Writer

Nancy Huston

Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French

1953 - today

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Nancy Huston

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Nancy Huston is the 4,875th most popular writer (down from 4,630th in 2024), the 398th most popular biography from Canada (down from 324th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Writer.

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26k

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56.04

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Sep 16

Nancy Huston shares a September 16 birthday with Karl Dönitz, Lee Kuan Yew, and B.B. King.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Nancy Huston ranks 4,875 out of 7,302. Before her are Rachid Boudjedra, Barbro Lindgren, Joseph Roumanille, Antanas Baranauskas, Rodolfo Walsh, and Einar Már Guðmundsson. After her are Grant Allen, Kenjirō Tokutomi, Johan Borgen, Franciszek Karpiński, Akram Aylisli, and Ronald Knox.

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HPI: 56.05
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HPI: 56.05
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HPI: 56.04
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Antanas Baranauskas
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Rodolfo Walsh
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Einar Már Guðmundsson
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,874
Nancy Huston
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,875
Grant Allen
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HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4,876
Kenjirō Tokutomi
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4,877
Johan Borgen
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HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4,878
Franciszek Karpiński
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HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,879
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1937 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,880
Ronald Knox
1888 - 1957
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,881

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Nancy Huston ranks 332. Before her are Carolyn Porco, Albert Rust, Józef Młynarczyk, Colleen Camp, Eiji Ueda, and Tom DiCillo. After her are Armand Amar, Jean-Dominique Senard, Zigmantas Balčytis, Pamela Sue Martin, Mary Harron, and Elaine Chao.

Others Born in 1953

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Carolyn Porco
ASTRONOMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 326
Albert Rust
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 327
Józef Młynarczyk
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 328
Colleen Camp
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 329
Eiji Ueda
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 330
Tom DiCillo
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 331
Nancy Huston
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 332
Armand Amar
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 333
Jean-Dominique Senard
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 334
Zigmantas Balčytis
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 335
Pamela Sue Martin
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 336
Mary Harron
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 337
Elaine Chao
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 338