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Michael Morpurgo

1943 - Today

Michael Morpurgo

Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (né Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or World War I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Morpurgo has received more than 1,662,939 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Michael Morpurgo is the 4,044th most popular writer (up from 4,751st in 2019), the 2,984th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,815th in 2019) and the 340th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

1.7M
Page Views (PV)
48.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.46
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Morpurgo ranks 4,044 out of 5,755. Before him are Leopold Staff, Bel Kaufman, Arturo Uslar Pietri, Joe Abercrombie, Richard Hughes, and Thomas Friedman. After him are Ari Behn, Teffi, Anna Gavalda, Lajos Kassák, Bolesław Leśmian, and Janko Kráľ.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Leopold Staff
1878 - 1957
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 4,038
Bel Kaufman
1911 - 2014
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 4,039
Arturo Uslar Pietri
1906 - 2001
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 4,040
Joe Abercrombie
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 4,041
Richard Hughes
1900 - 1976
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 4,042
Thomas Friedman
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 4,043
Michael Morpurgo
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 4,044
Ari Behn
1972 - 2019
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 4,045
Teffi
1872 - 1952
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 4,046
Anna Gavalda
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 4,047
Lajos Kassák
1887 - 1967
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 4,048
Bolesław Leśmian
1877 - 1937
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4,049
Janko Kráľ
1822 - 1876
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4,050

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Michael Morpurgo ranks 360. Before him are Theodor Stolojan, Manuel Velázquez, Vaclav Smil, Hans Heyer, Johnny Hansen, and Petar Skansi. After him are Niles Eldredge, Raúl Cubas Grau, Marilynne Robinson, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, and Wolfgang Nordwig.

Others Born in 1943

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Theodor Stolojan
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 354
Manuel Velázquez
1943 - 2016
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 355
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 356
Hans Heyer
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 357
Johnny Hansen
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 358
Petar Skansi
1943 - 2022
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 359
Michael Morpurgo
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 360
Niles Eldredge
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 361
Raúl Cubas Grau
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 362
Marilynne Robinson
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 363
Daniel Kablan Duncan
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 364
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
1943 - 2019
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 365
Wolfgang Nordwig
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 366

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo ranks 2,984 out of 7,765. Before him are Jennifer Saunders (1958), David Frost (1939), Adrian Paul (1959), Joe Abercrombie (1974), Richard Hughes (1900), and Nicholas Grimshaw (1939). After him are Alec McCowen (1925), Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681), John Hoppner (1758), Derek Bell (1941), Gemma Chan (1982), and Ashley Cole (1980).

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Jennifer Saunders
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 2,978
David Frost
1939 - 2013
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 2,979
Adrian Paul
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 2,980
Joe Abercrombie
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 2,981
Richard Hughes
1900 - 1976
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 2,982
Nicholas Grimshaw
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 2,983
Michael Morpurgo
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 2,984
Alec McCowen
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 2,985
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
1681 - 1733
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 2,986
John Hoppner
1758 - 1810
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 2,987
Derek Bell
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 2,988
Gemma Chan
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 2,989
Ashley Cole
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 2,990