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Donna Williams

1963 - 2017

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Donna Leanne Williams, also known by her married name Donna Leanne Samuel and as Polly Samuel (born Donna Keene; 12 October 1963 – 22 April 2017), was an Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, and sculptor. In 1965, aged two, Williams was assessed as "psychotic". During the rest of her childhood, she was tested multiple times for deafness and labelled as "disturbed". In 1991, she was diagnosed as autistic and also underwent treatment for gut, immune system and sensory perceptual disorders. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Donna Williams is the 6,869th most popular writer (down from 6,859th in 2024), the 549th most popular biography from Australia (down from 528th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Australian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Donna Williams ranks 6,869 out of 7,302. Before her are Jean Stafford, Patrick Besson, Noah Hawley, John Ralston Saul, Heston Blumenthal, and Muhammad al-'Arifi. After her are Susan Faludi, Arnon Grunberg, Brannon Braga, David X. Cohen, Machi Tawara, and Okwui Enwezor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Donna Williams ranks 814. Before her are Cristina Marcos, Torben Piechnik, Robert Seguso, Valery Levaneuski, Libor Pimek, and Marty Natalegawa. After her are Júlia Lemmertz, Silvio Martinello, Okwui Enwezor, Igor Savochkin, Peter Schiff, and Sonia Pierre. Among people deceased in 2017, Donna Williams ranks 638. Before her are Ayan Sadakov, Sergei Mylnikov, Cheick Tioté, Reema Lagoo, Scott Putesky, and Albert Brewer. After her are Peggy Cummins, Judy Martz, Bruce Forsyth, Vasily Kudinov, Yurizan Beltran, and Ann Wedgeworth.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Donna Williams ranks 549 out of 1,143. Before her are Liane Moriarty (1966), Xavier Samuel (1983), Mitchell Langerak (1988), Joey Didulica (1977), Dani Stevens (1988), and Mark Philippoussis (1976). After her are Angus McLaren (1988), Ryan Kwanten (1976), Brett Tucker (1972), Sarah Snook (1987), Mark Shield (1973), and Sullivan Stapleton (1977).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Donna Williams ranks 33. Before her are DBC Pierre (1961), Mary Augusta Ward (1851), David Malouf (1934), Les Murray (1938), Richard Flanagan (1961), and Liane Moriarty (1966). After her are Louisa Lawson (1848), Geraldine Brooks (1955), Garth Nix (1963), Kate Grenville (1950), Judith Wright (1915), and Matthew Reilly (1974).

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