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Judith Wright

1915 - 2000

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Judith Arundell Wright (31 May 1915 – 25 June 2000) was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, 1965 and 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Judith Wright is the 7,318th most popular writer (down from 7,165th in 2024), the 780th most popular biography from Australia (down from 723rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Australian Writer.

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Among writers, Judith Wright ranks 7,318 out of 7,302. Before her are Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Roach, Mike Reiss, Brian Azzarello, Lukas Bärfuss, and Sophie Dahl. After her are Edward Kitsis, Kij Johnson, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Adam Johnson, and Ruth Ware.

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Among people born in 1915, Judith Wright ranks 306. Before her are Martha Tilton, Howard Cooke, Potter Stewart, Jean Brooks, Toby Wing, and Chetan Anand. After her is Clayton Lewis. Among people deceased in 2000, Judith Wright ranks 385. Before her are Oh Yun-kyo, Bekzat Sattarkhanov, Mel Carnahan, Usha Kiran, Sandra Schmitt, and Monster of Florence. After her are Alexandra Petrova, Steve McCrory, Sandra Schmirler, Federico Gil, and Joseph Weber.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Judith Wright ranks 780 out of 1,143. Before her are Stuart Beattie (1971), Scotty James (1994), Chet Faker (1988), Chris Atkinson (1979), Sharni Vinson (1983), and Anne Minter (1963). After her are Tony Vidmar (1970), Stephen McGlede (1969), Michael Turtur (1958), Brett Dutton (1966), Jason Stoltenberg (1970), and Laura Hodges (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Judith Wright ranks 38. Before her are Liane Moriarty (1966), Donna Williams (1963), Louisa Lawson (1848), Geraldine Brooks (1955), Garth Nix (1963), and Kate Grenville (1950). After her are Matthew Reilly (1974), and Tim Winton (1960).

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