WRITER

Robertson Davies

1913 - 1995

Robertson Davies

William Robertson Davies (28 August 1913 – 2 December 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robertson Davies is the 5,511th most popular writer (down from 5,362nd in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Canada (down from 431st in 2019) and the 34th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robertson Davies ranks 5,511 out of 7,302. Before him are José Carlos Somoza, Sufia Kamal, Ann Bannon, Miguel Otero Silva, Jakub Arbes, and James Bowen. After him are Ádám Bodor, Kristin Hannah, Peter S. Beagle, Federico De Roberto, Robert Menasse, and René Benjamin.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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José Carlos Somoza
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,505
Sufia Kamal
1911 - 1999
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,506
Ann Bannon
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,507
Miguel Otero Silva
1908 - 1985
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,508
Jakub Arbes
1840 - 1914
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,509
James Bowen
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,510
Robertson Davies
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,511
Ádám Bodor
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,512
Kristin Hannah
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,513
Peter S. Beagle
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,514
Federico De Roberto
1861 - 1927
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,515
Robert Menasse
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,516
René Benjamin
1885 - 1948
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,517

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Robertson Davies ranks 305. Before him are Franz Antel, Ernst Lörtscher, Arne Skouen, Marco Cimatti, Vintilă Cossini, and Oswald Szemerényi. After him are Georges Spénale, Vojtěch Bradáč, Armand Lanoux, Bertalan Papp, Jiří Weiss, and Gerard Wodarz. Among people deceased in 1995, Robertson Davies ranks 271. Before him are Benjamin Mazar, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, John Peters Humphrey, Edmondo Fabbri, Eeva-Liisa Manner, and George W. Romney. After him are José Luis González Dávila, Phil Harris, Achmad Nawir, Martha Genenger, Don Patinkin, and Élie Bayol.

Others Born in 1913

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Franz Antel
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 299
Ernst Lörtscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 300
Arne Skouen
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2003
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 301
Marco Cimatti
CYCLIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 302
Vintilă Cossini
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 303
Oswald Szemerényi
LINGUIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 304
Robertson Davies
WRITER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 305
Georges Spénale
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 306
Vojtěch Bradáč
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 307
Armand Lanoux
WRITER
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 308
Bertalan Papp
ATHLETE
1913 - 1992
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 309
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 310
Gerard Wodarz
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1982
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 311

Others Deceased in 1995

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Benjamin Mazar
HISTORIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 265
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
WRITER
1947 - 1995
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 266
John Peters Humphrey
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1905 - 1995
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 267
Edmondo Fabbri
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 268
Eeva-Liisa Manner
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 269
George W. Romney
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1995
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 270
Robertson Davies
WRITER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 271
José Luis González Dávila
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 272
Phil Harris
ACTOR
1904 - 1995
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 273
Achmad Nawir
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 274
Martha Genenger
ATHLETE
1911 - 1995
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 275
Don Patinkin
ECONOMIST
1922 - 1995
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 276
Élie Bayol
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 277