Janet Frame

New Zealand author (1924–2004)

  • Fame53.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • New Zealand rank#173
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame53.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • New Zealand rank#173
  • Wikipedia6.9K
Lived 1924–2004, aged 80New Zealand
New ZealandNew ZealandWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    29 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in New Zealand
    #173
    Writers
  • Era
    1924–2004
    Aged 80
  • Known for
    A State of Siege
    1978
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

Janet Paterson Frame was a New Zealand author. She is internationally renowned for her work, which includes novels, short stories, poetry, juvenile fiction, and an autobiography, and received numerous awards including being appointed to the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest civil honour.

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The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Falling
53.9
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical23.0
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
Global rank
Country rank
#173
Category rank
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