2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 6 ▁San ▁Francisco ▁earth qu ake ▁surv iv ors ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁dent ists ▁Category : C ivil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Mason , ▁Texas ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Territ ory ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁W ins low , ▁Arizona <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Philip ▁P ull man , ▁C BE , ▁F RS L ▁( born ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁novel ist . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁best - s elling ▁books , ▁including ▁the ▁fant asy ▁tr il ogy ▁His ▁Dark ▁Material s ▁and ▁the ▁fict ional ised ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁The ▁Good ▁Man ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁Sc ound rel ▁Christ . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁The ▁Times ▁named ▁P ull man ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" 5 0 ▁greatest ▁British ▁writers ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 5 ". ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁poll ▁for ▁the ▁BBC , ▁P ull man ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁most ▁influ ential ▁person ▁in ▁British ▁culture . ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁" services ▁to ▁literature ." ▁ ▁Northern ▁L ights , ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁P ull man ' s ▁His ▁Dark ▁Material s ▁tr il ogy , ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Car