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George MacDonald Fraser

1925 - 2008

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George MacDonald Fraser (2 April 1925 – 2 January 2008) was a Scottish author and screenwriter. He is best known for a series of works that featured the character Flashman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George MacDonald Fraser has received more than 457,476 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. George MacDonald Fraser is the 5,659th most popular writer (down from 5,169th in 2019), the 4,865th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,572nd in 2019) and the 543rd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 5,659 out of 5,755. Before her are Kento Masuda, Ann Bannon, Richard Price, China Miéville, George Alec Effinger, and Tim O'Brien. After her are Stig Claesson, Frances Power Cobbe, Kåre Holt, Leïla Slimani, Göran Sonnevi, and Banjo Paterson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 445. Before her are James Moody, Adelina Gutiérrez, G. William Miller, Toivo Hyytiäinen, Fulvio Nesti, and Medea Jugeli. After her are Barbara Bates, Shelley Berman, Eduardo Risso, Gloria DeHaven, Curt Lowens, and Ted Lindsay. Among people deceased in 2008, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 302. Before her are Joy Page, Albin Planinc, Algis Budrys, Jeff Healey, Christian Brando, and Witold Woyda. After her are Stig Claesson, Avery Dulles, Beatrice Ohanessian, Heinz Wewers, Vlado Taneski, and Benoît Lamy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 4,865 out of 7,765. Before her are James Larkin (1876), Ronald Stretton (1930), Joe Cornish (1968), Stanley Sadie (1930), Humphrey Searle (1915), and Alex Miller (1949). After her are Paul Oakenfold (1963), Thomas Adès (1971), Steve O'Rourke (1940), Colin Morgan (1986), Dru Drury (1725), and Sheila Lerwill (1928).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald Fraser ranks 543. Before her are Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), Hammond Innes (1913), George Grove (1820), Kate Mosse (1961), Alastair Reynolds (1966), and China Miéville (1972). After her are Angie Sage (1952), Helen Bannerman (1862), Philip Massinger (1583), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), and Stella Gibbons (1902).

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