WRITER

Kate Grenville

1950 - Today

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Catherine Elizabeth Grenville (born 1950) is an Australian author. She has published fifteen books, including fiction, non-fiction, biography, and books about the writing process. In 2001, she won the Orange Prize for The Idea of Perfection, and in 2006 she won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for The Secret River. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kate Grenville has received more than 182,728 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kate Grenville is the 7,148th most popular writer, the 700th most popular biography from Australia and the 37th most popular Australian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kate Grenville ranks 7,148 out of 7,302Before her are Denise Mina, Ann Brashares, Dav Pilkey, Linda Grant, Clay Shirky, and Vince Flynn. After her are Dorota Masłowska, Patrick McCabe, Ottessa Moshfegh, Pamela Geller, Elizabeth Edwards, and Edward Kitsis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Kate Grenville ranks 763Before her are Tim Russert, Mark Udall, Dave Freudenthal, Rick Dees, Nirupama Rao, and Andrew Puzder. After her are Per-Kristian Foss, Lawrence J. DeLucas, Rafael Macedo de la Concha, Akiko Hayakawa, Mari Miyamoto, and Michael C. Burgess.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Kate Grenville ranks 700 out of 1,143Before her are James Troisi (1988), Shane Kelly (1972), Nina Kennedy (1997), Caleb Ewan (1994), Adam Scott (1980), and Toby Leonard Moore (1981). After her are Elizabeth Smylie (1963), Matthew Goss (1986), Patty Mills (1988), Harrison Gilbertson (1993), Alex Dimitriades (1973), and Pita Taufatofua (1983).

Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Kate Grenville ranks 37Before her are Donna Williams (1963), Richard Flanagan (1961), Geraldine Brooks (1955), Louisa Lawson (1848), Garth Nix (1963), and Adam Elliot (1972). After her are Judith Wright (1915), Matthew Reilly (1974), and Tim Winton (1960).