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Ian Fleming

1908 - 1964

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Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing. While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units: 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Fleming is the 424th most popular writer (down from 362nd in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Writer.

Ian Fleming is most famous for his James Bond series of books.

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Among writers, Ian Fleming ranks 424 out of 7,302. Before him are Jack Kerouac, Pietro Aretino, Paula Hitler, Ennius, John Galsworthy, and Propertius. After him are Attar of Nishapur, Isabelle de Charrière, Saint-John Perse, Jacques Prévert, William of Rubruck, and Phillis Wheatley.

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Among people born in 1908, Ian Fleming ranks 24. Before him are Don Bradman, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Simon Wiesenthal, Bette Davis, Anna Magnani, and John Bardeen. After him are David Oistrakh, Józef Gosławski, Mika Waltari, Geli Raubal, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, and Ilya Frank. Among people deceased in 1964, Ian Fleming ranks 14. Before him are Hans von Euler-Chelpin, James Franck, Alma Mahler, Rachel Carson, Norbert Wiener, and Gerhard Domagk. After him are Vasily Grossman, Sigfrid Edström, Gerrit Rietveld, Palmiro Togliatti, Gerald Gardner, and Karl Polanyi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Fleming ranks 406 out of 8,785. Before him are Gary Oldman (1958), Henry Moseley (1887), Claude Rains (1889), John Galsworthy (1867), John Kendrew (1917), and Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (1945). After him are Nigel Farage (1964), Alfred North Whitehead (1861), John Hawkins (1532), John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), John Hurt (1940), and Harthacnut (1018).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ian Fleming ranks 40. Before him are Jane Hawking (1944), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792), Christopher Marlowe (1564), William Wordsworth (1770), Graham Greene (1904), and John Galsworthy (1867). After him are Philip Larkin (1922), Thomas De Quincey (1785), Samuel Butler (1835), Ken Follett (1949), Arnold Bennett (1867), and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828).

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