WRITER
Alice Munro
1931 - Today
Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro (; née Laidlaw ; born 10 July 1931) is a Canadian short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Munro's work has been described as revolutionizing the architecture of the short story, especially in its tendency to move forward and backward in time, and with integrated short fiction cycles, in which she has displayed "inarguable virtuosity". Her stories have been said to "embed more than announce, reveal more than parade".Munro's fiction is most often set in her native Huron County in southwestern Ontario. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alice Munro has received more than 1,981,265 page views. Her biography is available in 103 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 100 in 2019). Alice Munro is the 390th most popular writer (down from 291st in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Canada (down from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Writer.
Alice Munro is a Canadian short story writer who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She is most famous for her short stories, which are often about ordinary people and their lives.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
68.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
103
Languages Editions (L)
7.96
Effective Languages (L*)
5.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Alice Munros by language
Over the past year Alice Munro has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 204,747 views, followed by Spanish (33,635), and German (23,892). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hakka (195.24%), West Frisian (75.22%), and Sicilian (69.81%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alice Munro ranks 390 out of 7,302. Before her are Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Mika Waltari, Einhard, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Gregory of Tours, and Attar of Nishapur. After her are Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Sándor Márai, Ali-Shir Nava'i, Ghalib, Sándor Petőfi, and Erich von Däniken.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrans Eemil Sillanpää
1888 - 1964
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 384
Mika Waltari
1908 - 1979
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 385
Einhard
770 - 840
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 386
Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 387
Gregory of Tours
538 - 593
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 388
Attar of Nishapur
1145 - 1220
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 389
Alice Munro
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 390
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
25 BC - 50
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 391
Sándor Márai
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 392
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441 - 1501
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 393
Ghalib
1797 - 1869
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 394
Sándor Petőfi
1823 - 1849
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 395
Erich von Däniken
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Alice Munro ranks 18. Before her are Raymond Kopa, Robert Duvall, Philip Kotler, Chun Doo-hwan, Anita Ekberg, and Monica Vitti. After her are Roger Penrose, Annie Girardot, Thomas Bernhard, Josef Masopust, Anatoly Dyatlov, and Desmond Tutu.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsRaymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Robert Duvall
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 13
Philip Kotler
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 14
Chun Doo-hwan
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 15
Anita Ekberg
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 16
Monica Vitti
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 17
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 18
Roger Penrose
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 19
Annie Girardot
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 20
Thomas Bernhard
WRITER
1931 - 1989
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 21
Josef Masopust
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 22
Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 23
Desmond Tutu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 24
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Alice Munro ranks 12 out of 1,622. Before her are Justin Trudeau (1971), James Cameron (1954), Donald Sutherland (1935), Frank Gehry (1929), Erving Goffman (1922), and Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874). After her are Christopher Plummer (1929), Marshall McLuhan (1911), Margaret Atwood (1939), David Cronenberg (1943), James Naismith (1861), and Glenn Gould (1932).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsJustin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 6
James Cameron
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 7
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 8
Frank Gehry
ARCHITECT
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 9
Erving Goffman
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 1982
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 10
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 11
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 12
Christopher Plummer
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 13
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 14
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 15
David Cronenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 16
James Naismith
INVENTOR
1861 - 1939
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 17
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 18
Among WRITERS In Canada
Among writers born in Canada, Alice Munro ranks 2. Before her are Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874). After her are Margaret Atwood (1939), Saul Bellow (1915), Brian Tracy (1944), A. E. van Vogt (1912), David Morrell (1943), Anne Carson (1950), Shulamith Firestone (1945), Gabrielle Roy (1909), Mazo de la Roche (1879), and Louise Penny (1958).
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 1
Alice Munro
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 2
Margaret Atwood
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 3
Saul Bellow
1915 - 2005
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 4
Brian Tracy
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 5
A. E. van Vogt
1912 - 2000
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 6
David Morrell
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 7
Anne Carson
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 8
Shulamith Firestone
1945 - 2012
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 9
Gabrielle Roy
1909 - 1983
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 10
Mazo de la Roche
1879 - 1961
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 11
Louise Penny
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 12