George Orwell was born on June 25, 1903[1], in Motihari[2]. He died on January 21, 1950[3], in London[4]. He worked as a writer[5], war correspondent[6], poet[7], essayist[8], and journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.064% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,163 views/month, #639 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
Place of burial: Church of All Saints cemetery[11]
Participated in conflict: Spanish Civil War[55], World War II[56]
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Things named for George Orwell include Orwellian[63] and Orwell Prize[64].
Why It Matters
George Orwell has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
He has been cited as an influence by Jordan Peterson[67], a clinical psychologist[68], b. 1962[69], of Canada[70], specialised in psychology[71]; Kurt Vonnegut[72], a playwright[73], 1922–2007[74], of United States[75], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[76], specialised in creative and professional writing[77]; Christopher Hitchens[78], a journalist[79], 1949–2011[80], of United Kingdom[81], awarded the Richard Dawkins Award[82]; Margaret Atwood[83], a writer[84], b. 1939[85], of Canada[86], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[87], specialised in poetry[88]; Ray Bradbury[89], a screenwriter[90], 1920–2012[91], of United States[92], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[93]; and Cory Doctorow[94], a science fiction writer[95], b. 1971[96], of Canada[97], awarded the EFF Award[98].
Works attributed to him include Nineteen Eighty-Four[99], Animal Farm[100], Homage to Catalonia[101], Down and Out in Paris and London[102], The Road to Wigan Pier[103], and Burmese Days[104]. Entities named for him include Orwellian[63] and Orwell Prize[64].
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