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Len Deighton

1929 - Today

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Leonard Cyril Deighton ( DAY-tən; born 18 February 1929) is a British author. His publications have included cookery books and works on history, but he is best known for his spy novels. After completing his national service in the Royal Air Force, Deighton attended the Saint Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London; he graduated from the latter in 1955. He had several jobs before becoming a book and magazine illustrator and designed the cover for the first UK edition of Jack Kerouac's 1957 work On the Road. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Len Deighton is the 1,114th most popular writer (up from 4,861st in 2019), the 1,024th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,539th in 2019) and the 114th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Len Deighton ranks 1,114 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Kielland, Alexander Ostrovsky, D. T. Suzuki, Herodian, Quintus Tullius Cicero, and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam. After him are Nikolai Leskov, Jeff Lindsay, Rustichello da Pisa, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, John Cheever, and Aleksis Kivi.

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Among people born in 1929, Len Deighton ranks 93. Before him are Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Francis Gary Powers, Osamu Yamaji, Ralf Dahrendorf, Claes Oldenburg, and George Stinney. After him are John Polanyi, Gordon Moore, Sam Nujoma, Alasdair MacIntyre, Georgios Roubanis, and Hans Magnus Enzensberger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Len Deighton ranks 1,024 out of 8,785. Before him are James Gregory (1638), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), John of Salisbury (1110), Freeman Dyson (1923), Lewis Fry Richardson (1881), and Danny Boyle (1956). After him are Charles Lightoller (1874), Ida Noddack (1896), David Cameron (1966), Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), and Thomas Mun (1571).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Len Deighton ranks 114. Before him are Robert Graves (1895), Brian O'Nolan (1911), Leigh Hunt (1784), James Thomson (1700), Tony Buzan (1942), and Oliver Sacks (1933). After him are Diana Wynne Jones (1934), David Lodge (1935), P. G. Wodehouse (1881), Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), Rosamunde Pilcher (1924), and Diana Mosley (1910).

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