WRITER

Humphrey Carpenter

1946 - 2005

Humphrey Carpenter

Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inklings. He won a Mythopoeic Award for his book The Inklings in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Humphrey Carpenter is the 5,738th most popular writer (up from 6,309th in 2019), the 4,714th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,398th in 2019) and the 510th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 5,738 out of 7,302. Before her are Dragojla Jarnević, William Cullen Bryant, David Garnett, Peter Seeberg, Hanya Yanagihara, and Wilhelm Genazino. After her are Timur Vermes, Dominique Bona, János Batsányi, Michael Parenti, Júlia Lopes de Almeida, and Raffaele La Capria.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Dragojla Jarnević
1812 - 1875
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 5,732
William Cullen Bryant
1794 - 1878
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 5,733
David Garnett
1892 - 1981
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 5,734
Peter Seeberg
1925 - 1999
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 5,735
Hanya Yanagihara
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 5,736
Wilhelm Genazino
1943 - 2018
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 5,737
Humphrey Carpenter
1946 - 2005
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 5,738
Timur Vermes
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5,739
Dominique Bona
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5,740
János Batsányi
1763 - 1845
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5,741
Michael Parenti
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 5,742
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
1862 - 1934
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 5,743
Raffaele La Capria
1922 - 2022
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 5,744

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 646. Before her are Michel Chossudovsky, Marcial Pina, Wiesław Rudkowski, Shirley Ann Jackson, Irene Fernandez, and Vladimir Belousov. After her are Ricky Jay, Reinhard Lauck, Tom Harrell, Karina, Bruce Buck, and Zygmunt Anczok. Among people deceased in 2005, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 303. Before her are Matthew McGrory, Maria Vierdag, Jim Capaldi, Atef Sedky, Miriam Rothschild, and Raoul Bott. After her are Ismail Merchant, David Lange, Hubert Curien, Leonid Shamkovich, Percy Heath, and Faimalaga Luka.

Others Born in 1946

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Michel Chossudovsky
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 640
Marcial Pina
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 641
Wiesław Rudkowski
ATHLETE
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 642
Shirley Ann Jackson
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 643
Irene Fernandez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 2014
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 644
Vladimir Belousov
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 645
Humphrey Carpenter
WRITER
1946 - 2005
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 646
Ricky Jay
MAGICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 647
Reinhard Lauck
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 648
Tom Harrell
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 649
Karina
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 650
Bruce Buck
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 651
Zygmunt Anczok
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 652

Others Deceased in 2005

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Matthew McGrory
ACTOR
1973 - 2005
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 297
Maria Vierdag
SWIMMER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 298
Jim Capaldi
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2005
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 299
Atef Sedky
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2005
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 300
Miriam Rothschild
BIOLOGIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 301
Raoul Bott
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 302
Humphrey Carpenter
WRITER
1946 - 2005
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 303
Ismail Merchant
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 304
David Lange
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2005
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 305
Hubert Curien
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2005
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 306
Leonid Shamkovich
CHESS PLAYER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 307
Percy Heath
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 308
Faimalaga Luka
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2005
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 309

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Humphrey Carpenter ranks 4,715 out of 8,785. Before her are Alma Cogan (1932), Heather Harper (1930), Stan Mortensen (1921), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Joanna Pettet (1942), and Curt Smith (1961). After her are Dru Drury (1725), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), Christian Coulson (1978), Lancelot Hogben (1895), and Madge Adam (1912).

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Alma Cogan
SINGER
1932 - 1966
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,709
Heather Harper
SINGER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,710
Stan Mortensen
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1991
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,711
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1854
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,712
Joanna Pettet
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 4,713
Curt Smith
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 4,714
Humphrey Carpenter
WRITER
1946 - 2005
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 4,715
Dru Drury
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1804
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 4,716
Thomas Brisbane
ASTRONOMER
1773 - 1860
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 4,717
Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1985
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 4,718
Christian Coulson
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,719
Lancelot Hogben
BIOLOGIST
1895 - 1975
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,720
Madge Adam
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,721