WRITER
Patricia Wrightson
1921 - 2010
Patricia Wrightson
Patricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books. Employing a 'magic realism' style, her books, including the award-winning The Nargun and the Stars (1973), were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patricia Wrightson has received more than 34,793 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Patricia Wrightson is the 5,547th most popular writer (down from 4,738th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from Australia (down from 222nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Australian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
35k
Page Views (PV)
42.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Patricia Wrightson ranks 5,547 out of 5,755. Before her are E. W. Hornung, Olivia Manning, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Andy Weir, William Cobbett, and Wendela Hebbe. After her are Ben Shapiro, Terry Bisson, Bess Meredyth, Javed Akhtar, Mulk Raj Anand, and Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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E. W. Hornung
1866 - 1921
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 5,541
Olivia Manning
1908 - 1980
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 5,542
Edwin Arlington Robinson
1869 - 1935
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 5,543
Andy Weir
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 5,544
William Cobbett
1763 - 1835
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 5,545
Wendela Hebbe
1808 - 1899
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 5,546
Patricia Wrightson
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 5,547
Ben Shapiro
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 5,548
Terry Bisson
1942 - 2024
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 5,549
Bess Meredyth
1890 - 1969
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 5,550
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 5,551
Mulk Raj Anand
1905 - 2004
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,552
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,553
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Patricia Wrightson ranks 369. Before her are Lennart Strand, Jacques Friedel, Paul Falk, Gordon Thomas, Walter Kaufmann, and Sheb Wooley. After her are Cliff Bourland, François Picard, Brian Moore, Kurt Marti, Johnny Otis, and Erwin Hahn. Among people deceased in 2010, Patricia Wrightson ranks 347. Before her are Franco Ballerini, Tom Mankiewicz, Alexandru Neagu, Ronald Pettersson, Kanu Sanyal, and Park Yong-ha. After her are Sally Menke, Jerry Bock, Zbigniew Gut, Bohumil Němeček, Harvey Pekar, and Ted Stevens.
Others Born in 1921
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Lennart Strand
1921 - 2004
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 363
Jacques Friedel
1921 - 2014
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 364
Paul Falk
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 365
Gordon Thomas
1921 - 2013
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 366
Walter Kaufmann
1921 - 1980
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 367
Sheb Wooley
1921 - 2003
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 368
Patricia Wrightson
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 369
Cliff Bourland
1921 - 2018
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 370
François Picard
1921 - 1996
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 371
Brian Moore
1921 - 1999
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 372
Kurt Marti
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 373
Johnny Otis
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 374
Erwin Hahn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 375
Others Deceased in 2010
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Franco Ballerini
1964 - 2010
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 341
Tom Mankiewicz
1942 - 2010
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 342
Alexandru Neagu
1948 - 2010
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 343
Ronald Pettersson
1935 - 2010
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 344
Kanu Sanyal
1928 - 2010
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 345
Park Yong-ha
1977 - 2010
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 346
Patricia Wrightson
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 347
Sally Menke
1953 - 2010
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 348
Jerry Bock
1928 - 2010
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 349
Zbigniew Gut
1949 - 2010
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 350
Bohumil Němeček
1938 - 2010
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 351
Harvey Pekar
1939 - 2010
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 352
Ted Stevens
1923 - 2010
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 353
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Patricia Wrightson ranks 270 out of 925. Before her are Paul Stoddart (1955), John Hillcoat (1961), Vern Schuppan (1943), Indiana Evans (1990), Norma Croker (1934), and Darren Hayes (1972). After her are Russell Mockridge (1928), John Monash (1865), Claire Holt (1988), Gillian Armstrong (1950), Brenton Thwaites (1989), and Cathy Freeman (1973).
Others born in Australia
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Paul Stoddart
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 264
John Hillcoat
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 265
Vern Schuppan
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 266
Indiana Evans
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 267
Norma Croker
1934 - 2019
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 268
Darren Hayes
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 269
Patricia Wrightson
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 270
Russell Mockridge
1928 - 1958
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 271
John Monash
1865 - 1931
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 272
Claire Holt
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 273
Gillian Armstrong
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 274
Brenton Thwaites
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 275
Cathy Freeman
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 276
Among WRITERS In Australia
Among writers born in Australia, Patricia Wrightson ranks 17. Before her are Annette Kellermann (1887), Gregory David Roberts (1952), Peter Carey (1943), Greg Egan (1961), Trudi Canavan (1969), and Markus Zusak (1975). After her are Henry Lawson (1867), Robert Hughes (1938), Banjo Paterson (1864), Kate Morton (1976), Richard Flanagan (1961), and Les Murray (1938).
Annette Kellermann
1887 - 1975
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11
Gregory David Roberts
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 12
Peter Carey
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 13
Greg Egan
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 14
Trudi Canavan
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 15
Markus Zusak
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 16
Patricia Wrightson
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 17
Henry Lawson
1867 - 1922
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 18
Robert Hughes
1938 - 2012
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 19
Banjo Paterson
1864 - 1941
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 20
Kate Morton
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 21
Richard Flanagan
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 22
Les Murray
1938 - 2019
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 23
