WRITER
Adrienne Clarkson
1939 - Today
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson (Chinese: 伍冰枝; née Poy; born February 10, 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as the 26th governor general of Canada from 1999 to 2005. Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941, as a refugee from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, and was raised in Ottawa. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic posting came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontarian culture in France and other European countries. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adrienne Clarkson is the 4,250th most popular writer (up from 4,422nd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Adrienne Clarkson by language
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Adrienne Clarkson ranks 4,250 out of 7,302. Before her are Pyotr Vyazemsky, Radclyffe Hall, Natallia Arsiennieva, Annemarie Selinko, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, and Osip Brik. After her are Josefina Pla, Ildefonso Falcones, Joachim Ringelnatz, Mustai Karim, Hiratsuka Raichō, and Georges Eekhoud.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all Rankings
Pyotr Vyazemsky
1792 - 1878
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,244
Radclyffe Hall
1880 - 1943
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,245
Natallia Arsiennieva
1903 - 1997
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,246
Annemarie Selinko
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,247
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
1908 - 1994
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,248
Osip Brik
1888 - 1945
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,249
Adrienne Clarkson
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,250
Josefina Pla
1903 - 1999
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,251
Ildefonso Falcones
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4,252
Joachim Ringelnatz
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4,253
Mustai Karim
1919 - 2005
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4,254
Hiratsuka Raichō
1886 - 1971
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4,255
Georges Eekhoud
1854 - 1927
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4,256
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Adrienne Clarkson ranks 341. Before her are Jerry Allison, Lothar Metz, Khin Nyunt, John Hopcroft, Luigi Simoni, and Joseph Vilsmaier. After her are Jacques Vallée, Friedel Lutz, Michael Gothard, Samih al-Qasim, Jacek Gmoch, and Ernst Zündel.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all Rankings
Jerry Allison
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 335
Lothar Metz
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 336
Khin Nyunt
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 337
John Hopcroft
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 338
Luigi Simoni
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 339
Joseph Vilsmaier
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 340
Adrienne Clarkson
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 341
Jacques Vallée
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 342
Friedel Lutz
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 343
Michael Gothard
ACTOR
1939 - 1992
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 344
Samih al-Qasim
WRITER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 345
Jacek Gmoch
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 346
Ernst Zündel
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 347
In Hong Kong
Among people born in Hong Kong, Adrienne Clarkson ranks 37 out of 115. Before her are Johnnie To (1955), John Lee Ka-chiu (1957), Aaron Kwok (1965), Robin Shou (1960), Adam Cheng (1947), and George Lam (1947). After her are Louis Koo (1970), Wayne Wang (1949), Leung Chun-ying (1954), Ringo Lam (1955), Jackson Wang (1994), and Nancy Kwan (1939).
Others born in Hong Kong
Go to all Rankings
Johnnie To
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 31
John Lee Ka-chiu
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 32
Aaron Kwok
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 33
Robin Shou
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 34
Adam Cheng
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 35
George Lam
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 36
Adrienne Clarkson
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 37
Louis Koo
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 38
Wayne Wang
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 39
Leung Chun-ying
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 40
Ringo Lam
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - 2018
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 41
Jackson Wang
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 42
Nancy Kwan
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 43
Among WRITERS In Hong Kong
Among writers born in Hong Kong, Adrienne Clarkson ranks 1. After her are René de Obaldia (1918).
