WRITER

Wilbert Awdry

1911 - 1997

Wilbert Awdry

Wilbert Vere Awdry (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilbert Awdry is the 5,768th most popular writer (up from 5,897th in 2019), the 4,737th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,700th in 2019) and the 512th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wilbert Awdry ranks 5,768 out of 7,302. Before him are Majgull Axelsson, Ibrahim Tuqan, Franz von Dingelstedt, J. Slauerhoff, James Dashner, and Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani. After him are Agnes von Krusenstjerna, Jaroslav Kvapil, Ivan Tavčar, Maria Polydouri, Alfredo Panzini, and Dániel Berzsenyi.

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HPI: 53.50
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Ibrahim Tuqan
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Franz von Dingelstedt
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1911 - 1997
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 5,768
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Rank: 5,771
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Rank: 5,772
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1863 - 1939
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 5,773
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1776 - 1836
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 5,774

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Wilbert Awdry ranks 349. Before him are Héctor Freschi, Rıfat Ilgaz, Helmut Berthold, Müfide İlhan, Dudley Senanayake, and Helmut Braselmann. After him are Gusztáv Juhász, Garrett Birkhoff, Charles Walters, Sonny Terry, Eric Williams, and Chris Berger. Among people deceased in 1997, Wilbert Awdry ranks 272. Before him are Conlon Nancarrow, Lars Ahlin, Amleto Frignani, Ondino Viera, Aleksandr Zarkhi, and Reinhard Lauck. After him are Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Ödön Gróf, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, Guido Vincenzi, Max Bloesch, and Božena Srncová.

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Héctor Freschi
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 343
Rıfat Ilgaz
WRITER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 344
Helmut Berthold
ATHLETE
1911 - 2000
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 345
Müfide İlhan
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 346
Dudley Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1973
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 347
Helmut Braselmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 348
Wilbert Awdry
WRITER
1911 - 1997
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 349
Gusztáv Juhász
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 350
Garrett Birkhoff
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 351
Charles Walters
ACTOR
1911 - 1982
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 352
Sonny Terry
SINGER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 353
Eric Williams
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1981
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 354
Chris Berger
ATHLETE
1911 - 1965
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 355

Others Deceased in 1997

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Conlon Nancarrow
COMPOSER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 266
Lars Ahlin
WRITER
1915 - 1997
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 267
Amleto Frignani
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1997
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 268
Ondino Viera
COACH
1901 - 1997
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 269
Aleksandr Zarkhi
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1997
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 270
Reinhard Lauck
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 271
Wilbert Awdry
WRITER
1911 - 1997
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 272
Ekaterina Kalinchuk
GYMNAST
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 273
Ödön Gróf
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 274
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
LAWYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 275
Guido Vincenzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1997
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 276
Max Bloesch
HANDBALL PLAYER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 277
Božena Srncová
GYMNAST
1925 - 1997
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 278

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wilbert Awdry ranks 4,738 out of 8,785. Before him are Jim Kerr (1959), Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), Alister Hardy (1896), Joe Elliott (1959), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2000), and James McHenry (1753). After him are John Dill (1881), Horace Bailey (1881), Richard Tandy (1948), George Holyoake (1817), Simon Yates (1992), and Des Browne (1952).

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SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 4,732
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HPI: 53.51
Rank: 4,733
Alister Hardy
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1985
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 4,734
Joe Elliott
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 4,735
Callum Hudson-Odoi
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 4,736
James McHenry
POLITICIAN
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HPI: 53.48
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WRITER
1911 - 1997
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 4,738
John Dill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 4,739
Horace Bailey
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1960
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 4,740
Richard Tandy
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2024
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 4,741
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HPI: 53.45
Rank: 4,742
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CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 4,743
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POLITICIAN
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HPI: 53.45
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