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Winston Graham

1908 - 2003

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Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE, born Winston Grime (30 June 1908 – 10 July 2003), was an English novelist best known for the Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall, though he also wrote numerous other works, including contemporary thrillers, period novels, short stories, non-fiction and plays. Graham was the author's pseudonym until he changed his name by deed poll from Grime to Graham on 7 May 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Winston Graham is the 4,615th most popular writer (down from 4,331st in 2019), the 3,624th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,095th in 2019) and the 391st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Winston Graham ranks 4,615 out of 7,302. Before him are Ekaterine Gabashvili, Solomana Kante, Elin Wägner, Ioannis Chrysafis, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, and Taranatha. After him are Krishan Chander, August Spies, Vesna Parun, Vittoria Aganoor, Kostas Karyotakis, and Robert Bolt.

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Among people born in 1908, Winston Graham ranks 274. Before him are Yvette Cauchois, Buddy Ebsen, Aleksei Arbuzov, Helmut Käutner, Jenő Vincze, and Tommaso Landolfi. After him are Arkhip Lyulka, Isaak Kikoin, Louis Daquin, Rudolf Gramlich, Marina Ladynina, and Gioacchino Guaragna. Among people deceased in 2003, Winston Graham ranks 230. Before him are Wolfgang Peters, Rachel de Queiroz, Meir Vilner, Halima Nosirova, Buddy Ebsen, and Carlos Roberto Reina. After him are Marina Ladynina, José Craveirinha, Johnny Walker, Rick Husband, Bernard Dowiyogo, and Félix Loustau.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Winston Graham ranks 3,625 out of 8,785. Before him are Geoff Lees (1951), Archibald Geikie (1835), Mike Parkes (1931), Harold Mahony (1867), Ron Atkinson (1939), and Chris Barber (1930). After him are W. D. Ross (1877), Dorian Yates (1962), Prince George of Wales (2013), Cherie Blair (1954), George Finlay (1799), and Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Winston Graham ranks 391. Before him are Grace Elliott (1754), Michael Morpurgo (1943), John Stott (1921), Anne Bradstreet (1612), Robert Edmond Grant (1793), and Grace Aguilar (1816). After him are Robert Bolt (1924), Thomas Nashe (1567), Elizabeth Goudge (1900), Isaac Watts (1674), George Crabbe (1754), and Amelia Edwards (1831).

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