WRITER

Germaine Greer

1939 - Today

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Germaine Greer (; born 29 January 1939) is an Australian writer and feminist, regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century. Specializing in English and women's literature, she has held academic positions in England at the University of Warwick and Newnham College, Cambridge, and in the United States at the University of Tulsa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Germaine Greer has received more than 3,176,520 page views. Her biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Germaine Greer is the 2,976th most popular writer (down from 2,223rd in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Australia (down from 71st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Australian Writer.

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  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Germaine Greer ranks 2,976 out of 7,302. Before her are Karel Havlíček Borovský, Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso, Cornelius Ryan, Silvio Pellico, James Aldridge, and Karim Findi. After her are Ibn Manzur, Bruce Sterling, Richard Baxter, Yevgeny Baratynsky, Unsuri, and Bret Easton Ellis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Germaine Greer ranks 215. Before her are Samantha Eggar, Yves Meyer, Vladimir Durković, Jorge Toro, Néstor Combin, and Leonid Kanevsky. After her are Arik Einstein, Arkady Luxemburg, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, William Devane, Ron Rifkin, and John Amos.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Germaine Greer ranks 90 out of 1,143. Before her are David Wenham (1965), Helen Reddy (1941), Roger Donaldson (1945), Morris West (1916), Terence Tao (1975), and James Aldridge (1918). After her are Leo McKern (1920), Anthony Albanese (1963), Jason Clarke (1969), Travis Fimmel (1979), John Curtin (1885), and Christopher Doyle (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Germaine Greer ranks 10. Before her are Rhonda Byrne (1945), Thomas Keneally (1935), Annette Kellermann (1887), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Morris West (1916), and James Aldridge (1918). After her are Banjo Paterson (1864), John Flanagan (1944), Joan Lindsay (1896), Gregory David Roberts (1952), Peter Carey (1943), and Greg Egan (1961).

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