WRITER
Adrienne Clarkson
1939 - Today
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson (Chinese: 伍冰枝; née Poy; born February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong–born Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation. Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941, as a refugee from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, and was raised in Ottawa. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adrienne Clarkson has received more than 750,690 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Adrienne Clarkson is the 3,914th most popular writer (down from 3,745th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Hong Kong and the 2nd most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
750k
Page Views (PV)
48.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Adrienne Clarkson ranks 3,914 out of 5,755. Before her are Palaephatus, Peter Andreas Heiberg, Taylor Caldwell, Katherine Paterson, Deon Meyer, and Manuel Machado. After her are José Enrique Rodó, Cerverí de Girona, Dorothee Sölle, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Brigitte Hamann, and Mike Resnick.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Palaephatus
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 3,908
Peter Andreas Heiberg
1758 - 1841
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 3,909
Taylor Caldwell
1900 - 1985
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 3,910
Katherine Paterson
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 3,911
Deon Meyer
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 3,912
Manuel Machado
1874 - 1947
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 3,913
Adrienne Clarkson
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 3,914
José Enrique Rodó
1871 - 1917
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 3,915
Cerverí de Girona
1259 - 1285
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 3,916
Dorothee Sölle
1929 - 2003
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 3,917
Aleksei Kruchyonykh
1886 - 1968
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 3,918
Brigitte Hamann
1940 - 2016
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 3,919
Mike Resnick
1942 - 2020
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 3,920
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Adrienne Clarkson ranks 284. Before her are Nancy Kwan, Valery Rozhdestvensky, Ernst Zündel, Dariush Mehrjui, Khin Nyunt, and Trịnh Công Sơn. After her are Ryozo Suzuki, Valery Ryumin, Sumio Iijima, Michael Gothard, Livio Berruti, and Christodoulos of Athens.
Others Born in 1939
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Nancy Kwan
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 278
Valery Rozhdestvensky
1939 - 2011
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 279
Ernst Zündel
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 280
Dariush Mehrjui
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 281
Khin Nyunt
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 282
Trịnh Công Sơn
1939 - 2001
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 283
Adrienne Clarkson
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 284
Ryozo Suzuki
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 285
Valery Ryumin
1939 - 2022
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 286
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 287
Michael Gothard
1939 - 1992
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 288
Livio Berruti
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 289
Christodoulos of Athens
1939 - 2008
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 290
In Hong Kong
Among people born in Hong Kong, Adrienne Clarkson ranks 37 out of 106. Before her are Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), Adam Cheng (1947), Johnnie To (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), Simon Yam (1955), and Nancy Kwan (1939). After her are Anthony Wong (1961), Wayne Wang (1949), Benny Chan (1961), Ringo Lam (1955), Aaron Kwok (1965), and Rosamund Kwan (1962).
Others born in Hong Kong
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Tony Leung Ka-fai
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 31
Adam Cheng
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 32
Johnnie To
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 33
Corey Yuen
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 34
Simon Yam
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 35
Nancy Kwan
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 36
Adrienne Clarkson
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 37
Anthony Wong
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 38
Wayne Wang
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 39
Benny Chan
1961 - 2020
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 40
Ringo Lam
1955 - 2018
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 41
Aaron Kwok
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 42
Rosamund Kwan
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 43
Among WRITERS In Hong Kong
Among writers born in Hong Kong, Adrienne Clarkson ranks 2. Before her are René de Obaldia (1918).
