1912 - 1995
George Woodcock (; May 8, 1912 – January 28, 1995) was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, a philosopher, an essayist and literary critic. He was also a poet and published several volumes of travel writing. In 1959 he was the founding editor of the journal Canadian Literature which was the first academic journal specifically dedicated to Canadian writing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Woodcock has received more than 145,176 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). George Woodcock is the 5,260th most popular writer (down from 4,628th in 2019), the 464th most popular biography from Canada (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Canadian Writer.
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Among writers, George Woodcock ranks 5,260 out of 5,755. Before him are René Boylesve, Armen Ohanian, Tony Duvert, Théodore Aubanel, Ian McDonald, and Terence MacSwiney. After him are Charles Mackay, John Marston, Delphine de Vigan, C. L. R. James, Lin Carter, and Kevin Kelly.
1867 - 1926
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 5,254
1887 - 1976
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 5,255
1945 - 2008
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 5,256
1829 - 1886
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 5,257
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 5,258
1879 - 1920
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 5,259
1912 - 1995
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 5,260
1814 - 1889
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 5,261
1576 - 1634
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 5,262
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 5,263
1901 - 1989
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 5,264
1930 - 1988
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 5,265
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 5,266
Among people born in 1912, George Woodcock ranks 299. Before him are Erwin Bauer, Glenn Morris, Silviu Bindea, Reta Shaw, Francesc Xavier Bultó, and František Šterc. After him are Karl Kreutzberg, Giuliano Nostini, Juan Antonio Ipiña, Bill Miller, Simón Lecue, and Leslie Johnson. Among people deceased in 1995, George Woodcock ranks 249. Before him are Joe Slovo, Hideko Maehata, Johnny Moss, Víctor Ugarte, Riccardo Carapellese, and Stig Sjölin. After him are Iosif Kheifits, Giorgio Bocchino, Nida Senff, George Abbott, Edmondo Fabbri, and Maino Neri.
1912 - 1958
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 293
1912 - 1974
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 294
1912 - 1992
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 295
1912 - 1982
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 296
1912 - 1998
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 297
1912 - 1978
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 298
1912 - 1995
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 299
1912 - 1977
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 300
1912 - 1983
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 301
1912 - 1974
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 302
1912 - 2008
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 303
1912 - 1984
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 304
1912 - 1959
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 305
1926 - 1995
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 243
1914 - 1995
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 244
1907 - 1995
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 245
1926 - 1995
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 246
1922 - 1995
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 247
1928 - 1995
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 248
1912 - 1995
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 249
1905 - 1995
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 250
1913 - 1995
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 251
1920 - 1995
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 252
1887 - 1995
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 253
1921 - 1995
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 254
1924 - 1995
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 255
Among people born in Canada, George Woodcock ranks 464 out of 1,350. Before him are Nancy Greene Raine (1943), Robert H. MacArthur (1930), Rob Pike (1956), George Orton (1873), Farley Mowat (1921), and Rick Genest (1985). After him are Mary Harron (1953), George-Étienne Cartier (1814), Wilfred Lucas (1871), Richard Manuel (1943), Lorne Michaels (1944), and Lucille Teasdale-Corti (1929).
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 458
1930 - 1972
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 459
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 460
1873 - 1958
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 461
1921 - 2014
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 462
1985 - 2018
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 463
1912 - 1995
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 464
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 465
1814 - 1873
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 466
1871 - 1940
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 467
1943 - 1986
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 468
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 469
1929 - 1996
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 470
Among writers born in Canada, George Woodcock ranks 32. Before him are Louise Penny (1958), Mark Strand (1934), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Sven Delblanc (1931), Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), and Farley Mowat (1921). After him are Justine Musk (1972), Gregory Colbert (1960), Mavis Gallant (1922), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), Cory Doctorow (1971), and Timothy Findley (1930).
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 26
1934 - 2014
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 27
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 28
1931 - 1992
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 29
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 30
1921 - 2014
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 31
1912 - 1995
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 32
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 33
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 34
1922 - 2014
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 35
1861 - 1913
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 36
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 37
1930 - 2002
HPI: 37.04
Rank: 38