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Michael Jackson

1942 - 2007

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Michael James Jackson (27 March 1942 – 30 August 2007) was an English writer and journalist. He was the author of many influential books about beer and whisky. He was a regular contributor to a number of broadsheets, particularly The Independent and The Observer. Jackson's books have sold over three million copies worldwide and have been translated into 18 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Jackson is the 1,292nd most popular writer (up from 3,023rd in 2019), the 1,158th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,209th in 2019) and the 124th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Jackson ranks 1,292 out of 7,302. Before him are Ono no Komachi, Alcman, Ibn al-Nadim, Pierre Larousse, Kurt Tucholsky, and Blaise de Vigenère. After him are Dositej Obradović, Judah Leon Abravanel, Jean Giono, Hubert Selby Jr., Yeghishe Charents, and Odoric of Pordenone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Michael Jackson ranks 120. Before him are Britt Ekland, Linda Evans, Karen Uhlenbeck, Mike Newell, Fred Ward, and Larry Flynt. After him are Carlos Monzón, George Jung, Evaristo Carvalho, Muslim Magomayev, Samuel R. Delany, and Terry Jones. Among people deceased in 2007, Michael Jackson ranks 56. Before him are Gaston Thorn, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Nobuo Matsunaga, Paul Watzlawick, David Lane, and Jean-Claude Brialy. After him are Ian Smith, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Ike Turner, Norman Mailer, Robert Adler, and Jupp Derwall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Jackson ranks 1,158 out of 8,785. Before him are Emperor Norton (1818), Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), Michael Atiyah (1929), Thomas Graham (1805), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), and Hans Sloane (1660). After him are James Mill (1773), Samuel Crompton (1753), Graham Chapman (1941), John Franklin (1786), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), and Petula Clark (1932).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Michael Jackson ranks 124. Before him are Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), Rosamunde Pilcher (1924), Diana Mosley (1910), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), John William Polidori (1795), and Elizabeth Gaskell (1810). After him are Arthur Hailey (1920), Dylan Thomas (1914), Lobsang Rampa (1910), Barbara Cartland (1901), Ken Robinson (1950), and David C. H. Austin (1926).

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