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Philip Kerr

1956 - 2018

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Philip Ballantyne Kerr (22 February 1956 – 23 March 2018) was a British author, best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical detective thrillers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Kerr is the 3,311th most popular writer (down from 2,053rd in 2019), the 2,679th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,559th in 2019) and the 301st most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Kerr ranks 3,311 out of 7,302. Before him are Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Johannes von Tepl, Edmund White, Johann Ernst Glück, Armand Salacrou, and John Perkins. After him are Petar Hektorović, Isotta Nogarola, Jacques Delille, Nikolay Nosov, Duarte Barbosa, and Mia Couto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Philip Kerr ranks 179. Before him are Trần Đại Quang, Mark Evans, Akio Toyoda, Azmi Bishara, Elie Hobeika, and Deborah Birx. After him are Sinan Sakić, Adriana Barraza, Anil Kapoor, Keiichi Tsuchiya, Blackie Lawless, and Herbert Grönemeyer. Among people deceased in 2018, Philip Kerr ranks 200. Before him are Robert Morris, Ara Güler, John Mahoney, Donald Moffat, René Houseman, and Sridevi. After him are Ivor Richard, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Stanley Cavell, Győző Kulcsár, Sinan Sakić, and Bill Slater.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Kerr ranks 2,680 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Hughes (1832), Snowy White (1948), Richard Baxter (1615), John Machin (1680), Hilton Valentine (1943), and John Leslie (1766). After him are Ivor Richard (1932), Jackie Oliver (1942), John McDouall Stuart (1815), Alexander Gardner (1821), Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany (1426), and Richard Wilson (1714).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Kerr ranks 301. Before him are Eric Ambler (1909), Robert Fisk (1946), Alasdair Gray (1934), David Gemmell (1948), Maria Edgeworth (1768), and Richard Baxter (1615). After him are Christopher Robin Milne (1920), Alan Sillitoe (1928), Charles Lamb (1775), Russell T Davies (1963), Ford Madox Ford (1873), and E. Nesbit (1858).

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