WRITER
Cory Doctorow
1971 - Today

Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow (; born 17 July 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of its licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cory Doctorow is the 6,568th most popular writer (up from 6,805th in 2019), the 765th most popular biography from Canada (up from 839th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Canadian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Cory Doctorow ranks 6,568 out of 7,302. Before him are Khady Sylla, P. C. Cast, Joel Osteen, John Lydgate, George Farquhar, and Alice Stone Blackwell. After him are Nina Bawden, Carlton Cuse, Tõnu Õnnepalu, Veronica Roth, William Wycherley, and Philip G. Epstein.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKhady Sylla
1963 - 2013
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 6,562
P. C. Cast
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 6,563
Joel Osteen
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 6,564
John Lydgate
1370 - 1450
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 6,565
George Farquhar
1677 - 1707
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 6,566
Alice Stone Blackwell
1857 - 1950
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 6,567
Cory Doctorow
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 6,568
Nina Bawden
1925 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 6,569
Carlton Cuse
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 6,570
Tõnu Õnnepalu
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 6,571
Veronica Roth
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 6,572
William Wycherley
1640 - 1716
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 6,573
Philip G. Epstein
1909 - 1952
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 6,574
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Cory Doctorow ranks 446. Before him are Vladimir Akopian, Jonathan Stark, Wayne Ferreira, Martin Hansson, Shinji Nakano, and Craig Robinson. After him are Pedro Martínez, Keegan Connor Tracy, Brian Stepanek, Rick Yune, Rupert Sanders, and Khosiyat Rustam.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsVladimir Akopian
CHESS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 440
Jonathan Stark
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 441
Wayne Ferreira
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 442
Martin Hansson
REFEREE
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 443
Shinji Nakano
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 444
Craig Robinson
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 445
Cory Doctorow
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 446
Pedro Martínez
BASEBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 447
Keegan Connor Tracy
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 448
Brian Stepanek
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 449
Rick Yune
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 450
Rupert Sanders
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 451
Khosiyat Rustam
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 452
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Cory Doctorow ranks 765 out of 1,622. Before him are Jay Baruchel (1982), Christophe Beck (1972), Sarah Gadon (1987), Hazel McCallion (1921), Jason Reitman (1977), and Sylvia Fedoruk (1927). After him are Keegan Connor Tracy (1971), Kate McGarrigle (1946), Emily Murphy (1868), Bianca Beauchamp (1977), Aaron Ashmore (1979), and Martin Brodeur (1972).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsJay Baruchel
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 759
Christophe Beck
COMPOSER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 760
Sarah Gadon
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 761
Hazel McCallion
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2023
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 762
Jason Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 763
Sylvia Fedoruk
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 764
Cory Doctorow
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 765
Keegan Connor Tracy
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 766
Kate McGarrigle
SINGER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 767
Emily Murphy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1933
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 768
Bianca Beauchamp
MODEL
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 769
Aaron Ashmore
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 770
Martin Brodeur
HOCKEY PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 771
Among WRITERS In Canada
Among writers born in Canada, Cory Doctorow ranks 42. Before him are Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), George Woodcock (1912), Farley Mowat (1921), Robert Elsie (1950), and Rachel Cusk (1967). After him are Deborah Ellis (1960), Timothy Findley (1930), John Ralston Saul (1947), Gregory Colbert (1960), Robert C. Cooper (1968), and Ed Greenwood (1959).
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
Robert C. Cooper
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 47
Ed Greenwood
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 48