Writer
Les Murray
Australian poet and critic
1938 - 2019
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Les Murray
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Les Murray is the 6,767th most popular writer (down from 6,705th in 2024), the 497th most popular biography from Australia (down from 478th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Australian Writer.
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48.76
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Historical Popularity Index
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Les Murray's biography spans 16 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 48.76.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Les Murray ranks 6,767 out of 7,707. Before him are Muhsin Hendricks, Camilla Grebe, Hanan al-Shaykh, N. K. Jemisin, James Patrick Kelly, and Michelle Paver. After him are William Monahan, Jeff Davis, Terence Winter, Jill Abramson, Tie Ning, and Sarah Orne Jewett.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Muhsin Hendricks
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,761
Camilla Grebe
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,762
Hanan al-Shaykh
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,763
N. K. Jemisin
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,764
James Patrick Kelly
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 6,765
Michelle Paver
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 6,766
Les Murray
1938 - 2019
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 6,767
William Monahan
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 6,768
Jeff Davis
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 6,769
Terence Winter
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 6,770
Jill Abramson
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 6,771
Tie Ning
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 6,772
Sarah Orne Jewett
1849 - 1909
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 6,773
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Les Murray ranks 621. Before him are Richard Goldstone, Bernard Malivoire, Timmy Mayer, Steve Kuhn, Joan Blackman, and Charles Wuorinen. After him are Leonard Frey, David Theile, Janusz Bolonek, Julie Felix, Gary Collins, and Stanley Fish. Among people deceased in 2019, Les Murray ranks 580. Before him are Werner von Moltke, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Dorothy Masuka, Marieke Vervoort, John Conyers, and Fernando Ricksen. After him are Georgia Engel, John Carl Buechler, Phil Masinga, Roberto Bailey, Kim Shattuck, and Gary Ray Bowles.
Others Born in 1938
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Richard Goldstone
JUDGE
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 615
Bernard Malivoire
ATHLETE
1938 - 1982
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 616
Timmy Mayer
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 1964
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 617
Steve Kuhn
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 618
Joan Blackman
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 619
Charles Wuorinen
COMPOSER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 620
Les Murray
WRITER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 621
Leonard Frey
ACTOR
1938 - 1988
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 622
David Theile
SWIMMER
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 623
Janusz Bolonek
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2016
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 624
Julie Felix
SINGER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 625
Gary Collins
ACTOR
1938 - 2012
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 626
Stanley Fish
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 627
Others Deceased in 2019
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Werner von Moltke
ATHLETE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 574
Yasuhiro Takemoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - 2019
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 575
Dorothy Masuka
SINGER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 576
Marieke Vervoort
ATHLETE
1979 - 2019
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 577
John Conyers
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 578
Fernando Ricksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - 2019
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 579
Les Murray
WRITER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 580
Georgia Engel
ACTOR
1948 - 2019
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 581
John Carl Buechler
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - 2019
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 582
Phil Masinga
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2019
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 583
Roberto Bailey
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2019
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 584
Kim Shattuck
MUSICIAN
1963 - 2019
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 585
Gary Ray Bowles
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2019
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 586
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Les Murray ranks 497 out of 1,678. Before him are Sylvia Lance Harper (1895), Christopher Clark (1960), Virgil Donati (1958), John Pyper-Ferguson (1964), Frank Fenner (1914), and Josephine Langford (1997). After him are Graeme Rutjes (1960), Phil Dent (1950), Chilla Porter (1936), Monica Mayhem (1978), Stuart O'Grady (1973), and Mike McKay (1964).
Others born in Australia
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Sylvia Lance Harper
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 2000
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 491
Christopher Clark
HISTORIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 492
Virgil Donati
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 493
John Pyper-Ferguson
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 494
Frank Fenner
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2010
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 495
Josephine Langford
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 496
Les Murray
WRITER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 497
Graeme Rutjes
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 498
Phil Dent
TENNIS PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 499
Chilla Porter
ATHLETE
1936 - 2020
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 500
Monica Mayhem
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 501
Stuart O'Grady
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 502
Mike McKay
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 503
Among Writers In Australia
Among writers born in Australia, Les Murray ranks 30. Before him are Robert Hughes (1938), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Kate Morton (1976), DBC Pierre (1961), Mary Augusta Ward (1851), and David Malouf (1934). After him are Richard Flanagan (1961), Liane Moriarty (1966), Donna Williams (1963), Louisa Lawson (1848), Geraldine Brooks (1955), and Garth Nix (1963).
Robert Hughes
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 24
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
1920 - 1993
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 25
Kate Morton
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 26
DBC Pierre
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 27
Mary Augusta Ward
1851 - 1920
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 28
David Malouf
1934 - 2026
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 29
Les Murray
1938 - 2019
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 30
Richard Flanagan
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 31
Liane Moriarty
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 32
Donna Williams
1963 - 2017
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 33
Louisa Lawson
1848 - 1920
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 34
Geraldine Brooks
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 35
Garth Nix
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 36
