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Cecily von Ziegesar

1970 - Today

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Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar ( VON zig-AY-zər; born June 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the young adult Gossip Girl series of novels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecily von Ziegesar has received more than 721,985 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Cecily von Ziegesar is the 6,221st most popular writer (down from 5,967th in 2019), the 10,797th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,055th in 2019) and the 802nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Gossip Girl (Gossip Girl #1)
Juvenile Fiction, High school students, Teenagers
Welcome to New York City’s Upper East Side, where my friends and I live, go to school, play, and sleep—sometimes with each other. S is back from boarding school, and if we aren’t careful, she’s going to win over our teachers, wear that dress we couldn’t fit into, steal our boyfriends’ hearts, and basically ruin our lives in a major way. I’ll be watching closely . . . You know you love me, gossip gir
2002
Would I lie to you
Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Interpersonal relations
Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side where my friends and I live, and go to school, and play, and sleep - sometimes with each other.We all live in huge apartments with our own bedrooms and bathrooms and phone lines.We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, we have fantastic clothes, and we know how to party... Continuing the #1 New York Times bestselling series about the provocative lives of New York City's most prestigious private school young adults. Sharp wit, intriguing characters, and high stakes melodrama drive the action of this addictive series that have made Gossip Girl the lit world's coveted "it" girl.
2006
Notorious
Juvenile Fiction, Fiction
Jenny Humphrey arrived at elite Waverly Academy with dreams of turning herself into the sophisticated, awe-inspiring Jenny she's always wanted to be. And it's finally, finally happening! She's even rooming with the two most popular girls in school, Callie Vernon and Brett Messerschmidt, and bunking in the notorious Tinsley Carmichael's old bed. Coolness is rubbing off on her, even while she sleeps! Okay, so Callie almost got Jenny kicked out of Waverly on her first night there, but there's a bright side. Like Callie's shaggy-haired boyfriend, Easy Walsh, who just can't seem to focus on his girlfriend anymore. Now everyone is gossiping about boyfriend-stealing Jenny. They can't help but whisper: Jenny's it. But who's that flying in on her seaplane? After getting expelled last year, Tinsley's back and she's not about to let some big-chested, rosy-cheeked city-girl get all the attention. And she's certainly not going to let Callie and Brett forget that she took the fall for them. Now it's their turn. Is Waverly big enough for Jenny, Callie, Brett, and Tinsley? They're all beautiful, captivating, and a little bit crazy . . . but there can be only one It Girl.
2006
Reckless
Juvenile Fiction, Fiction
When Jenny Humphrey arrived at Waverly Academy, the student body immediately started buzzing about her and her body. She quickly caught the eye of three of the hottest guys on campus, kissed two of them, and made one her boyfriend: the adorable Easy Walsh. Too bad Easy just happened to belong to somebody else - Jenny's roommate, Callie Vernon. It didn't take long for powerful Tinsley Carmichael to tell Callie their sweet-faced new roommate was really a manipulative skank. So what if Tinsley herself stole a guy out from under their other roommate Brett Messerschmidt's perky little nose? Then Callie and Tinsley threw Jenny and Brett out of their ultra-exclusive club. And just like that, it was war. Now the four roommates have been split up across enemy lines - Jenny and Callie are living together in Dumbarton 303, and Brett and Tinsley are seemingly miles away downstairs. What will happen when Easy sneaks in to see Jenny . . . but finds Callie instead? And what if Brett discovers the one secret Tinsley's kept hidden for years? Everyone at Waverly is watching and whispering. With girls this wild, anything can happen, but only one can be it.
2006
All I Want is Everything (Gossip Girl #3)
Teenage girls, Juvenile fiction, High school students
It's Chrismastime and Blair and Serena are best friends again and up to their old tricks--partying hard and breaking hearts from Park Avenue to the Caribbean. Blair's mom and Cyrus are having their honeymoon in Salt Key. And when school lets out for the holiday, Blair, Serena, Aaron, and company head down there to blow off steam after their midterm exams. In between Pina Coladas and topless sunbathing, Blair and Serena plot revenge on super-jerk Chuck Bass. Everyone jets back to NYC for Serena's New Year's party, during which Nate and Blair may or may not finally go all the way, and Serena may or may not be discovered to be the secret fling of Hollywood's hottest young leading man.
2003
Tempted (It Girl #6)
Conduct of life, Wealth, Arson
Jenny Humphrey has attended some crazy parties at Waverly Academy, but none as hot as the bash at Miller farm, where the barn went up in flames. Literally. So when Dean Marymount announces that someone is going to be expelled, it's every owl for him- and herself.Tensions are rising, rumors are flying, and pretty soon everyone is a suspect. Jenny is worried about her adorable, shaggy-haired new crush, Julian, whose lighter was found at the scene of the crime. Callie is afraid she and Easy will both get kicked out, because they were in the barn-together-when it caught fire. And Tinsley knows she'll take the heat for organizing the wild party in the first place.Luckily she's come up with a way to keep from getting in trouble: by blaming Jenny. Of course.After all, Waverly's girls always fight fire with fire. But watch out, ladies-in a battle like this, someone's bound to get burned.
2008

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cecily von Ziegesar ranks 6,221 out of 7,302. Before her are Nahum Tate, Mary Lamb, Lawrence Venuti, Max Hastings, George Alec Effinger, and N. Scott Momaday. After her are Olivier Weber, Wallace Stegner, Chen Danqing, Roger Foulon, Philippe Méaille, and Anthony McCarten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Cecily von Ziegesar ranks 338. Before her are Natalia Streignard, Maksim Tarasov, Almir Turković, Will Arnett, Patrice Loko, and Dan Henderson. After her are John Simm, Gilad Erdan, Megyn Kelly, James Shaffer, Donald-Olivier Sié, and Pernilla Wiberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cecily von Ziegesar ranks 10,797 out of 20,380. Before her are Jennifer Taylor (1972), George Alec Effinger (1947), N. Scott Momaday (1934), Dan Henderson (1970), Kenneth Choi (1971), and Thomas Bopp (1949). After her are The Game (1979), Doug Collins (1951), Wallace Stegner (1909), James Workman (1908), Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), and Wiley Post (1898).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Cecily von Ziegesar ranks 802. Before her are Glenn Greenwald (1967), Emma Willard (1787), Cynthia Ozick (1928), Lawrence Venuti (1953), George Alec Effinger (1947), and N. Scott Momaday (1934). After her are Wallace Stegner (1909), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), Tristan Taormino (1971), Andrew Vachss (1942), Donald A. Wollheim (1914), and Cheryl Strayed (1968).

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