WRITER
Penelope Lively
1933 - Today

Penelope Lively
Dame Penelope Margaret Lively (née Low; born 17 March 1933) is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Lively has won both the Booker Prize (Moon Tiger, 1987) and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books (The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, 1973). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Penelope Lively is the 5,754th most popular writer (up from 6,026th in 2019), the 537th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 547th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Egyptian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Penelope Lively ranks 5,754 out of 7,302. Before her are Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Robert E. Sherwood, Roma Ryan, Michael Shermer, David Halberstam, and Joel Chandler Harris. After her are Claude McKay, Jacob Abbott, Park Wan-suh, Teréz Karacs, Vigdis Hjorth, and William Blum.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorges Ribemont-Dessaignes
1884 - 1974
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,748
Robert E. Sherwood
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,749
Roma Ryan
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,750
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,751
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,752
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,753
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,754
Claude McKay
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,755
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,756
Park Wan-suh
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,757
Teréz Karacs
1808 - 1892
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,758
Vigdis Hjorth
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,759
William Blum
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 5,760
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Penelope Lively ranks 444. Before her are Masae Kasai, Vincenzo Consolo, Horst Faas, Jean Boiteux, Michael Parenti, and Pete Wilson. After her are Tony Jay, William Blum, Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili, Annie Easley, Dušanka Sifnios, and Joe Orton.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsMasae Kasai
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 438
Vincenzo Consolo
WRITER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 439
Horst Faas
WRITER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 440
Jean Boiteux
ATHLETE
1933 - 2010
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 441
Michael Parenti
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 442
Pete Wilson
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 443
Penelope Lively
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 444
Tony Jay
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 445
William Blum
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 446
Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
ATHLETE
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 447
Annie Easley
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 448
Dušanka Sifnios
DANCER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 449
Joe Orton
WRITER
1933 - 1967
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 450
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Penelope Lively ranks 537 out of 642. Before her are Pope Julian of Alexandria (200), Maggie Gobran (1949), Mohamed Elneny (1992), Mido (1983), Bahaa Taher (1935), and Atef Sedky (1930). After her are Mohamed Ali Rashwan (1956), Ahmed al-Senussi (1933), Karim Rashid (1960), Mohamed Latif (1909), Amr Waked (1973), and Mohamed Aboutrika (1978).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsPope Julian of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 188
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 531
Maggie Gobran
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 532
Mohamed Elneny
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 533
Mido
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 534
Bahaa Taher
WRITER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 535
Atef Sedky
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2005
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 536
Penelope Lively
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 537
Mohamed Ali Rashwan
WRESTLER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 538
Ahmed al-Senussi
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 539
Karim Rashid
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 540
Mohamed Latif
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1990
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 541
Amr Waked
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 542
Mohamed Aboutrika
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 543
Among WRITERS In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Penelope Lively ranks 58. Before her are Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), Magdi Allam (1952), Latifa al-Zayyat (1923), Mahmud Taymur (1894), Gamal El-Ghitani (1945), and Bahaa Taher (1935). After her are Karim Rashid (1960), Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892), Leila Aboulela (1964), and Mona Eltahawy (1967).
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
1889 - 1974
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 52
Magdi Allam
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 53
Latifa al-Zayyat
1923 - 1996
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 54
Mahmud Taymur
1894 - 1973
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 55
Gamal El-Ghitani
1945 - 2015
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 56
Bahaa Taher
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 57
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 58
Karim Rashid
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 59
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
1892 - 1955
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 60
Leila Aboulela
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 61
Mona Eltahawy
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 62