WRITER
Margaret Drabble
1939 - Today
Margaret Drabble
Dame Margaret Drabble, Lady Holroyd, (born 5 June 1939) is an English biographer, novelist and short story writer. Drabble's books include The Millstone (1965), which won the following year's John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, and Jerusalem the Golden, which won the 1967 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. She was honoured by the University of Cambridge in 2006, having earlier received awards from numerous redbrick (e.g. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margaret Drabble has received more than 860,146 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Margaret Drabble is the 6,088th most popular writer (down from 5,412th in 2019), the 4,992nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,423rd in 2019) and the 559th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
860k
Page Views (PV)
43.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
1.82
Effective Languages (L*)
3.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Margaret Drabble ranks 6,088 out of 7,302. Before her are Lee Strobel, Mariz Kemal, Robin Morgan, Katie Couric, Miklós Haraszti, and Zadie Smith. After her are Coventry Patmore, Owen Barfield, Peter Orlovsky, Aglaja Veteranyi, János Batsányi, and Jakob Jakobsen.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLee Strobel
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 6,082
Mariz Kemal
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 6,083
Robin Morgan
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6,084
Katie Couric
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6,085
Miklós Haraszti
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6,086
Zadie Smith
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6,087
Margaret Drabble
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 6,088
Coventry Patmore
1823 - 1896
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 6,089
Owen Barfield
1898 - 1997
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 6,090
Peter Orlovsky
1933 - 2010
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 6,091
Aglaja Veteranyi
1962 - 2002
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 6,092
János Batsányi
1763 - 1845
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 6,093
Jakob Jakobsen
1864 - 1918
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 6,094
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Margaret Drabble ranks 535. Before her are Barbara Askins, Mavis Staples, Royce D. Applegate, Carl Yastrzemski, Terry Paine, and Mary Peters. After her are Dorothy Shirley, Vitali Davydov, Jan Szczepański, Robert A. M. Stern, George M. Whitesides, and Mickey Kantor.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsBarbara Askins
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 529
Mavis Staples
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 530
Royce D. Applegate
ACTOR
1939 - 2003
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 531
Carl Yastrzemski
BASEBALL PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 532
Terry Paine
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 533
Mary Peters
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 534
Margaret Drabble
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 535
Dorothy Shirley
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 536
Vitali Davydov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 537
Jan Szczepański
BOXER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 538
Robert A. M. Stern
ARCHITECT
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 539
George M. Whitesides
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 540
Mickey Kantor
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 541
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Margaret Drabble ranks 4,992 out of 8,785. Before her are Duncan James (1978), Jimmy Murphy (1910), Laura Knight (1877), Zadie Smith (1975), W. H. R. Rivers (1864), and Mary Peters (1939). After her are Claude Buckenham (1876), Dorothy Shirley (1939), Coventry Patmore (1823), Owen Barfield (1898), George Gilbert Scott (1811), and Sophie Monk (1979).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDuncan James
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 4,986
Jimmy Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 4,987
Laura Knight
PAINTER
1877 - 1970
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 4,988
Zadie Smith
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 4,989
W. H. R. Rivers
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1864 - 1922
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,990
Mary Peters
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,991
Margaret Drabble
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,992
Claude Buckenham
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,993
Dorothy Shirley
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,994
Coventry Patmore
WRITER
1823 - 1896
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,995
Owen Barfield
WRITER
1898 - 1997
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 4,996
George Gilbert Scott
ARCHITECT
1811 - 1878
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 4,997
Sophie Monk
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 4,998
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Margaret Drabble ranks 559. Before her are John Braine (1922), Denise Levertov (1923), Thomas Traherne (1636), Hammond Innes (1913), Chris Claremont (1950), and Zadie Smith (1975). After her are Coventry Patmore (1823), Owen Barfield (1898), John Betjeman (1906), Eva Crane (1912), George Grove (1820), and Ian McDonald (1960).
John Braine
1922 - 1986
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 553
Denise Levertov
1923 - 1997
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 554
Thomas Traherne
1636 - 1674
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 555
Hammond Innes
1913 - 1998
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 556
Chris Claremont
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 557
Zadie Smith
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 558
Margaret Drabble
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 559
Coventry Patmore
1823 - 1896
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 560
Owen Barfield
1898 - 1997
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 561
John Betjeman
1906 - 1984
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 562
Eva Crane
1912 - 2007
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 563
George Grove
1820 - 1900
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 564
Ian McDonald
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 565