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John Wyndham

1903 - 1969

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John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes. Some of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes. His best known works include The Day of the Triffids (1951), filmed in 1962, and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957), which was filmed in 1960 as Village of the Damned, in 1995 under the same title, and again in 2022 in Sky Max under its original title. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Wyndham is the 2,664th most popular writer (down from 2,620th in 2019), the 2,227th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,942nd in 2019) and the 247th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Wyndham ranks 2,664 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanko Vraz, Vydūnas, Betti Alver, John Millington Synge, Praxilla, and Raul Hilberg. After him are Louise Colet, Margaret Fuller, Kjell Askildsen, María Elena Walsh, Xue Tao, and Carlos Marighella.

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Among people born in 1903, John Wyndham ranks 139. Before him are Cigerxwîn, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Russell Bufalino, Florence Owens Thompson, Khalid al-Azm, and Grigori Aleksandrov. After him are John Williams, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, W. V. D. Hodge, Corrado Bafile, Abba P. Lerner, and Nikolay Krylov. Among people deceased in 1969, John Wyndham ranks 97. Before him are Claude Dornier, Domingo Tejera, Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, André Salmon, Georges Catroux, and Willy Mairesse. After him are Eduardo Mondlane, Carlos Marighella, José María Arguedas, Johannes Dieckmann, Nicolas Grunitzky, and Maureen Connolly.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wyndham ranks 2,227 out of 8,785. Before him are Harry Redknapp (1947), Harry Gregg (1932), Nicolas Roeg (1928), Cassivellaunus (-100), David Roberts (1796), and Alan Smith (1962). After him are Julian Sands (1958), John Scott Russell (1808), Andy Murray (1987), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), David Ogilvy (1911), and Stephen Langton (1150).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Wyndham ranks 247. Before him are Donald Adamson (1939), David Crystal (1941), Walter Bagehot (1826), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Michael Grant (1914), and Thomas Percy (1729). After him are David Ogilvy (1911), Anna Sewell (1820), Patrick O'Brian (1914), Wilfred Owen (1893), Branwell Brontë (1817), and George Herbert (1593).

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