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Ruth Rendell

1930 - 2015

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Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (née Grasemann; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford. A second string of works was a series of unrelated crime novels that explored the psychological background of criminals and their victims. This theme was developed further in a third series of novels, published under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Rendell is the 1,432nd most popular writer (up from 1,576th in 2019), the 1,287th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,216th in 2019) and the 136th most popular British Writer.

Ruth Rendell is most famous for her psychological thrillers.

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Among writers, Ruth Rendell ranks 1,432 out of 7,302. Before her are Callinus, Poul Anderson, Philippe Soupault, Sanu Sharma, Maryse Condé, and Mendele Mocher Sforim. After her are Samuel ibn Naghrillah, Vivant Denon, Rainis, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Tarjei Vesaas, and James Anderson.

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Among people born in 1930, Ruth Rendell ranks 115. Before her are Sławomir Mrożek, Jānis Pujats, Toru Takemitsu, Friedrich Gulda, Jo Bonnier, and James Irwin. After her are J. G. Ballard, Greg Bell, Dündar Ali Osman, Robert Atkins, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, and Rahmon Nabiyev. Among people deceased in 2015, Ruth Rendell ranks 85. Before her are Rod Taylor, Ben E. King, Joshua Fishman, Dettmar Cramer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, and Cynthia Lennon. After her are Licio Gelli, Jin Youzhi, Árpád Göncz, Tadahiko Ueda, Geraldine McEwan, and Dinkha IV.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ruth Rendell ranks 1,287 out of 8,785. Before her are Joseph Bell (1837), George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Orlando Bloom (1977), Ian Stewart (1938), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), and Erling Braut Håland (2000). After her are Anabella Drummond (1350), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), Billy Boyd (1968), M.I.A. (1975), and Joseph Swan (1828).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ruth Rendell ranks 136. Before her are David C. H. Austin (1926), Robert Browning (1812), P. D. James (1920), E. L. James (1963), John Berger (1926), and Allan Pinkerton (1819). After her are James Anderson (1680), Evelyn Waugh (1903), Lee Child (1954), Bernard Cornwell (1944), Joseph Addison (1672), and Alistair MacLean (1922).

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