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Morris West

1916 - 1999

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Morris Langlo West (26 April 1916 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981). His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morris West has received more than 212,211 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Morris West is the 2,659th most popular writer (down from 2,158th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Australia (down from 64th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Australian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Morris West ranks 2,659 out of 5,755. Before him are Michael Ondaatje, María Elena Walsh, Parvin E'tesami, Bell hooks, Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov, and Eva Mozes Kor. After him are Jack Thayer, Rosika Schwimmer, Petr Chelčický, David C. H. Austin, Alma Karlin, and Steve Berry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Morris West ranks 120. Before him are Zail Singh, Walter Cronkite, Harold Robbins, Sangoulé Lamizana, Ruth Handler, and Ramón José Velásquez. After him are Halil İnalcık, Jackie Gleason, Iosif Shklovsky, Ingrid Vang Nyman, Charlie Christian, and David White. Among people deceased in 1999, Morris West ranks 100. Before him are Pierre Bézier, Bob Peck, Karen Demirchyan, Oscar Cullmann, George Mosse, and Ron Wyatt. After him are Sylvia Sidney, Fritz Fischer, Carlos Romero, Vazgen Sargsyan, Grover Washington Jr., and Reiner Klimke.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Morris West ranks 80 out of 925. Before him are Bryan Brown (1947), Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark (1972), James Aldridge (1918), John Howard (1939), David Wenham (1965), and Bill Mollison (1928). After him are Jason Clarke (1969), Vernon Wells (1945), Toni Collette (1972), George Pell (1941), Scott Morrison (1968), and Elizabeth von Arnim (1866).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Morris West ranks 9. Before him are James Clavell (1921), Rhonda Byrne (1945), Thomas Keneally (1935), John Flanagan (1944), Germaine Greer (1939), and James Aldridge (1918). After him are Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Annette Kellermann (1887), Gregory David Roberts (1952), Peter Carey (1943), Greg Egan (1961), and Trudi Canavan (1969).

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