WRITER
Alice Munro
1931 - 2024

Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro ( mən-ROH; née Laidlaw LAYD-law; 10 July 1931 – 13 May 2024) was a Canadian short story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Her work tends to move forward and backward in time, with integrated short story cycles. Munro's fiction is most often set in her native Huron County in southwestern Ontario. Her stories explore human complexities in a simple but meticulous prose style. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alice Munro is the 554th most popular writer (down from 390th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Canada (down from 12th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Writer.
Alice Munro is a Canadian short story writer who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She is most famous for her short stories, which are often about ordinary people and their lives.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alice Munro ranks 554 out of 7,302. Before her are Miguel Ángel Asturias, Rudaki, Madame de La Fayette, Anaïs Nin, Camilo José Cela, and Robert A. Heinlein. After her are Yunus Emre, Henry IV of Castile, Matilde Camus, Elie Wiesel, Anthony Burgess, and Tom Clancy.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMiguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 548
Rudaki
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 549
Madame de La Fayette
1634 - 1693
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 550
Anaïs Nin
1903 - 1977
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 551
Camilo José Cela
1916 - 2002
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 552
Robert A. Heinlein
1907 - 1988
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 553
Alice Munro
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 554
Yunus Emre
1240 - 1321
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 555
Henry IV of Castile
1425 - 1474
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 556
Matilde Camus
1919 - 2012
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 557
Elie Wiesel
1928 - 2016
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 558
Anthony Burgess
1917 - 1993
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 559
Tom Clancy
1947 - 2013
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 560
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Alice Munro ranks 32. Before her are Don King, Sofia Gubaidulina, Anatoly Dyatlov, Burton Richter, Annie Girardot, and Johannes Rau. After her are Leonard Nimoy, D. B. Cooper, Anne Bancroft, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, and João Gilberto. Among people deceased in 2024, Alice Munro ranks 34. Before her are Thomas P. Stafford, Roger Guillemin, Jim Simons, Leon Cooper, Herbert Kroemer, and Dési Bouterse. After her are Olivia Hussey, James Earl Jones, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Quincy Jones, Marisa Paredes, and Bengt I. Samuelsson.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsDon King
CELEBRITY
1931 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 26
Sofia Gubaidulina
COMPOSER
1931 - 2025
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 27
Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 28
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 29
Annie Girardot
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 30
Johannes Rau
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 31
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 32
Leonard Nimoy
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 33
D. B. Cooper
PIRATE
1931 - 1971
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 34
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 35
Ian Holm
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 36
James Earl Jones
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 37
João Gilberto
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsThomas P. Stafford
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2024
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 28
Roger Guillemin
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2024
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 29
Jim Simons
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 30
Leon Cooper
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 31
Herbert Kroemer
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2024
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 32
Dési Bouterse
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 33
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 34
Olivia Hussey
ACTOR
1951 - 2024
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 35
James Earl Jones
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 36
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 37
Quincy Jones
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 38
Marisa Paredes
ACTOR
1946 - 2024
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 39
Bengt I. Samuelsson
CHEMIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 40
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Alice Munro ranks 26 out of 1,622. Before her are Glenn Gould (1932), Margaret Atwood (1939), Saul Bellow (1915), Marshall McLuhan (1911), Richard E. Taylor (1929), and David Cronenberg (1943). After her are Pierre Trudeau (1919), Bertram Brockhouse (1918), Ralph M. Steinman (1943), Eric Berne (1910), David Johnston (1941), and Frederick Banting (1891).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsGlenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 20
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 21
Saul Bellow
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 22
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 23
Richard E. Taylor
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 24
David Cronenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 25
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 26
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 27
Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 28
Ralph M. Steinman
BIOLOGIST
1943 - 2011
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 29
Eric Berne
PSYCHOLOGIST
1910 - 1970
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 30
David Johnston
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 31
Frederick Banting
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1941
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 32
Among WRITERS In Canada
Among writers born in Canada, Alice Munro ranks 4. Before her are Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874), Margaret Atwood (1939), and Saul Bellow (1915). After her are A. E. van Vogt (1912), David Morrell (1943), Robin Sharma (1965), Brian Tracy (1944), Antonine Maillet (1929), Shulamith Firestone (1945), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), and Harold Russell (1914).
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
Margaret Atwood
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 2
Saul Bellow
1915 - 2005
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 3
Alice Munro
1931 - 2024
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 4
A. E. van Vogt
1912 - 2000
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 5
David Morrell
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 6
Robin Sharma
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 7
Brian Tracy
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 8
Antonine Maillet
1929 - 2025
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 9
Shulamith Firestone
1945 - 2012
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 10
E. Pauline Johnson
1861 - 1913
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 11
Harold Russell
1914 - 2002
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 12