WRITER
Penelope Lively
1933 - Today
Penelope Lively
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 312,416 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Penelope Lively is the 6,026th most popular writer (down from 5,684th in 2019), the 546th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 505th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Egyptian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
43.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.46
Effective Languages (L*)
4.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Penelope Livelies by language
Over the past year Penelope Lively has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 36,687 views, followed by Russian (1,555), and German (1,362). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (296.70%), Uzbek (263.41%), and Cornish (97.83%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Penelope Lively ranks 6,026 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.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsŠatrijos Ragana
1877 - 1930
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 6,020
Anna J. Cooper
1858 - 1964
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 6,021
Dick Cavett
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 6,022
Andy Weir
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 6,023
Charles Le Goffic
1863 - 1932
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 6,024
Sarah Trimmer
1741 - 1810
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 6,025
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 6,026
Karin Alvtegen
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 6,027
Agustín Durán
1789 - 1862
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 6,028
Maria Janion
1926 - 2020
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 6,029
Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna
1892 - 1983
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 6,030
Anne Fine
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 6,031
Manuel Rojas
1896 - 1973
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 6,032
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.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsPete Wilson
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 463
Jonathan Penrose
CHESS PLAYER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 464
Raúl Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 465
David Storey
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 466
Jean Boiteux
ATHLETE
1933 - 2010
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 467
Thérèse Steinmetz
SINGER
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 468
Penelope Lively
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 469
Bobby Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 470
Sheila Hancock
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 471
Michael Novak
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 472
Maurice Stokes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 1970
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 473
Pentti Linnosvuo
ATHLETE
1933 - 2010
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 474
Maurice Moucheraud
CYCLIST
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 475
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Penelope Lively ranks 546 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).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsAlifa Rifaat
WRITER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 540
Hany Ramzy
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 541
Aisha Rateb
LAWYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 542
Avi Cohen
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2010
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 543
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
PHYSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 544
Mamdouh Elssbiay
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 545
Penelope Lively
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 546
Sherine
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 547
Hisham Abbas
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 548
Magdi Abdelghani
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 549
Ibrahim Hassan
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 550
Angham
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 551
Pope Peter II of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 552
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).
Mahmud Taymur
1894 - 1973
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 54
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
1892 - 1955
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 55
Bahaa Taher
1935 - 2022
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 56
Magdi Allam
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 57
Karim Rashid
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 58
Alifa Rifaat
1930 - 1996
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 59
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 60
Leila Aboulela
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 61
Mona Eltahawy
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 62