WRITER
Colleen McCullough
1937 - 2015
Colleen McCullough
Colleen Margaretta McCullough (; married name Robinson, previously Ion-Robinson; 1 June 1937 – 29 January 2015) was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being The Thorn Birds and The Ladies of Missalonghi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colleen McCullough has received more than 779,821 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Colleen McCullough is the 798th most popular writer (down from 759th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Writer.
Colleen McCullough is most famous for her book The Thorn Birds, which was published in 1977.
Memorability Metrics
780k
Page Views (PV)
63.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
7.29
Effective Languages (L*)
3.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Colleen McCullough ranks 798 out of 7,302. Before her are Leon Uris, Georges Bernanos, Marie d'Agoult, Alexander Litvinenko, Cesare Pavese, and Ibycus. After her are Dio Chrysostom, Maya Angelou, Pietro Bembo, Jamal Khashoggi, Sarojini Naidu, and Tatian.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeon Uris
1924 - 2003
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 792
Georges Bernanos
1888 - 1948
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 793
Marie d'Agoult
1805 - 1876
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 794
Alexander Litvinenko
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 795
Cesare Pavese
1908 - 1950
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 796
Ibycus
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 797
Colleen McCullough
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 798
Dio Chrysostom
40 - 120
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 799
Maya Angelou
1928 - 2014
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 800
Pietro Bembo
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 801
Jamal Khashoggi
1958 - 2018
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 802
Sarojini Naidu
1879 - 1949
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 803
Tatian
120 - 180
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 804
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Colleen McCullough ranks 44. Before her are Sajida Talfah, Avram Hershko, Philip Glass, Juvénal Habyarimana, Claude Lelouch, and Jacques Santer. After her are Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Angelo Badalamenti, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Roger Zelazny, Robert Huber, and Andrei Konchalovsky. Among people deceased in 2015, Colleen McCullough ranks 43. Before her are Boris Nemtsov, Yoichiro Nambu, Alcides Ghiggia, Wes Craven, Yevgeny Primakov, and Günter Schabowski. After her are James Last, Faten Hamama, Frei Otto, René Girard, James Horner, and Fatema Mernissi.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsSajida Talfah
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 38
Avram Hershko
CHEMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 39
Philip Glass
COMPOSER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 40
Juvénal Habyarimana
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1994
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 41
Claude Lelouch
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 42
Jacques Santer
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 43
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 44
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 45
Angelo Badalamenti
COMPOSER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 46
Vladimir Ashkenazy
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 47
Roger Zelazny
WRITER
1937 - 1995
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 48
Robert Huber
CHEMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 49
Andrei Konchalovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsBoris Nemtsov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 37
Yoichiro Nambu
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 38
Alcides Ghiggia
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 39
Wes Craven
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2015
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 40
Yevgeny Primakov
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 41
Günter Schabowski
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 42
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 43
James Last
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 44
Faten Hamama
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 45
Frei Otto
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 46
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 47
James Horner
COMPOSER
1953 - 2015
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 48
Fatema Mernissi
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 49
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Colleen McCullough ranks 22 out of 1,143. Before her are Paul Hogan (1939), Julian Assange (1971), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), Jack Brabham (1926), Peter Weir (1944), and Errol Flynn (1909). After her are Hugh Jackman (1968), John Eccles (1903), V. Gordon Childe (1892), Robin Warren (1937), Peter Singer (1946), and Macfarlane Burnet (1899).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsPaul Hogan
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 16
Julian Assange
JOURNALIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 17
Elizabeth Blackburn
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 18
Jack Brabham
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 19
Peter Weir
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 20
Errol Flynn
ACTOR
1909 - 1959
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 21
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 22
Hugh Jackman
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 23
John Eccles
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1997
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 24
V. Gordon Childe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 25
Robin Warren
PHYSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 26
Peter Singer
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 27
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 28
Among WRITERS In Australia
Among writers born in Australia, Colleen McCullough ranks 1. After her are P. L. Travers (1899), James Clavell (1921), Rhonda Byrne (1945), Thomas Keneally (1935), Annette Kellermann (1887), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Morris West (1916), James Aldridge (1918), Germaine Greer (1939), Banjo Paterson (1864), and John Flanagan (1944).
Colleen McCullough
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 1
P. L. Travers
1899 - 1996
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2
James Clavell
1921 - 1994
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 3
Rhonda Byrne
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4
Thomas Keneally
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 5
Annette Kellermann
1887 - 1975
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 6
Elizabeth von Arnim
1866 - 1941
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 7
Morris West
1916 - 1999
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 8
James Aldridge
1918 - 2015
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 9
Germaine Greer
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 10
Banjo Paterson
1864 - 1941
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 11
John Flanagan
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 12