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Howard Jacobson

1942 - Today

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Howard Eric Jacobson (born 25 August 1942) is a British novelist and journalist. He writes comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters. He is a Man Booker Prize winner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Howard Jacobson is the 6,226th most popular writer (up from 6,270th in 2024), the 5,355th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,317th in 2019) and the 586th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Howard Jacobson ranks 6,226 out of 7,302. Before him are Lyman Abbott, Patrick Grainville, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Maja Bošković-Stulli, Piers Anthony, and Euphrase Kezilahabi. After him are Caroline Norton, Emma Willard, Edward Everett Hale, Stig Claesson, Franz Fühmann, and Elizabeth Moon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Howard Jacobson ranks 648. Before him are Paul Jones, Örjan Persson, Per Stig Møller, Barbara Parkins, Dinara Asanova, and Mirja Lehtonen. After him are John Konrads, Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Andrew Vachss, Dennis Hastert, Glyn Johns, and Ozren Bonačić.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Howard Jacobson ranks 5,357 out of 8,785. Before him are Johnny Douglas (1882), Marc Warren (1967), Rik Mayall (1958), David Cox (1783), Frederick Humphreys (1878), and Piers Anthony (1934). After him are Sean Dyche (1971), Emilia Fox (1974), Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951), Octavia Hill (1838), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), and Mia Goth (1993).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Howard Jacobson ranks 586. Before him are Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Thomas Traherne (1636), Julia Donaldson (1948), Nigella Lawson (1960), Christopher Fry (1907), and Piers Anthony (1934). After him are Caroline Norton (1808), William Dunbar (1460), Anne Fine (1947), Sarah Trimmer (1741), Owen Barfield (1898), and Dannie Abse (1923).

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