WRITER

Marion Chesney

1936 - 2019

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Marion Gibbons (née Chesney; 10 June 1936 – 30/31 December 2019) was a Scottish writer of romance and mystery novels, whose career as a published author began in 1979. She wrote numerous successful historical romance novels under a form of her maiden name, Marion Chesney, including the "Travelling Matchmaker" and "Daughters of Mannerling" series. Using the pseudonym M. C. Beaton, she also wrote many popular mystery novels, most notably the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth mystery series. Both of these book series have been adapted for TV. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marion Chesney has received more than 705,445 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Marion Chesney is the 2,781st most popular writer, the 2,074th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 230th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marion Chesney ranks 2,781 out of 7,302. Before her are Sibilla Aleramo, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Varian Fry, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Josephine Tey, and Larry Niven. After her are Guido Guinizelli, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, Carl Sandburg, Kamo no Chōmei, Matthías Jochumsson, and Tadeusz Różewicz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Marion Chesney ranks 209. Before her are Šaban Bajramović, Carl, Duke of Württemberg, Mary Tyler Moore, Metin Oktay, Walter Koenig, and Glenn Murcutt. After her are Jim Brown, Joe Spinell, Diana Hyland, Shirley Knight, Lien Chan, and Frank Caprio. Among people deceased in 2019, Marion Chesney ranks 171. Before her are Marie-José Nat, Don Alden Adams, Seymour Cassel, Jörg Demus, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Harrison Dillard. After her are Camilo Sesto, René Auberjonois, Goro Shimura, Josef Kadraba, José Luis Brown, and Andrew G. Vajna.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Marion Chesney ranks 2,074 out of 8,785. Before her are Glenn Murcutt (1936), Robert Holdstock (1948), Steve Winwood (1948), Alexander Parkes (1813), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), and Josephine Tey (1896). After her are David Byrne (1952), Roderick Murchison (1792), Frank Finlay (1926), James Herriot (1916), Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182), and Rick Davies (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Marion Chesney ranks 230. Before her are Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), Thomas Gray (1716), Thomas Kyd (1558), Samuel Smiles (1812), Robert Holdstock (1948), and Josephine Tey (1896). After her are James Herriot (1916), George Herbert (1593), John Webster (1578), Joseph Delaney (1945), Irvine Welsh (1957), and Anthony Horowitz (1955).

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