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Fatima Meer

1928 - 2010

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Fatima Meer (12 August 1928 – 12 March 2010) was a South African writer, academic, screenwriter, and prominent anti-apartheid activist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fatima Meer has received more than 341,138 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Fatima Meer is the 6,945th most popular writer (down from 6,216th in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 234th in 2019) and the 21st most popular South African Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fatima Meer ranks 6,945 out of 7,302. Before her are Samanta Schweblin, Mona Eltahawy, Ram Swarup, Carl Hiaasen, Charles Frazier, and Josh Schwartz. After her are Bethany Hamilton, Chris Morgan, Seyhan Kurt, Dave Barry, Geraldine Brooks, and Jay Asher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Fatima Meer ranks 595. Before her are Joseph Bernardin, Philip Levine, Robert Bergland, Albert Brewer, John Disley, and John Ingle. After her are Yvette Vickers, Muhammadu Maccido, J. Hillis Miller, Reubin Askew, Slade Gorton, and Arthur Dion Hanna. Among people deceased in 2010, Fatima Meer ranks 487. Before her are Massamasso Tchangai, Nalini Jaywant, Mark Linkous, Ruth Park, Frances Reid, and Aleksander Szczygło. After her are Yvette Vickers, Wayne Collett, Edwin Morgan, William B. Saxbe, Ronnie Clayton, and Andrew Koenig.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Fatima Meer ranks 280 out of 454. Before her are Willie Toweel (1934), David Adams (1970), Cliff Drysdale (1941), Nick Price (1957), Daryl Impey (1984), and Chris Heunis (1927). After her are Doctor Khumalo (1967), Neil Broad (1966), Patricia de Lille (1951), Tony Leon (1956), Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963), and Kandyse McClure (1980).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, Fatima Meer ranks 21. Before her are Antjie Krog (1952), Athol Fugard (1932), Karel Schoeman (1939), Damon Galgut (1963), Bessie Head (1937), and John Langalibalele Dube (1871). After her are Es'kia Mphahlele (1919), Gcina Mhlophe (1958), Zoleka Mandela (1980), and Lauren Beukes (1976).

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