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Penelope Lively

1933 - Today

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Dame Penelope Margaret Lively (née Low; born 17 March 1933) is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Penelope Lively has received more than 344,563 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Penelope Lively is the 6,027th most popular writer (down from 5,684th in 2019), the 547th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 505th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Penelope Lively ranks 6,027 out of 7,302. Before her are Šatrijos Ragana, Anna J. Cooper, Dick Cavett, Andy Weir, Charles Le Goffic, and Sarah Trimmer. After her are Karin Alvtegen, Agustín Durán, Maria Janion, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, Anne Fine, and Manuel Rojas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Penelope Lively ranks 469. Before her are Pete Wilson, Jonathan Penrose, Raúl Sánchez, David Storey, Jean Boiteux, and Thérèse Steinmetz. After her are Bobby Smith, Sheila Hancock, Michael Novak, Maurice Stokes, Pentti Linnosvuo, and Maurice Moucheraud.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Penelope Lively ranks 547 out of 642. Before her are Alifa Rifaat (1930), Hany Ramzy (1969), Aisha Rateb (1928), Avi Cohen (1956), Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh (1951), and Mamdouh Elssbiay (1984). After her are Sherine (1980), Hisham Abbas (1963), Magdi Abdelghani (1959), Ibrahim Hassan (1966), Angham (1972), and Pope Peter II of Alexandria (null).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Penelope Lively ranks 60. Before her are Mahmud Taymur (1894), Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892), Bahaa Taher (1935), Magdi Allam (1952), Karim Rashid (1960), and Alifa Rifaat (1930). After her are Leila Aboulela (1964), and Mona Eltahawy (1967).

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