WRITER

Mary Norton

1903 - 1992

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Kathleen Mary Norton (née Pearson; 10 December 1903 – 29 August 1992), known professionally as Mary Norton, was an English writer of children's books. She is best known for The Borrowers series of low fantasy novels (1952 to 1982), which is named after its first book and, in turn, the tiny people who live secretly in the midst of contemporary human civilisation. Norton won the 1952 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising The Borrowers as the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Norton has received more than 10,247 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Mary Norton is the 3,993rd most popular writer (up from 4,144th in 2019), the 2,868th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,054th in 2019) and the 323rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 10k

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  • 57.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mary Norton ranks 3,993 out of 7,302. Before her are Joan Lindsay, Matilde Serao, Maxwell Anderson, Ralph Ellison, Sarah Kirsch, and Alexander Neckam. After her are Jan Wolkers, Tad Williams, Eleanor Hibbert, Grigol Abashidze, Anne-Cath. Vestly, and Eduard von Keyserling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Mary Norton ranks 200. Before her are Dean Jagger, Ferdinand Adams, Nico Diederichs, Josefina Pla, Alejandro Casona, and Theo Lingen. After her are Domingo Tarasconi, Morgan Taylor, Nils Ramm, Nancy Carroll, Wage Rudolf Supratman, and Graham Sutherland. Among people deceased in 1992, Mary Norton ranks 153. Before her are Ron Woodroof, Ferdinand Adams, Walter Andreas Schwarz, Irakli Abashidze, Tony Accardo, and Irmã Dulce. After her are Lisa Fonssagrives, Hal Roach, Joan Mitchell, Jean Aerts, Anton Malatinský, and Pumpuang Duangjan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Norton ranks 2,868 out of 8,785. Before her are Johnny Claes (1916), Tom Ellis (1978), Alexander Neckam (1157), Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400), Paul Kennedy (1945), and James David Forbes (1809). After her are Damaris Cudworth Masham (1659), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Cara Delevingne (1992), Jenson Button (1980), Peter Pears (1910), and Billy Bremner (1942).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Mary Norton ranks 323. Before her are Christiane Amanpour (1958), Nevil Shute (1899), James Allen (1864), Joan Aiken (1924), John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647), and Alexander Neckam (1157). After her are Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Michael Morpurgo (1943), Anita Brookner (1928), Fay Weldon (1931), Maria Edgeworth (1768), and Eric Frank Russell (1905).

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