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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...

    348th 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 33 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 36 head-to-head matchups.

    Most recently J. R. R. Tolkien lost a matchup to Chris O'Donnell (#548) voted by someone from Canada.

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    J. R. R. Tolkien is less famous than...

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    J. R. R. Tolkien is more famous than...

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