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Max Hastings

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Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings (; born 28 December 1945) is a British journalist and military historian, who has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph, and editor of the Evening Standard. He is also the author of thirty books, most significantly histories, which have won several major awards. Hastings currently writes a bimonthly column for Bloomberg Opinion and contributes to The Times and The Sunday Times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Hastings is the 6,319th most popular writer (down from 6,218th in 2019), the 5,529th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,231st in 2019) and the 611th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Max Hastings ranks 6,319 out of 7,302. Before him are Vikram Seth, Karin Alvtegen, John Clellon Holmes, Christopher Smart, Rosa María Britton, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. After him are Thomas Lodge, Stephen Vincent Benét, J. G. Farrell, Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Massinger, and Andreas Eschbach.

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Among people born in 1945, Max Hastings ranks 625. Before him are Philippa Marrack, Roger C. Field, Lowell George, Eugenie Scott, Cristian Gațu, and Barbara Anderson. After him are Christy Moore, Paul Bérenger, Ferenc Konrád, Ronald J. Grabe, Susan Bassnett, and Guillermo Páez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Max Hastings ranks 5,531 out of 8,785. Before him are Toby Kebbell (1982), William Morgan (1547), Edmund Andros (1637), W. T. Tutte (1917), Molly Peters (1942), and Ben Daniels (1964). After him are John Wark (1957), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Lodge (1558), James Thornhill (1675), Vivien Merchant (1929), and Adrian Biddle (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Max Hastings ranks 611. Before him are Brian Stableford (1948), Hammond Innes (1913), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Andrew Davies (1936), Barbara Pym (1913), and Christopher Smart (1722). After him are Thomas Lodge (1558), J. G. Farrell (1935), Philip Massinger (1583), China Miéville (1972), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), and Alastair Reynolds (1966).

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