WRITER

James Aldridge

1918 - 2015

James Aldridge

Harold Edward James Aldridge (10 July 1918 – 23 February 2015) was an Australian-British writer and journalist. His World War II despatches were published worldwide and he was the author of over 30 books, both fiction and non-fiction works, including war and adventure novels and books for children. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Aldridge is the 3,453rd most popular writer (down from 2,973rd in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Australia (down from 88th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Australian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Aldridge ranks 3,453 out of 7,302. Before him are Gregory Corso, Philippe Jaccottet, Ahmadou Kourouma, Theodore Bibliander, Arctinus of Miletus, and Franco Sacchetti. After him are Marion Chesney, Lawrence Block, Sylvia Nasar, Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Coelius Sedulius, and Eysteinn Erlendsson.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Gregory Corso
1930 - 2001
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,447
Philippe Jaccottet
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,448
Ahmadou Kourouma
1927 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,449
Theodore Bibliander
1500 - 1564
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,450
Arctinus of Miletus
800 BC - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,451
Franco Sacchetti
1332 - 1400
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,452
James Aldridge
1918 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,453
Marion Chesney
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,454
Lawrence Block
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,455
Sylvia Nasar
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,456
Abraham Jacob van der Aa
1792 - 1857
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 3,457
Coelius Sedulius
400 - 500
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 3,458
Eysteinn Erlendsson
1120 - 1188
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 3,459

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, James Aldridge ranks 159. Before him are Elmore James, Bobby Riggs, Mehdi Huseynzade, Jay Wright Forrester, María Mercader, and Cornell Capa. After him are Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Oles Honchar, Ted Williams, Helen Stephens, Kazuo Sakamaki, and Patachou. Among people deceased in 2015, James Aldridge ranks 192. Before him are Rico Rodriguez, Ron Clarke, Gunnar Hansen, Richard Johnson, Wan Li, and Betsy Palmer. After him are John Henry Holland, Hans Erni, Bernard Maris, Gerald Götting, Roddy Piper, and Søren Kam.

Others Born in 1918

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Elmore James
MUSICIAN
1918 - 1963
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 153
Bobby Riggs
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 154
Mehdi Huseynzade
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1944
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 155
Jay Wright Forrester
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1918 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 156
María Mercader
ACTOR
1918 - 2011
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 157
Cornell Capa
PHOTOGRAPHER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 158
James Aldridge
WRITER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 159
Gérard de Vaucouleurs
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 160
Oles Honchar
WRITER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 161
Ted Williams
BASEBALL PLAYER
1918 - 2002
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 162
Helen Stephens
ATHLETE
1918 - 1994
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 163
Kazuo Sakamaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 1999
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 164
Patachou
SINGER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 165