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James Bowen

1979 - Today

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James Anthony Bowen (born 15 March 1979) is an English author based in London. His memoirs A Street Cat Named Bob, The World According to Bob and A Gift from Bob, written with Garry Jenkins, were international best-sellers. A film based on the first two books was released in 2016 and a sequel was released in 2020. Bowen now dedicates his time to helping numerous charities that involve homelessness, literacy and animal welfare. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Bowen is the 5,510th most popular writer (up from 6,430th in 2019), the 4,432nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,637th in 2019) and the 479th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, James Bowen ranks 5,510 out of 7,302. Before him are Abraham Cowley, José Carlos Somoza, Sufia Kamal, Ann Bannon, Miguel Otero Silva, and Jakub Arbes. After him are Robertson Davies, Ádám Bodor, Kristin Hannah, Peter S. Beagle, Federico De Roberto, and Robert Menasse.

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Among people born in 1979, James Bowen ranks 151. Before him are Steve Cooper, Débora Falabella, Nicolás Massú, Goichi Ishitani, Christian Wilhelmsson, and Daniel Tammet. After him are David Pizarro, Sharman Joshi, Junichi Inamoto, Bérénice Marlohe, Carly Colón, and Arne Friedrich.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Bowen ranks 4,433 out of 8,785. Before him are Sophia Jex-Blake (1840), Ashley Young (1985), Albert Oldman (1883), Maxi Jazz (1957), Abraham Cowley (1618), and Claire Foy (1984). After him are Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663), Joanne Harris (1964), Boyd Alexander (1873), Bruce Payne (1957), Richard Doll (1912), and John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Bowen ranks 479. Before him are Sax Rohmer (1883), William Muir (1819), Susan Blackmore (1951), Jonathan Stroud (1970), Daniel Tammet (1979), and Abraham Cowley (1618). After him are Joanne Harris (1964), William Tenn (1920), Val McDermid (1955), Steven Moffat (1961), George Chapman (1559), and Clara Reeve (1729).

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