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Graham Greene

1904 - 1991

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Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. Through 67 years of writing, which included over 25 novels, he explored the conflicting moral and political issues of the modern world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Graham Greene is the 404th most popular writer (up from 457th in 2019), the 389th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 330th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Writer.

Graham Greene is most famous for his novels, The End of the Affair and The Quiet American.

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Among writers, Graham Greene ranks 404 out of 7,302. Before him are Harry Martinson, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Frank Herbert, William Wordsworth, Verner von Heidenstam, and Ghalib. After him are Susan Sontag, Livius Andronicus, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Wilhelm Grimm, Jorge Amado, and W. B. Yeats.

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Among people born in 1904, Graham Greene ranks 19. Before him are Ève Curie, George Gamow, Johnny Weissmuller, Pavel Cherenkov, Harry Martinson, and Louis Néel. After him are Alexei Kosygin, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Karl Brandt, Odilo Globočnik, René Lacoste, and John Hicks. Among people deceased in 1991, Graham Greene ranks 15. Before him are Yves Montand, Klaus Barbie, Klaus Kinski, Gustáv Husák, W. Arthur Lewis, and Jiang Qing. After him are John Bardeen, Miles Davis, Frank Capra, Marcel Lefebvre, Lazar Kaganovich, and Ragnar Granit.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Graham Greene ranks 389 out of 8,785. Before him are James George Frazer (1854), Saint Walpurga (710), Clement Attlee (1883), Francis Galton (1822), Frederic Leighton (1830), and David Prowse (1935). After him are Richard Henderson (1945), Emmeline Pankhurst (1858), M. Stanley Whittingham (1941), William Hogarth (1697), Alcuin (735), and John Lydon (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Graham Greene ranks 38. Before him are Roald Dahl (1916), John Keats (1795), Jane Hawking (1944), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792), Christopher Marlowe (1564), and William Wordsworth (1770). After him are John Galsworthy (1867), Ian Fleming (1908), Philip Larkin (1922), Thomas De Quincey (1785), Samuel Butler (1835), and Ken Follett (1949).

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