Writer

Penelope Lively

British novelist

1933 - today

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Penelope Lively

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Penelope Lively is the 5,808th most popular writer (up from 6,024th in 2024), the 548th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 547th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Egyptian Writer.

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40k

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Past 12 months

53.53

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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29

Penelope Lively's biography spans 29 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 53.53.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Penelope Lively ranks 5,808 out of 7,707. Before her are Jessica Mitford, Robert E. Sherwood, Roma Ryan, Michael Shermer, David Halberstam, and Joel Chandler Harris. After her are Claude McKay, Jacob Abbott, Park Wan-suh, Teréz Karacs, Vigdis Hjorth, and William Blum.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Jessica Mitford
1917 - 1996
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,802
Robert E. Sherwood
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,803
Roma Ryan
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,804
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,805
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,806
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,807
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,808
Claude McKay
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,809
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,810
Park Wan-suh
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,811
Teréz Karacs
1808 - 1892
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,812
Vigdis Hjorth
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,813
William Blum
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 5,814

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Penelope Lively ranks 455. Before her are Masae Kasai, Vincenzo Consolo, Horst Faas, Jean Boiteux, Michael Parenti, and Pete Wilson. After her are Tony Jay, William Blum, Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili, Annie Easley, Dušanka Sifnios, and Joe Orton.

Others Born in 1933

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Masae Kasai
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 449
Vincenzo Consolo
WRITER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 450
Horst Faas
WRITER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 451
Jean Boiteux
ATHLETE
1933 - 2010
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 452
Michael Parenti
WRITER
1933 - 2026
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 453
Pete Wilson
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 454
Penelope Lively
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 455
Tony Jay
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 456
William Blum
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 457
Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
ATHLETE
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 458
Annie Easley
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 459
Dušanka Sifnios
DANCER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 460
Joe Orton
WRITER
1933 - 1967
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 461

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Penelope Lively ranks 548 out of 773. Before her are Pope Julian of Alexandria (200), Maggie Gobran (1949), Mohamed Elneny (1992), Mido (1983), Bahaa Taher (1935), and Atef Sedky (1930). After her are Mohamed Ali Rashwan (1956), Ahmed al-Senussi (1933), Magda el-Sabahi (1931), Karim Rashid (1960), Mohamed Latif (1909), and Amr Waked (1973).

Others born in Egypt

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Pope Julian of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 188
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 542
Maggie Gobran
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 543
Mohamed Elneny
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 544
Mido
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 545
Bahaa Taher
WRITER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 546
Atef Sedky
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2005
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 547
Penelope Lively
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 548
Mohamed Ali Rashwan
WRESTLER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 549
Ahmed al-Senussi
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 550
Magda el-Sabahi
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 551
Karim Rashid
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 552
Mohamed Latif
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1990
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 553
Amr Waked
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 554