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Athol Fugard

1932 - Today

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Athol Fugard OIS HonFRSL (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director widely regarded as South Africa's greatest playwright. He is best known for his political and penetrating plays opposing the system of apartheid. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Athol Fugard has received more than 568,992 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Athol Fugard is the 5,852nd most popular writer (down from 5,293rd in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 168th in 2019) and the 18th most popular South African Writer.

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  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Athol Fugard ranks 5,852 out of 5,755. Before him are Saunders Lewis, Dannie Abse, Fedor Samokhin, Mavis Gallant, R. S. Thomas, and Shin Kyung-sook. After him are Ellen Glasgow, John Gribbin, Jill Abramson, E. Pauline Johnson, Hanya Yanagihara, and Katie Couric.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Athol Fugard ranks 470. Before him are Clyde McPhatter, Eeva Ruoppa, Edward Stevens, Tina Brooks, Mehmood, and Jake Garn. After him are Inga Swenson, Tim Parnell, Richard G. Hovannisian, Charles Adkins, Mae Faggs, and Lou Jones.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Athol Fugard ranks 186 out of 374. Before him are Govan Mbeki (1910), Richard Goldstone (1938), Benni McCarthy (1977), Desiré Wilson (1953), Lawrence Stevens (1913), and Clarence Walker (1898). After him are Bessie Head (1937), Neville Lederle (1938), Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984), Lillian Board (1948), Ernie Pieterse (1938), and Steven Pienaar (1982).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, Athol Fugard ranks 18. Before him are Ingrid Jonker (1933), Elisabeth Eybers (1915), Elsa Joubert (1922), Karel Schoeman (1939), John Langalibalele Dube (1871), and Antjie Krog (1952). After him are Bessie Head (1937), Damon Galgut (1963), Fatima Meer (1928), and Lauren Beukes (1976).

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