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Anita Sarkeesian

1983 - Today

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Anita Sarkeesian ( sar-KEE-zee-ən; born 1983) is a Canadian-American feminist media critic. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency, a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture. Her video series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, examines tropes in the depiction of female video game characters. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Anita Sarkeesian is the 7,377th most popular writer (down from 7,201st in 2024), the 1,324th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,200th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among writers, Anita Sarkeesian ranks 7,377 out of 7,302. Before her are Hissa Hilal, Caitlín R. Kiernan, James Frey, Dawid Jung, Yahya Hassan, and Richard Appel. After her are Annemarie Jacir, Jesmyn Ward, Ann Brashares, Sanjay Gupta, Chetan Bhagat, and Roxane Gay.

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Among people born in 1983, Anita Sarkeesian ranks 1,066. Before her are Tomasz Wylenzek, Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza, Michael Rösch, Lucy Pinder, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, and Duško Savanović. After her are Jonathan James, Vania Stambolova, Badou Jack, Hovhannes Davtyan, J-five, and Tihhon Šišov.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Anita Sarkeesian ranks 1,325 out of 1,622. Before her are Rick Nash (1984), Brian Drummond (1969), Rykka (1986), Nathan Smith (1985), Cathy Weseluck (1970), and Adam Oates (1962). After her are Martha MacIsaac (1984), Christine Larsen (1967), Alexandre Despatie (1985), Jeremy Hansen (1976), Joshua Close (1981), and Rebecca Johnston (1989).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Anita Sarkeesian ranks 55. Before her are Emily St. John Mandel (1979), Mavis Gallant (1922), Geoff Ryman (1951), Nelly Arcan (1973), Anne Michaels (1958), and Eleanor Catton (1985). After her are Stephanie Savage (1969), Mariko Tamaki (1975), and Madeleine Thien (1974).

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