WRITER

Guy Gavriel Kay

1954 - Today

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Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid. Kay has expressed a preference to avoid genre categorization of these works as historical fantasy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guy Gavriel Kay has received more than 781,422 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Guy Gavriel Kay is the 5,470th most popular writer (down from 5,178th in 2019), the 447th most popular biography from Canada (up from 453rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Canadian Writer.

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  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Guy Gavriel Kay ranks 5,470 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugenio Montejo, Jakub Arbes, Patricia Wrightson, Emilia Lanier, Gonzalo Rojas, and Martin Cruz Smith. After him are Eva Kotchever, J. Bernlef, Lev Kassil, Dimitar Dimov, Guido Gozzano, and Jan van Beers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Guy Gavriel Kay ranks 401. Before him are Michael Anthony, José María Figueres, Neal Schon, Eva Mattes, Slaviša Žungul, and Amaral. After him are Donald Gibb, Tim O'Reilly, Jean Fernandez, Daniyal Akhmetov, Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, and Martin Strel.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Guy Gavriel Kay ranks 447 out of 1,622. Before him are John Peters Humphrey (1905), George Campbell (1878), Hank Snow (1914), Harry Crerar (1888), Peaches (1966), and Dean Butler (1956). After him are Francis Pegahmagabow (1891), Jack Carson (1910), Cory Monteith (1982), Antonine Maillet (1929), Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), and Nia Vardalos (1962).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Guy Gavriel Kay ranks 31. Before him are Naomi Klein (1970), Wyndham Lewis (1882), Harold Russell (1914), Grant Allen (1848), Justine Musk (1972), and Robertson Davies (1913). After him are Antonine Maillet (1929), Sven Delblanc (1931), Mark Strand (1934), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Farley Mowat (1921), and George Woodcock (1912).

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