Writer
Robert Elsie
1950 - 2017
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Robert Elsie
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Robert Elsie is the 6,451st most popular writer (down from 6,440th in 2024), the 723rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 692nd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Canadian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Robert Elsie ranks 6,451 out of 7,302. Before him are Terry Southern, Carmen Posadas, John Burroughs, John Gribbin, Sebastian Fitzek, and Bosley Crowther. After him are Hugh MacDiarmid, Helen Bannerman, Rohinton Mistry, Sarah Josepha Hale, Alan Dundes, and Ruth Graham.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Terry Southern
1924 - 1995
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 6,445
Carmen Posadas
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 6,446
John Burroughs
1837 - 1921
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,447
John Gribbin
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,448
Sebastian Fitzek
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,449
Bosley Crowther
1905 - 1981
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,450
Robert Elsie
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,451
Hugh MacDiarmid
1892 - 1978
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,452
Helen Bannerman
1862 - 1946
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,453
Rohinton Mistry
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,454
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788 - 1879
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,455
Alan Dundes
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,456
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,457
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Robert Elsie ranks 652. Before him are Jorge Fernández Díaz, Pavel Panov, Eugenio Morel, Vasile Iordache, Gaylen Ross, and Asa Hutchinson. After him are Gregory Harrison, Jorge Del Castillo, John McNaughton, José Marín, Werner Peter, and Gholam Hossein Mazloumi. Among people deceased in 2017, Robert Elsie ranks 582. Before him are Steve Sumner, Simon Dickie, Howard Hodgkin, John B. Anderson, Boris Nikolov, and Norman Johnson. After him are Zdeněk Šreiner, Jim Bunning, J. P. Donleavy, Brent Briscoe, Miguel Ángel Loayza, and Len Wein.
Others Born in 1950
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Jorge Fernández Díaz
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 646
Pavel Panov
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2018
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 647
Eugenio Morel
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 648
Vasile Iordache
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 649
Gaylen Ross
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 650
Asa Hutchinson
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 651
Robert Elsie
WRITER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 652
Gregory Harrison
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 653
Jorge Del Castillo
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 654
John McNaughton
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 655
José Marín
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 656
Werner Peter
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 657
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 658
Others Deceased in 2017
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Steve Sumner
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2017
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 576
Simon Dickie
ATHLETE
1951 - 2017
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 577
Howard Hodgkin
PAINTER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 578
John B. Anderson
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 579
Boris Nikolov
BOXER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 580
Norman Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 581
Robert Elsie
WRITER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 582
Zdeněk Šreiner
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 583
Jim Bunning
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 584
J. P. Donleavy
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 585
Brent Briscoe
ACTOR
1961 - 2017
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 586
Miguel Ángel Loayza
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 587
Len Wein
COMIC ARTIST
1948 - 2017
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 588
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Robert Elsie ranks 723 out of NaN. Before him are Ruby Keeler (1909), Atiba Hutchinson (1983), Cliff Thorburn (1948), Enrico Colantoni (1963), Estella Warren (1978), and Brad Wright (1961). After him are Maurice LaMarche (1958), Sam Langford (1886), Jessica Steen (1965), Shay Mitchell (1987), Marie Avgeropoulos (1986), and Art Ross (1885).
Others born in Canada
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Ruby Keeler
ACTOR
1909 - 1993
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 717
Atiba Hutchinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 718
Cliff Thorburn
SNOOKER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 719
Enrico Colantoni
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 720
Estella Warren
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 721
Brad Wright
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 722
Robert Elsie
WRITER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 723
Maurice LaMarche
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 724
Sam Langford
BOXER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 725
Jessica Steen
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 726
Shay Mitchell
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 727
Marie Avgeropoulos
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 728
Art Ross
HOCKEY PLAYER
1885 - 1964
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 729
Among Writers In Canada
Among writers born in Canada, Robert Elsie ranks 40. Before him are Robertson Davies (1913), Élie Blanchard (1881), Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), George Woodcock (1912), and Farley Mowat (1921). After him are Rachel Cusk (1967), Cory Doctorow (1971), Deborah Ellis (1960), Timothy Findley (1930), John Ralston Saul (1947), and Gregory Colbert (1960).
Robertson Davies
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 34
Élie Blanchard
1881 - 1941
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 35
Guy Gavriel Kay
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 36
Robert J. Sawyer
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 37
George Woodcock
1912 - 1995
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 38
Farley Mowat
1921 - 2014
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 39
Robert Elsie
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 40
Rachel Cusk
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 41
Cory Doctorow
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 42
Deborah Ellis
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 43
Timothy Findley
1930 - 2002
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 44
John Ralston Saul
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 45
Gregory Colbert
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 46
