WRITER

Cynthia McLeod

1936 - Today

Cynthia McLeod

Cynthia Henri McLeod (née Ferrier; born 4 October 1936) is a Surinamese novelist known for her historic novels and whose debut novel instantly made her one of the most prominent authors of Suriname. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cynthia McLeod has received more than 51,643 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Cynthia McLeod is the 5,684th most popular writer, the 19th most popular biography from Suriname and the most popular Surinamer Writer.

Memorability Metrics

52k
Page Views (PV)
52.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cynthia McLeod ranks 5,684 out of 7,302. Before her are You Xie, Alison Lurie, Hugh Walpole, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Herberto Hélder. After her are Lew Rockwell, Walter Moers, Donald Richie, John Holt, Charles Allston Collins, and Willi Apel.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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You Xie
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 5,678
Alison Lurie
1926 - 2020
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 5,679
Hugh Walpole
1884 - 1941
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 5,680
Rufus Wilmot Griswold
1815 - 1857
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 5,681
Gwendolyn Brooks
1917 - 2000
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 5,682
Herberto Hélder
1930 - 2015
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 5,683
Cynthia McLeod
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 5,684
Lew Rockwell
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 5,685
Walter Moers
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 5,686
Donald Richie
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 5,687
John Holt
1923 - 1985
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 5,688
Charles Allston Collins
1828 - 1873
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 5,689
Willi Apel
1893 - 1988
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 5,690

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Cynthia McLeod ranks 460. Before her are Barbara Sobotta, David Hess, Nikolay Rubtsov, John Madden, David Jenkins, and Kjell Grede. After her are Owen Roizman, Dmitri Anosov, Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, German Apukhtin, Ignacio Achúcarro, and Roger Mahony.

Others Born in 1936

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Barbara Sobotta
ATHLETE
1936 - 2000
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 454
David Hess
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 455
Nikolay Rubtsov
WRITER
1936 - 1971
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 456
John Madden
COACH
1936 - 2021
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 457
David Jenkins
SKATER
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 458
Kjell Grede
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 459
Cynthia McLeod
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 460
Owen Roizman
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 461
Dmitri Anosov
MATHEMATICIAN
1936 - 2014
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 462
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2020
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 463
German Apukhtin
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2003
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 464
Ignacio Achúcarro
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 465
Roger Mahony
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 466

In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Cynthia McLeod ranks 19 out of 33. Before her are Henny Meijer (1962), Remy Bonjasky (1976), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972), François Levaillant (1753), Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), and Stanley Menzo (1963). After her are Melvin Manhoef (1976), Henk Fraser (1966), Ulrich van Gobbel (1971), Edson Braafheid (1983), Letitia Vriesde (1964), and Romeo Castelen (1983).

Others born in Suriname

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Henny Meijer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 13
Remy Bonjasky
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 14
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 15
François Levaillant
EXPLORER
1753 - 1824
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 16
Fred Ramdat Misier
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 17
Stanley Menzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 18
Cynthia McLeod
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 19
Melvin Manhoef
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 20
Henk Fraser
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 21
Ulrich van Gobbel
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 22
Edson Braafheid
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 23
Letitia Vriesde
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 24
Romeo Castelen
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 25