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Farley Mowat

1921 - 2014

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Farley McGill Mowat, (May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014) was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian north, such as People of the Deer (1952) and Never Cry Wolf (1963). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Farley Mowat has received more than 721,573 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Farley Mowat is the 5,249th most popular writer (down from 5,009th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 476th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Canadian Writer.

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  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Farley Mowat ranks 5,249 out of 5,755. Before him are Conrad Hall, Mateja Matevski, Rebecca Solnit, Monica Lovinescu, Rick Warren, and Liao Yiwu. After him are Antonia Fraser, Joe Hill, Fredrik Backman, Jørn Lier Horst, René Boylesve, and Armen Ohanian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Farley Mowat ranks 349. Before him are Petter Hugsted, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Michel Bonnevie, Jesse Helms, and Big Walter Horton. After him are Peggy Rea, Joe Sutter, Vera-Ellen, Ernest Gold, R. K. Laxman, and Sam Tingle. Among people deceased in 2014, Farley Mowat ranks 373. Before him are Gerry Goffin, Gerald Guralnik, Wayne Static, Cornell Borchers, Elaine Stritch, and Andriy Bal. After him are Glenn Cornick, Giorgio Faletti, Lode Wouters, Lucidio Sentimenti, Carla Laemmle, and Kenny Wheeler.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Farley Mowat ranks 462 out of 1,350. Before him are Robert Pickton (1949), Colin Munro MacLeod (1909), Nancy Greene Raine (1943), Robert H. MacArthur (1930), Rob Pike (1956), and George Orton (1873). After him are Rick Genest (1985), George Woodcock (1912), Mary Harron (1953), George-Étienne Cartier (1814), Wilfred Lucas (1871), and Richard Manuel (1943).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Farley Mowat ranks 31. Before him are Duncan Regehr (1952), Louise Penny (1958), Mark Strand (1934), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Sven Delblanc (1931), and Guy Gavriel Kay (1954). After him are George Woodcock (1912), Justine Musk (1972), Gregory Colbert (1960), Mavis Gallant (1922), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), and Cory Doctorow (1971).

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