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Markus Zusak

1975 - Today

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Markus Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger, two novels that became international bestsellers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Markus Zusak has received more than 1,064,885 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Markus Zusak is the 5,759th most popular writer (down from 5,311th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Australia (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Australian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Markus Zusak ranks 5,759 out of 7,302. Before him are C. L. R. James, Julia Hartwig, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Wendela Hebbe, August Alle, and José Hierro. After him are Leena Krohn, Dániel Berzsenyi, Diana Der Hovanessian, Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Vincenzo Consolo, and Aleksandr Chakovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Markus Zusak ranks 180. Before him are Elizabeth Reaser, Maksim Mrvica, Mia Kirshner, Leonor Watling, Frauke Petry, and Adam Rodriguez. After him are Yuji Ide, Will.i.am, Albert Celades, Chulpan Khamatova, Aracely Arámbula, and Scott Speedman.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Markus Zusak ranks 277 out of 1,143. Before him are Robert May, Baron May of Oxford (1936), Herb Elliott (1938), Mark Viduka (1975), Alexander Volkanovski (1988), Vern Schuppan (1943), and John Broughton (1952). After him are Frank Hurley (1885), Dave Power (1928), Jason Donovan (1968), Bill Bruce (1923), Stephen Laybutt (1977), and Kyrie Irving (1992).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Markus Zusak ranks 21. Before him are Peter Carey (1943), Greg Egan (1961), Trudi Canavan (1969), Joseph Jacobs (1854), Patricia Wrightson (1921), and Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920). After him are Henry Lawson (1867), Robert Hughes (1938), Kate Morton (1976), David Malouf (1934), DBC Pierre (1961), and Mary Augusta Ward (1851).

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