WRITER
John Berger
1926 - 2017

John Berger
John Peter Berger ( BUR-jər; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, was influential. He lived in France for over fifty years. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Berger is the 1,414th most popular writer (down from 1,082nd in 2019), the 1,273rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 818th in 2019) and the 134th most popular British Writer.
John Berger is most famous for his art criticism and his novels.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, John Berger ranks 1,414 out of 7,302. Before him are Machado de Assis, Sergey Mikhalkov, Ihara Saikaku, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, and Jean-Jacques Ampère. After him are Roger Caillois, Fulcher of Chartres, A. E. van Vogt, Odo of Cluny, Allan Pinkerton, and William Styron.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMachado de Assis
1839 - 1908
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 1,408
Sergey Mikhalkov
1913 - 2009
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 1,409
Ihara Saikaku
1642 - 1693
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 1,410
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
1715 - 1747
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 1,411
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
64 BC - 8
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 1,412
Jean-Jacques Ampère
1800 - 1864
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 1,413
John Berger
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,414
Roger Caillois
1913 - 1978
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,415
Fulcher of Chartres
1059 - 1127
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,416
A. E. van Vogt
1912 - 2000
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,417
Odo of Cluny
878 - 942
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,418
Allan Pinkerton
1819 - 1884
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,419
William Styron
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 1,420
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, John Berger ranks 108. Before him are Kim Jong-pil, James Stirling, Alan Greenspan, Gus Grissom, Joshua Fishman, and Shohei Imamura. After him are Joachim Fest, Poul Anderson, Roger Corman, Karl Richter, Thorbjörn Fälldin, and Patricia Neal. Among people deceased in 2017, John Berger ranks 90. Before him are Jake LaMotta, Abdul Halim of Kedah, Lubomyr Husar, Fats Domino, Charlie Murphy, and Anita Pallenberg. After him are Karl-Otto Apel, Kim Jong-nam, Ljubiša Samardžić, Adam West, Tony Atkinson, and Hans Schäfer.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsKim Jong-pil
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 102
James Stirling
ARCHITECT
1926 - 1992
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 103
Alan Greenspan
ECONOMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 104
Gus Grissom
ASTRONAUT
1926 - 1967
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 105
Joshua Fishman
LINGUIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 106
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 107
John Berger
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 108
Joachim Fest
WRITER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 109
Poul Anderson
WRITER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 110
Roger Corman
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2024
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 111
Karl Richter
COMPOSER
1926 - 1981
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 112
Thorbjörn Fälldin
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 113
Patricia Neal
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 114
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsJake LaMotta
BOXER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 84
Abdul Halim of Kedah
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 85
Lubomyr Husar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2017
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 86
Fats Domino
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 87
Charlie Murphy
ACTOR
1959 - 2017
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 88
Anita Pallenberg
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 89
John Berger
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 90
Karl-Otto Apel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 91
Kim Jong-nam
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2017
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 92
Ljubiša Samardžić
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 93
Adam West
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 94
Tony Atkinson
ECONOMIST
1944 - 2017
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 95
Hans Schäfer
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 96
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Berger ranks 1,273 out of 8,785. Before him are Gideon Mantell (1790), Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557), George Canning (1770), Taron Egerton (1989), Charles W. Alcock (1842), and John Fisher (1469). After him are Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914), Allan Pinkerton (1819), Imelda Staunton (1956), Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), Cynthia Lennon (1939), and Dirk Bogarde (1921).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGideon Mantell
GEOLOGIST
1790 - 1852
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1,267
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1595
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,268
George Canning
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1827
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,269
Taron Egerton
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 1,270
Charles W. Alcock
SOCCER PLAYER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 1,271
John Fisher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1469 - 1535
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 1,272
John Berger
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,273
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 1943
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,274
Allan Pinkerton
WRITER
1819 - 1884
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,275
Imelda Staunton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 1,276
Rob Roy MacGregor
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1734
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 1,277
Cynthia Lennon
COMPANION
1939 - 2015
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 1,278
Dirk Bogarde
ACTOR
1921 - 1999
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,279
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Berger ranks 134. Before him are Barbara Cartland (1901), Ken Robinson (1950), David C. H. Austin (1926), Robert Browning (1812), P. D. James (1920), and E. L. James (1963). After him are Allan Pinkerton (1819), Ruth Rendell (1930), James Anderson (1680), Evelyn Waugh (1903), Lee Child (1954), and Bernard Cornwell (1944).
Barbara Cartland
1901 - 2000
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 128
Ken Robinson
1950 - 2020
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 129
David C. H. Austin
1926 - 2018
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 130
Robert Browning
1812 - 1889
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 131
P. D. James
1920 - 2014
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 132
E. L. James
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 133
John Berger
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 134
Allan Pinkerton
1819 - 1884
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 135
Ruth Rendell
1930 - 2015
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 136
James Anderson
1680 - 1739
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 137
Evelyn Waugh
1903 - 1966
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 138
Lee Child
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 139
Bernard Cornwell
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 140