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R. S. Thomas

1913 - 2000

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Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000), published as R. S. Thomas, was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest noted for nationalism, spirituality and dislike of the anglicisation of Wales. John Betjeman, introducing Song at the Year's Turning (1955), the first collection of Thomas's poetry from a major publisher, predicted that Thomas would be remembered long after he himself was forgotten. M. Wynn Thomas said: "He was the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn of Wales because he was such a troubler of the Welsh conscience. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. R. S. Thomas is the 6,561st most popular writer (up from 6,569th in 2024), the 5,979th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,889th in 2019) and the 667th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, R. S. Thomas ranks 6,561 out of 7,302. Before him are Dmitry Bykov, Annie Dillard, Kofi Awoonor, Coventry Patmore, Nambi Narayanan, and Dulce Chacón. After him are Aleksandar Hemon, James Mason, María Dueñas, John Scalzi, Sabine Baring-Gould, and Didier Van Cauwelaert.

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Among people born in 1913, R. S. Thomas ranks 405. Before him are Robert R. Gilruth, Peter Doherty, Kurt Dossin, Sid James, Coral Browne, and Charlie Barnet. After him are Luis Taruc, Laird Cregar, Marian Marsh, Sam Ruben, Sidney Dillon Ripley, and Walt Kelly. Among people deceased in 2000, R. S. Thomas ranks 354. Before him are James Grogan, Roger Verey, Udham Singh, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, José Miracca, and Chidambaram Subramaniam. After him are Gloria Talbott, Rosemarie Frankland, Mack Robinson, Marie Windsor, Tex Beneke, and Vincent Canby.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, R. S. Thomas ranks 5,981 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan McManus (1971), Archie Gemmill (1947), Thomas Sully (1783), Alan Rollinson (1943), Coventry Patmore (1823), and Steven Waddington (1968). After him are Andy Sneap (1969), Martin Wolf (1946), Aslı Enver (1984), Phil Davis (1953), Saint Piran (null), and Norman Whiteside (1965).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, R. S. Thomas ranks 667. Before him are Angie Sage (1952), Mo Hayder (1962), Rose Tremain (1943), Henry Green (1905), George Peele (1556), and Coventry Patmore (1823). After him are Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), Samuel Daniel (1562), John Lydgate (1370), George Farquhar (1677), Nina Bawden (1925), and William Wycherley (1640).

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