WRITER

Maria Shriver

1955 - Today

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Maria Owings Shriver ( SHRY-vər; born November 6, 1955) is an American journalist, author, a member of the prominent Shriver and Kennedy families, former First Lady of California, and the founder of the nonprofit organization The Women's Alzheimer's Movement. She was married to former governor of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, from whom she filed for divorce in 2011; it was finalized in 2021. Shriver began her journalism career at CBS station KYW-TV and briefly anchored the CBS Morning News before joining NBC News in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria Shriver has received more than 17,343,544 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Maria Shriver is the 1,341st most popular writer (up from 1,823rd in 2019), the 1,632nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,370th in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

What's Happening to Grandpa?
Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Grandfathers
2004
Ten Things I Wish I'd Known--Before I Went Out into the Real World
Nonfiction, Recovery, Conduct of life
Maria’s reflections, confessions, advice, memories, and most of all, hard-earned lessons. Expanded from Maria’s acclaimed College of the Holy Cross commencement address and written in the voice of a trusted and trusting best friend, Ten Things I Wish I’d Known—Before I Went Out into the Real World is a pithy, poignant, down-to-earth, and at times laugh-out-loud book that will help people of all ages and on all roads in life. “I wrote this book so that you might be spared. Not from having to learn the lessons I had to learn. No one can spare you that, because learning is experiential, and you have to do it yourself. As a wise person once told me: If I could spare you the pain you’re experiencing, I wouldn’t–because I wouldn’t want to deprive you of the strength and wisdom you’ll gain from having gone through it and come out the other side.” “Each and every one of you is a powerful, resilient human being capable of living the life you design for yourself. I wish all of you the faith and the courage to pinpoint your passion.” ([source][1]) [1]: http://www.shrivermedia.com/project/books/
2000
What's wrong with Timmy?
Children with mental disabilities, Friendship, Juvenile fiction
Making friends with a mentally retarded boy helps Kate learn that the two of them have a lot in common.
2001
And One More Thing Before You Go..
Conduct of life, Psychology, Young women
2005
What's heaven?
Fiction, Great-grandmothers, Death
1999
Just who will you be?
Self-realization, Self, Individuality
"I've learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be, but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives, not just when we're starting out in the world. That's because in a way, we're starting out fresh in the world every single day." Just Who Will You Be? is a candid, heartfelt, and inspirational book for seekers of all ages. Inspired by a speech she gave, Maria Shriver's message is that what you do in your life isn't what matters. It's who you are. It's an important lesson that will appeal to anyone of any age looking for a life of meaning. In her own life, Shriver always walked straight down her own distinctive path, achieving her childhood goal of becoming "award-winning network newswoman Maria Shriver." But when her husband was elected California's Governor and she suddenly had to leave her job at NBC News, Maria was thrown for a loop. Right about then, her nephew asked her to speak at his high school graduation. She resisted, wondering how she could possibly give advice to kids, when she was feeling so lost herself. But in the end she relented and decided to dig down and dig deep, and the result is this little jewel. Just Who Will You Be? reminds us that the answer to many of life's question lie within -- and that we're all works in progress. That means it's never too late to become the person you want to be.Now the question for you is this: Just who will you be?"
2008

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maria Shriver ranks 1,341 out of 7,302. Before her are Yan Fu, Callinus, Christine Nöstlinger, Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Sergey Mikhalkov, and Chernorizets Hrabar. After her are Kurt Tucholsky, Henri Murger, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Adalberon, Edith Södergran, and Georgi Markov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Maria Shriver ranks 69. Before her are Billy Idol, Eddie Van Halen, Adem Jashari, Béla Tarr, José Antonio Camacho, and Billy Milligan. After her are Toninho Cerezo, Griffin Dunne, Tanya Roberts, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Emine Erdoğan, and Egils Levits.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maria Shriver ranks 1,632 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Smalley (1943), John Sturges (1910), George C. Scott (1927), Raymond A. Spruance (1886), Harvey Milk (1930), and Luke Perry (1966). After her are Edward W. Morley (1838), Ethel Barrymore (1879), Mary Anderson (1862), Caroline Kennedy (1957), Jackie Coogan (1914), and Kyle MacLachlan (1959).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Maria Shriver ranks 148. Before her are Poul Anderson (1926), Danielle Steel (1947), Eleanor H. Porter (1868), Ken Kesey (1935), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), and Anthony Bourdain (1956). After her are Jean M. Auel (1936), Thornton Wilder (1897), Diana Gabaldon (1952), Rex Stout (1886), Robert Wilson (1941), and Seymour Hersh (1937).

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