WRITER

Almudena Grandes

1960 - 2021

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María de la Almudena Grandes Hernández (7 May 1960 – 27 November 2021) was a Spanish writer. Author of 14 novels and three short-story collections, her work has been translated into twenty languages and frequently adapted to film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Almudena Grandes has received more than 176,976 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Almudena Grandes is the 4,189th most popular writer (down from 2,976th in 2019), the 1,317th most popular biography from Spain (down from 962nd in 2019) and the 148th most popular Spanish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Almudena Grandes ranks 4,189 out of 7,302. Before her are Leigh Brackett, Louise Erdrich, William Langland, Sonny Barger, Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier, and Frans Michael Franzén. After her are Dan Andersson, Wafa Sultan, Sotades, Simon Vestdijk, Ida B. Wells, and Theodore Roszak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Almudena Grandes ranks 199. Before her are Phil Taylor, Mykelti Williamson, Peggy Whitson, Andrés Gómez, Aleida Guevara, and Doug Hutchison. After her are Pedro Delgado, Susanne Lothar, Eric Adams, Elia Suleiman, Linden Ashby, and Oleg Bryjak. Among people deceased in 2021, Almudena Grandes ranks 309. Before her are Medea Abrahamyan, Kalyan Singh, Vassilis Alexakis, Sanpei Shirato, Dragan Pantelić, and Fausto Gresini. After her are Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Patrick Juvet, Tormod Knutsen, Bernd Kannenberg, Budge Patty, and Jim Steinman.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Almudena Grandes ranks 1,317 out of 3,355. Before her are José Callejón (1987), Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600), Sergej Milinković-Savić (1995), Carolina Coronado (1820), Baltasar Garzón (1955), and Iván Helguera (1975). After her are Iago Aspas (1987), Alba Flores (1986), Koke (1992), Francisco Rizi (1614), Pedro Delgado (1960), and Pablo Laso (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Almudena Grandes ranks 148. Before her are Joan Alcover (1854), Lope de Rueda (1500), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), Diego Durán (1537), José Cadalso (1741), and Carolina Coronado (1820). After her are Carmen de Burgos (1867), Txillardegi (1929), Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579), Francisco Umbral (1932), Manuel José Quintana (1772), and Vicente Espinel (1550).

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