Writer
Margaret Atwood
1939 - today
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Margaret Atwood
Her biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2024). Margaret Atwood is the 497th most popular writer (down from 467th in 2024), the 21st most popular biography from Canada (down from 15th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Writer.
Margaret Atwood is most famous for her dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Margaret Atwood ranks 497 out of 7,302. Before her are Alfred Döblin, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Arnold Bennett, Lysias, Traudl Junge, and Marie-Antoine Carême. After her are Natsume Sōseki, Władysław Reymont, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Saul Bellow, Lesya Ukrainka, and Paul Claudel.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 491
Yevgeny Zamyatin
1884 - 1937
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 492
Arnold Bennett
1867 - 1931
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 493
Lysias
445 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 494
Traudl Junge
1920 - 2002
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 495
Marie-Antoine Carême
1784 - 1833
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 496
Margaret Atwood
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 497
Natsume Sōseki
1867 - 1916
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 498
Władysław Reymont
1867 - 1925
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 499
Wolfram von Eschenbach
1170 - 1220
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 500
Saul Bellow
1915 - 2005
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 501
Lesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 502
Paul Claudel
1868 - 1955
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 503
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Margaret Atwood ranks 19. Before her are Amanda Lear, Harvey Keitel, Giovanni Falcone, Ada Yonath, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, and Reuven Rivlin. After her are Aníbal Cavaco Silva, James Fox, Ralph Lauren, Karel Gott, Jean-Marie Lehn, and Jackie Stewart.
Others Born in 1939
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Amanda Lear
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 13
Harvey Keitel
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 14
Giovanni Falcone
JUDGE
1939 - 1992
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 15
Ada Yonath
BIOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 16
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
POLITICIAN
1939 - 1993
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 17
Reuven Rivlin
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 18
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 19
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 20
James Fox
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 21
Ralph Lauren
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 22
Karel Gott
SINGER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 23
Jean-Marie Lehn
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 24
Jackie Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 25
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Margaret Atwood ranks 21 out of NaN. Before her are Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874), Michael J. Fox (1961), Erving Goffman (1922), Jack L. Warner (1892), Gilles Villeneuve (1950), and Glenn Gould (1932). After her are Saul Bellow (1915), Marshall McLuhan (1911), Richard E. Taylor (1929), David Cronenberg (1943), Alice Munro (1931), and Pierre Trudeau (1919).
Others born in Canada
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 15
Michael J. Fox
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 16
Erving Goffman
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 1982
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 17
Jack L. Warner
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1978
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 18
Gilles Villeneuve
RACING DRIVER
1950 - 1982
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 19
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 20
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 21
Saul Bellow
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 22
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 23
Richard E. Taylor
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 24
David Cronenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 25
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 26
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 27
Among Writers In Canada
Among writers born in Canada, Margaret Atwood ranks 2. Before her are Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874). After her are Saul Bellow (1915), Alice Munro (1931), A. E. van Vogt (1912), David Morrell (1943), Robin Sharma (1965), Brian Tracy (1944), Antonine Maillet (1929), Shulamith Firestone (1945), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), and Harold Russell (1914).
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
Margaret Atwood
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 2
Saul Bellow
1915 - 2005
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 3
Alice Munro
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 4
A. E. van Vogt
1912 - 2000
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 5
David Morrell
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 6
Robin Sharma
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 7
Brian Tracy
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 8
Antonine Maillet
1929 - 2025
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 9
Shulamith Firestone
1945 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 10
E. Pauline Johnson
1861 - 1913
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 11
Harold Russell
1914 - 2002
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 12
