WRITER

Matthew Reilly

1974 - Today

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Matthew John Reilly (born 2 July 1974) is an internationally bestselling Australian action thriller writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Reilly has received more than 762,182 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Matthew Reilly is the 7,190th most popular writer (down from 6,442nd in 2019), the 750th most popular biography from Australia (down from 705th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Australian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Temple
Collection and preservation, Linguists, Incas
1999
Contest
Contests, New York Public Library, Survival
2000
Ice Station
Australian Author, Antarctica in fiction, Scientists
A great roller coaster of a thriller. Scarecrow leads a crack team of Marines into Antarctica for what is believed to be a UFO buried beneath the ice. Before arriving there are several mysterious deaths and a French incursionary force to contend with, then the British SAS arrive followed by other foreign teams all set to kill for the secret UFO or else blow everyone and it up. It's a race against the elements, a race against time and a race against everyone who wants the UFO. What is the mystery of the UFO? Will the mysterious deaths be solved? Will Scarecrow and his team survive? This awesome book is hard to put down, so set aside a weekend and go for it!
1999
Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves
Shane Schofield (Fictitious character), Fiction, Fiction, suspense
2011
Area 7
Presidents, Fiction, Military bases
2001
Tournament
Fiction, suspense, Fiction, historical, Fiction, thrillers
2013

Page views of Matthew Reillies by language

Over the past year Matthew Reilly has had the most page views in the with 66,003 views, followed by German (5,405), and Bulgarian (5,322). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (53.56%), Malayalam (42.96%), and Bulgarian (29.52%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Matthew Reilly ranks 7,190 out of 7,302. Before him are Zoleka Mandela, Jasodhara Bagchi, Nnedi Okorafor, Maarja Kangro, Tara Westover, and Andrew Sean Greer. After him are Sushmita Banerjee, Tanya Malyarchuk, Radoslav Rochallyi, Bill McKibben, Snooki, and Anita Sarkeesian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Matthew Reilly ranks 918. Before him are Naoki Matsuyo, Vitaly Makarov, Nnedi Okorafor, Masato Harasaki, Hirohito Nakamura, and Satoru Asari. After him are Manuela Lutze, Paul Epworth, Takahiro Sasaki, Ricky Ponting, Oleksandr Petriv, and Khatuna Narimanidze.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Matthew Reilly ranks 750 out of 1,143. Before him are Natalie Cook (1975), Baden Cooke (1978), Jamie Dwyer (1979), Michelle Ford (1962), Eliza Scanlen (1999), and Ryan Bayley (1982). After him are Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971), Emma Hewitt (1988), Ricky Ponting (1974), Cameron Meyer (1988), Penelope Mitchell (1991), and Breanna Yde (2003).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Matthew Reilly ranks 39. Before him are Geraldine Brooks (1955), Louisa Lawson (1848), Garth Nix (1963), Adam Elliot (1972), Kate Grenville (1950), and Judith Wright (1915). After him are Tim Winton (1960).

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