WRITER

Michel Tremblay

1942 - Today

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Michel Tremblay (born 25 June 1942) is a Canadian writer, novelist and playwright. Tremblay was born in Montreal, Quebec, where he grew up in the French-speaking neighbourhood of Plateau Mont-Royal; at the time of his birth, a neighbourhood with a working-class character and joual dialect - something that would heavily influence his work. Tremblay's first professionally produced play, Les Belles-Sœurs, was written in 1965 and premiered at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert on August 28, 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Tremblay has received more than 198,485 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Tremblay is the 4,952nd most popular writer (down from 4,633rd in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Canada (down from 355th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Writer.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michel Tremblay ranks 4,952 out of 7,302. Before him are Amelia Edwards, Giovanni Berchet, Märta Tikkanen, Mira Lobe, Mato Kósyk, and Mari Jungstedt. After him are František Halas, Paula Fox, Alain Bosquet, Pat Barker, Robert Hugh Benson, and Henry Monnier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Michel Tremblay ranks 469. Before him are Colin Groves, Vladimir Yermoshin, Valdis Birkavs, Marc Alaimo, Lorenzo Piretto, and Modibo Keita. After him are Ingrid Becker, Rudolf Belin, Bruce Johnston, Quentin Bryce, Fernando Vallejo, and Eloy Campos.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Michel Tremblay ranks 366 out of 1,622. Before him are Richard Williams (1933), Heather Menzies (1949), Garth Hudson (1937), Gordon Thomson (1945), Stu Hart (1915), and Gordon Neufeld (1947). After him are Owen Hart (1965), David Furnish (1962), George Romanes (1848), Geddy Lee (1953), Chief Dan George (1899), and Xavier Dolan (1989).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Michel Tremblay ranks 24. Before him are Mordecai Richler (1931), Laurence J. Peter (1919), Duncan Regehr (1952), Émile Nelligan (1879), Nancy Huston (1953), and Steven Erikson (1959). After him are Naomi Klein (1970), Wyndham Lewis (1882), Harold Russell (1914), Grant Allen (1848), Justine Musk (1972), and Robertson Davies (1913).

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