WRITER

Muriel Spark

1918 - 2006

Muriel Spark

Dame Muriel Sarah Spark (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muriel Spark is the 695th most popular writer (down from 645th in 2019), the 645th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 478th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Writer.

Muriel Spark is most famous for her novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which was adapted into a stage play and film.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Muriel Spark ranks 695 out of 7,302. Before her are Vittoria Colonna, Maurice Blanchot, Tyrtaeus, Al-Maʿarri, Sidonius Apollinaris, and Ismail Gaspirali. After her are Maurice Denis, Antonio Tabucchi, Tatian, Thomas Friedman, Eugène Sue, and Dietrich Eckart.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Vittoria Colonna
1490 - 1547
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 689
Maurice Blanchot
1907 - 2003
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 690
Tyrtaeus
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 691
Al-Maʿarri
973 - 1057
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 692
Sidonius Apollinaris
430 - 489
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 693
Ismail Gaspirali
1851 - 1914
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 694
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 695
Maurice Denis
1870 - 1943
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 696
Antonio Tabucchi
1943 - 2012
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 697
Tatian
120 - 180
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 698
Thomas Friedman
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 699
Eugène Sue
1804 - 1857
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 700
Dietrich Eckart
1868 - 1923
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 701

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Muriel Spark ranks 34. Before her are Jerome Karle, Billy Graham, Paul D. Boyer, Gunnar Sønsteby, Derek Barton, and Frederick Reines. After her are Chaim Herzog, Rosalia Lombardo, Arthur Kornberg, Choi Hong Hi, Franco Modigliani, and Julian Schwinger. Among people deceased in 2006, Muriel Spark ranks 30. Before her are Giacinto Facchetti, Anna Politkovskaya, Melvin Schwartz, Lennart Meri, Robert Bruce Merrifield, and Jack Palance. After her are Clay Regazzoni, Robert Altman, Joseph Barbera, Bülent Ecevit, Paul Mauriat, and Alida Valli.

Others Born in 1918

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Jerome Karle
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 28
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 29
Paul D. Boyer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 30
Gunnar Sønsteby
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2012
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 31
Derek Barton
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 32
Frederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 33
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 34
Chaim Herzog
DIPLOMAT
1918 - 1997
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 35
Rosalia Lombardo
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1920
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 36
Arthur Kornberg
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 37
Choi Hong Hi
MARTIAL ARTS
1918 - 2002
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 38
Franco Modigliani
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 39
Julian Schwinger
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1994
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 40

Others Deceased in 2006

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Giacinto Facchetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 24
Anna Politkovskaya
JOURNALIST
1958 - 2006
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 25
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 26
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 27
Robert Bruce Merrifield
CHEMIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 28
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 29
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 30
Clay Regazzoni
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 31
Robert Altman
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 32
Joseph Barbera
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 33
Bülent Ecevit
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 34
Paul Mauriat
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 35
Alida Valli
ACTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 36

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Muriel Spark ranks 645 out of 8,785. Before her are Ron Dennis (1947), Bob Hoskins (1942), Arthur Balfour (1848), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), George Graham (1944), and Harold Macmillan (1894). After her are Donald Pleasence (1919), Eduard Suess (1831), Edwin Landseer (1802), John Bonham (1948), Graham Hill (1929), and John Dowland (1563).

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Ron Dennis
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 639
Bob Hoskins
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 640
Arthur Balfour
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1930
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 641
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1927
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 642
George Graham
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 643
Harold Macmillan
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1986
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 644
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 645
Donald Pleasence
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 646
Eduard Suess
GEOLOGIST
1831 - 1914
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 647
Edwin Landseer
PAINTER
1802 - 1873
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 648
John Bonham
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1980
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 649
Graham Hill
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1975
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 650
John Dowland
MUSICIAN
1563 - 1626
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 651