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Quentin Crisp

1908 - 1999

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Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt; (1908-12-25)25 December 1908 – (1999-11-21)21 November 1999) was an English raconteur, whose work in the public eye included a memoir of their life and various media appearances. Before becoming well known, they were an artist's model, hence the title of their most famous work, The Naked Civil Servant. They afterwards became a gay icon due to their flamboyant personality, fashion sense, and wit. Their iconic status was occasionally controversial due to their remarks about subjects like the AIDS crisis, inviting censure from gay activists including human-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quentin Crisp is the 4,762nd most popular writer (down from 4,446th in 2019), the 3,744th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,175th in 2019) and the 405th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Quentin Crisp ranks 4,762 out of 7,302. Before her are Juan José Millás, John Boyne, Philippe Djian, Jean Tardieu, Marek Hłasko, and Thomas Middleton. After her are Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Pencho Slaveykov, Yuri Vizbor, Henri Alleg, and Jenő Rejtő.

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Among people born in 1908, Quentin Crisp ranks 290. Before her are Vladimír Syrovátka, Natalya Baranskaya, Eve Arden, Milton Berle, György Bródy, and Hermógenes Fonseca. After her are Josué de Castro, Nikolai Kamanin, Viacheslav Ragozin, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Sigmund Haringer, and James Workman. Among people deceased in 1999, Quentin Crisp ranks 197. Before her are Ruth Roman, Primo Nebiolo, Yvette Cauchois, David A. Huffman, Shel Silverstein, and Zuleykha Seyidmammadova. After her are John Berry, Ashley Montagu, János Parti, Owen Hart, Maria Sander, and Yury Malyshev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Quentin Crisp ranks 3,745 out of 8,785. Before her are Derek Bell (1941), Jennifer Saunders (1958), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Thomas Middleton (1580), Arthur Bliss (1891), and Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800). After her are Mary Toft (1703), Peter McParland (1934), John Gerard (1545), Ashley Montagu (1905), Ronald Lacey (1935), and Osbert Salvin (1835).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Quentin Crisp ranks 405. Before her are Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), Reynold A. Nicholson (1868), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), Joe Abercrombie (1974), and Thomas Middleton (1580). After her are Henri Alleg (1921), John Mawe (1764), Michael Hirst (1952), Max Beerbohm (1872), Taylor Caldwell (1900), and Roger Ascham (1515).

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