WRITER

Michael Morpurgo

1943 - Today

Michael Morpurgo

Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (né Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Morpurgo is the 4,464th most popular writer (down from 4,014th in 2019), the 3,523rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,882nd in 2019) and the 386th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Morpurgo ranks 4,464 out of 7,302. Before him are Oppian, Jan Blahoslav, Molla Vali Vidadi, Stijn Streuvels, Gervase of Tilbury, and Louis Paul Boon. After him are Karel Teige, Fedir Bohatyrchuk, Martin Gray, Cemal Süreya, Marco Girolamo Vida, and Mikayil Mushfig.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Oppian
101 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,458
Jan Blahoslav
1523 - 1571
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,459
Molla Vali Vidadi
1709 - 1809
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,460
Stijn Streuvels
1871 - 1969
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4,461
Gervase of Tilbury
1155 - 1234
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4,462
Louis Paul Boon
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4,463
Michael Morpurgo
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 4,464
Karel Teige
1900 - 1951
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 4,465
Fedir Bohatyrchuk
1892 - 1984
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 4,466
Martin Gray
1922 - 2016
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 4,467
Cemal Süreya
1931 - 1990
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 4,468
Marco Girolamo Vida
1485 - 1566
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 4,469
Mikayil Mushfig
1908 - 1938
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 4,470

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Michael Morpurgo ranks 430. Before him are Yawovi Agboyibo, Roy D. Bridges Jr., Annette Messager, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, Peter Carey, and Jaak Panksepp. After him are Lee Aaker, Pim Doesburg, Boediono, Brian Ferneyhough, Kim Jung-nam, and Marita Lange.

Others Born in 1943

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Yawovi Agboyibo
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 424
Roy D. Bridges Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 425
Annette Messager
ARTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 426
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 427
Peter Carey
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 428
Jaak Panksepp
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - 2017
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 429
Michael Morpurgo
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 430
Lee Aaker
ACTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 431
Pim Doesburg
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 432
Boediono
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 433
Brian Ferneyhough
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 434
Kim Jung-nam
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 435
Marita Lange
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 436

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo ranks 3,524 out of 8,785. Before him are John Selden (1584), Tania Mallet (1941), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), Cara Delevingne (1992), Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986), and Roy Urquhart (1901). After him are Roy Salvadori (1922), Suella Braverman (1980), Sally Hawkins (1976), Hugh Latimer (1485), Jane Marcet (1769), and Ben Miller (1966).

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John Selden
LAWYER
1584 - 1654
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 3,518
Tania Mallet
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 3,519
Trent Alexander-Arnold
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 3,520
Cara Delevingne
MODEL
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 3,521
Gabriel Agbonlahor
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 3,522
Roy Urquhart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1988
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,523
Michael Morpurgo
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,524
Roy Salvadori
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,525
Suella Braverman
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,526
Sally Hawkins
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,527
Hugh Latimer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1555
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,528
Jane Marcet
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1858
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,529
Ben Miller
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 3,530