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Stephen Spender

1909 - 1995

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Sir Stephen Harold Spender (28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. He was appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Spender is the 5,128th most popular writer (up from 5,635th in 2019), the 4,064th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,348th in 2019) and the 436th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Stephen Spender ranks 5,128 out of 7,302. Before him are Nikolai Klyuev, Ann Druyan, René Boylesve, Antti Tuuri, Arvid August Afzelius, and Constantin von Wurzbach. After him are Beatriz Galindo, Candace Bushnell, Joan Aiken, Adolf Muschg, Jacques Audiberti, and Zsigmond Kemény.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Stephen Spender ranks 312. Before him are Guillermo Eizaguirre, Peter Scott, José María Minella, Marianne Hoppe, Luigi Marchisio, and Robert Douglas. After him are Valerio Perentin, Durgabai Deshmukh, Edwin H. Land, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, and Eduardo Astengo. Among people deceased in 1995, Stephen Spender ranks 248. Before him are Robert Parrish, Karl Warner, Burton Jastram, Ralph Kronig, Aldo Gordini, and Osvald Käpp. After him are Warren E. Burger, Maino Neri, Butterfly McQueen, Sergei Grinkov, Fabio Casartelli, and Katherine DeMille.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Spender ranks 4,065 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Planche (1727), Phil Anderson (1958), Rupert Friend (1981), Dele Alli (1996), Clements Markham (1830), and Jay Kay (1969). After him are Kevin McKidd (1973), Luke Foxe (1586), Joan Aiken (1924), Marmaduke Tunstall (1743), Glenn Hoddle (1957), and Donald Nicol (1923).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Stephen Spender ranks 436. Before him are Kim Newman (1959), Margery Allingham (1904), Mary Stewart (1916), Sarah Kane (1971), Linda Grant (1951), and Alan Woods (1944). After him are Joan Aiken (1924), Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923), William Harrison Ainsworth (1805), Edward James (1907), Bob Shaw (1931), and Edith Sitwell (1887).

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