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John Mortimer

1923 - 2009

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Sir John Clifford Mortimer (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009) was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from episodes of the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey also written by Mortimer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). John Mortimer is the 7,057th most popular writer (down from 6,839th in 2024), the 6,842nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,375th in 2019) and the 729th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Mortimer ranks 7,053 out of 7,302. Before him are Doris Kareva, and Elena Milashina. After him are Jeff Abbott, Carl Frode Tiller, Blanka Lipińska, Claudia Amengual, Jeffrey Goldberg, Haddy N'jie, Emma Donoghue, David Grann, Jasodhara Bagchi, and Dima Khatib.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, John Mortimer ranks 492. Before him are Adele Mara, Gloria Henry, Balram Jakhar, Anthony Bevilacqua, James Abdnor, and Tomás Ó Fiaich. After him are Peggy Knudsen, Eddie Turnbull, and Pamela Britton. Among people deceased in 2009, John Mortimer ranks 421. Before him are Cahal Daly, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Eluana Englaro, Jane Bryan, Gale Storm, and Baitullah Mehsud. After him are Anastasia Baburova, Mark Leduc, Vic Crowe, Shakti Samanta, Giovanni Parisi, and Antonio de Nigris.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Mortimer ranks 6,844 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark Bowen (1963), Bill Steer (1969), Alex James (1968), Little Simz (1994), George Osborne (1971), and Ben Hardy (1991). After him are KT Tunstall (1975), Jeff Astle (1942), Gary Anderson (1970), Emma Rigby (1989), Fiona Dolman (1970), and Billy Gilmour (2001).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Mortimer ranks 729. Before him are Noel Streatfeild (1895), Maggie O'Farrell (1972), Helen Dunmore (1952), Tom Rob Smith (1979), Sebastian Faulks (1953), and Kae Tempest (1985). After him are Ken MacLeod (1954), Matt Haig (1975), Simon Sinek (1973), Dennis Potter (1935), Andrea Levy (1956), and Douglas Murray (1979).

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