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Les Murray

1938 - 2019

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Leslie Allan Murray (17 October 1938 – 29 April 2019) was an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spanned over 40 years and he published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings. Translations of Murray's poetry have been published in 11 languages: French, German, Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Hindi, Russian, and Dutch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Murray has received more than 11,981 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Les Murray is the 5,988th most popular writer (down from 5,203rd in 2019), the 382nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 326th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Australian Writer.

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  • 12k

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  • 37.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Les Murray ranks 5,988 out of 5,755. Before him are Colley Cibber, Russell T Davies, Anne Enright, Damon Galgut, Melissa Rosenberg, and Emanuel Pastreich. After him are Alice Hoffman, Rahat Indori, Cecily von Ziegesar, Ayi Kwei Armah, Ralf Rothmann, and Howard Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Les Murray ranks 513. Before him are Eduard Ivanov, Wilson Kiprugut, Ryszard Parulski, Darrall Imhoff, Sultan Rahi, and Sam Nunn. After him are Kathy Kirby, Gus Johnson, Gary Collins, Ian St John, Indira Nath, and Joan Blackman. Among people deceased in 2019, Les Murray ranks 511. Before him are Red Kelly, Bill Macy, Jürgen Kissner, Daniel Rudisha, Peter McNamara, and Phil Masinga. After him are Fay McKenzie, Susan Bernard, Lina Cheryazova, D. C. Fontana, James Frawley, and Robert Ouko.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Les Murray ranks 382 out of 925. Before him are Joshua Kennedy (1982), Mitchell Langerak (1988), Delta Goodrem (1984), Peter McNamara (1955), John Devitt (1937), and Scott Dixon (1980). After him are Samantha Stosur (1984), Andrew Hoy (1959), David Malouf (1934), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), Walter Browne (1949), and Kerry Melville (1947).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Les Murray ranks 23. Before him are Patricia Wrightson (1921), Henry Lawson (1867), Robert Hughes (1938), Banjo Paterson (1864), Kate Morton (1976), and Richard Flanagan (1961). After him are David Malouf (1934), Donna Williams (1963), Liane Moriarty (1966), DBC Pierre (1961), Geraldine Brooks (1955), and Miles Franklin (1879).

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