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Philip Pullman

1946 - Today

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Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. He is best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. The first volume, Northern Lights (1995), won the Carnegie Medal and later the "Carnegie of Carnegies". The third volume, The Amber Spyglass (2000), won the Whitbread Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Pullman is the 983rd most popular writer (down from 871st in 2019), the 917th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 661st in 2019) and the 99th most popular British Writer.

Philip Pullman is most famous for his trilogy of novels, His Dark Materials.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Pullman ranks 983 out of 7,302. Before him are Hélène Cixous, Avienus, Sin Saimdang, Victorien Sardou, Bruce Chatwin, and Heinrich Kramer. After him are Basava, George of Pisidia, George Gissing, Lawrence Durrell, Taha Hussein, and Jacques Hébert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Philip Pullman ranks 107. Before him are Frank Marshall, Lasse Hallström, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Jochen Mass, John Paul Jones, and Steve Biko. After him are John Heard, Jean Todt, Robert Reich, Stan Smith, Howard Shore, and Htin Kyaw.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Pullman ranks 917 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Mansfield (1933), Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876), William Huggins (1824), Louise of Great Britain (1724), Christian Bale (1974), and Bruce Chatwin (1940). After him are Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), David A. Stewart (1952), George Gissing (1857), Ronnie Wood (1947), Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), and George Smith (1840).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Pullman ranks 99. Before him are Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809), David Irving (1938), Percy Fawcett (1867), Samuel Butler (1612), and Bruce Chatwin (1940). After him are George Gissing (1857), E. M. Forster (1879), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), Thomas Malory (1405), and Edmund Spenser (1552).

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