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Simon Armitage

1963 - Today

Simon Armitage

Simon Robert Armitage (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the University of Leeds. He has published over 20 collections of poetry, starting with Zoom! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Armitage is the 7,255th most popular writer (down from 7,249th in 2019), the 7,726th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,673rd in 2019) and the 752nd most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Simon Armitage ranks 7,255 out of 7,302. Before him are Grant Wahl, R. F. Kuang, Celeste Ng, Anna Bagriana, Adrianne Wadewitz, and Jon Fisher. After him are Brian K. Vaughan, Erin Morgenstern, Ishmael Beah, Aleksandra Skochilenko, Scott Snyder, and Zoleka Mandela.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Grant Wahl
1973 - 2022
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 7,249
R. F. Kuang
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 7,250
Celeste Ng
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 7,251
Anna Bagriana
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 7,252
Adrianne Wadewitz
1977 - 2014
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 7,253
Jon Fisher
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 7,254
Simon Armitage
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 7,255
Brian K. Vaughan
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 7,256
Erin Morgenstern
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 7,257
Ishmael Beah
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 7,258
Aleksandra Skochilenko
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 7,259
Scott Snyder
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 7,260
Zoleka Mandela
1980 - 2023
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 7,261

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Simon Armitage ranks 956. Before him are Brad Henry, Saurabh Shukla, Sam Mitchell, Chris Morris, Andy Townsend, and Jon Koncak. After him are Raymond Stevens, Sandra Schmirler, Tracie Ruiz, Mark Kermode, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and Keith Curle.

Others Born in 1963

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Brad Henry
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 950
Saurabh Shukla
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 951
Sam Mitchell
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 952
Chris Morris
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 953
Andy Townsend
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 954
Jon Koncak
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 955
Simon Armitage
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 956
Raymond Stevens
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 957
Sandra Schmirler
ATHLETE
1963 - 2000
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 958
Tracie Ruiz
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 959
Mark Kermode
PRESENTER
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 960
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 961
Keith Curle
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 33.90
Rank: 962