), Antal Kiss (1935), and János Batsányi (1763).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, George Mikes ranks 66. Before him are György Faludy (1910), Mihály Csokonai (1773), János Pilinszky (1921), József Bajza (1804), Lőrinc Szabó (1900), and Sándor Kisfaludy (1772). After him are János Batsányi (1763), Teréz Karacs (1808), Dániel Berzsenyi (1776), Ferenc Móra (1879), Zoltán Ambrus (1861), and György Bessenyei (1747).

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