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    • How Famous Is J. R. R. Tolkien?

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    Writer
    Philologist
    According to our voters, J. R. R. Tolkien is the...

    335th most famous person in the world!

    J.R.R. Tolkien was an English writer and philologist, best known for his high fantasy works such as 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.' He was a professor at Oxford and a close friend of C.S. Lewis.

    This is based on winning 32 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 35 head-to-head matchups.

    Most recently J. R. R. Tolkien lost a matchup to Shirley Bassey (#1182) voted by someone from United States.

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