WRITER

Maeve Binchy

1939 - 2012

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Anne Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939 – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker. Her novels were characterised by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and surprise endings. Her novels, which were translated into 37 languages, sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maeve Binchy has received more than 816,640 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Maeve Binchy is the 4,291st most popular writer (down from 4,186th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 176th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Irish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maeve Binchy ranks 4,291 out of 7,302. Before her are Jakob Hurt, Benoîte Groult, Leopold Staff, Veijo Meri, Florbela Espanca, and Ibrahim Tuqan. After her are Gervase of Tilbury, Iwan Bloch, William Trevor, František Langer, Vincenzo Cerami, and Colm Tóibín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Maeve Binchy ranks 337. Before her are Sushil Koirala, Michael Gothard, Robert Darnton, Basil van Rooyen, Jimmie Nicol, and Vladimír Weiss. After her are Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Raymond J. Barry, Christodoulos of Athens, Ferdinand Bracke, Vivi Bach, and Richard Posner. Among people deceased in 2012, Maeve Binchy ranks 250. Before her are Sergio Livingstone, Paul Kurtz, John Keegan, Isuzu Yamada, Txillardegi, and Vladimir Krutov. After her are Carmen Basilio, Rafael Lesmes, Florence Green, Vadim Glowna, Andy Griffith, and Edvard Mirzoyan.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Maeve Binchy ranks 178 out of 549. Before her are Patrick Hillery (1923), Enda Kenny (1951), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), Catald (700), Pat McDonald (1878), and Seán O'Casey (1880). After her are William Trevor (1928), Colm Tóibín (1955), Luke Kelly (1940), Jason O'Mara (1972), Richard Kirwan (1733), and Joshua Pim (1869).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Maeve Binchy ranks 28. Before her are John Boyne (1971), Edna O'Brien (1930), Brendan Behan (1923), Jane Wilde (1821), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), and Seán O'Casey (1880). After her are William Trevor (1928), Colm Tóibín (1955), Richard Steele (1672), Cecil Day-Lewis (1904), Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852), and George Moore (1852).

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