WRITER
Sybille Bedford
1911 - 2006

Sybille Bedford
Sybille Bedford, OBE (16 March 1911 – 17 February 2006) was a German-born English writer of non-fiction and semi-autobiographical fiction books. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sybille Bedford is the 6,626th most popular writer (down from 6,290th in 2019), the 5,856th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,602nd in 2019) and the 361st most popular German Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Sybille Bedford ranks 6,626 out of 7,302. Before her are Denis Johnson, Wolf Haas, Horton Foote, Phyllis A. Whitney, Maja Haderlap, and James Truslow Adams. After her are Richelle Mead, Nat Hentoff, Stanley Middleton, Lionel Shriver, Sibylle Lewitscharoff, and Conn Iggulden.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDenis Johnson
1949 - 2017
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,620
Wolf Haas
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,621
Horton Foote
1916 - 2009
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,622
Phyllis A. Whitney
1903 - 2008
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,623
Maja Haderlap
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,624
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,625
Sybille Bedford
1911 - 2006
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 6,626
Richelle Mead
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 6,627
Nat Hentoff
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 6,628
Stanley Middleton
1919 - 2009
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 6,629
Lionel Shriver
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 6,630
Sibylle Lewitscharoff
1954 - 2023
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 6,631
Conn Iggulden
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 6,632
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Sybille Bedford ranks 394. Before her are Anthony Boucher, Fe del Mundo, Mitch Miller, Harry Golombek, Jean Muir, and Amelia Boynton Robinson. After her are Joseph Pevney, Zubeida, Maribel Vinson, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Martin Gabel, and Vaughn Monroe. Among people deceased in 2006, Sybille Bedford ranks 393. Before her are Valentín Elizalde, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Luki Botha, Marian Marsh, Stanley Kunitz, and Brian Labone. After her are Irving Kaplansky, Tamara Dobson, Sandy West, Nandini Satpathy, Esther Victoria Abraham, and J Dilla.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsAnthony Boucher
WRITER
1911 - 1968
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 388
Fe del Mundo
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2011
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 389
Mitch Miller
SINGER
1911 - 2010
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 390
Harry Golombek
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 391
Jean Muir
ACTOR
1911 - 1996
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 392
Amelia Boynton Robinson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 2015
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 393
Sybille Bedford
WRITER
1911 - 2006
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 394
Joseph Pevney
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 395
Zubeida
ACTOR
1911 - 1988
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 396
Maribel Vinson
SKATER
1911 - 1961
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 397
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1994
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 398
Martin Gabel
ACTOR
1911 - 1986
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 399
Vaughn Monroe
SINGER
1911 - 1973
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 400
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsValentín Elizalde
SINGER
1979 - 2006
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 387
Gennadiy Tsygankov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 388
Luki Botha
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2006
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 389
Marian Marsh
ACTOR
1913 - 2006
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 390
Stanley Kunitz
WRITER
1905 - 2006
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 391
Brian Labone
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 392
Sybille Bedford
WRITER
1911 - 2006
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 393
Irving Kaplansky
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 394
Tamara Dobson
ACTOR
1947 - 2006
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 395
Sandy West
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2006
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 396
Nandini Satpathy
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 397
Esther Victoria Abraham
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 398
J Dilla
SINGER
1974 - 2006
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 399
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Sybille Bedford ranks 5,859 out of 7,253. Before her are Ralf Rothmann (1953), Natalia Wörner (1967), Gerhard Weinberg (1928), Denis Johnson (1949), Petra Rossner (1966), and Martin Sonneborn (1965). After her are Sibylle Lewitscharoff (1954), Ernst Loof (1907), Isabelle Faust (1972), Thomas von Heesen (1961), Michael Preetz (1967), and Sigrun Wodars (1965).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRalf Rothmann
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 5,853
Natalia Wörner
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 5,854
Gerhard Weinberg
HISTORIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 5,855
Denis Johnson
WRITER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 5,856
Petra Rossner
CYCLIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 5,857
Martin Sonneborn
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 5,858
Sybille Bedford
WRITER
1911 - 2006
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 5,859
Sibylle Lewitscharoff
WRITER
1954 - 2023
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 5,860
Ernst Loof
RACING DRIVER
1907 - 1956
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 5,861
Isabelle Faust
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,862
Thomas von Heesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,863
Michael Preetz
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,864
Sigrun Wodars
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 5,865
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Sybille Bedford ranks 361. Before her are Peter Wohlleben (1964), Kathrin Schmidt (1958), Graciano Rocchigiani (1963), Nele Neuhaus (1967), Ralf Rothmann (1953), and Denis Johnson (1949). After her are Sibylle Lewitscharoff (1954), Ingo Schulze (1962), Wolf Blitzer (1948), Thomas Brussig (1964), Judith Hermann (1970), and Durs Grünbein (1962).
Peter Wohlleben
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 355
Kathrin Schmidt
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 356
Graciano Rocchigiani
1963 - 2018
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 357
Nele Neuhaus
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 358
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 359
Denis Johnson
1949 - 2017
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 360
Sybille Bedford
1911 - 2006
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 361
Sibylle Lewitscharoff
1954 - 2023
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 362
Ingo Schulze
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 363
Wolf Blitzer
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 364
Thomas Brussig
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 365
Judith Hermann
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 366
Durs Grünbein
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 367