Helen MacInnes

20th-century Scottish-American author
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Helen MacInnes
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Summary

Helen MacInnes was born on October 7, 1907[1], in Glasgow[2]. She died on September 30, 1985[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a librarian[5], novelist[6], and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (709 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9], United States[10]
  • Educated at: University of Glasgow[11], University College London[12]
  • Influenced by: Arthur Koestler[13]
  • Sex or gender: female[14]
  • Genre: thriller[15]
  • Commons category: Helen MacInnes[16]
  • Family name: MacInnes[17]
  • Given name: Helen[18]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of Women Worldwide[19], American Women Writers[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]

Why It Matters

Helen MacInnes has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Helen MacInnes born?

Helen MacInnes was born in Glasgow[2].

Where did Helen MacInnes die?

Helen MacInnes died in New York City[4].

What did Helen MacInnes do for work?

Helen MacInnes worked as a librarian[5], novelist[6], and writer[7].

Where did Helen MacInnes go to school?

Helen MacInnes was educated at University of Glasgow[11] and University College London[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . American Women Writers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'ht', 'it', '
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  2. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 3EC1-6294-25F7-5C07-E5D7
    Harper's tag → helen-macinnes
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  3. 15w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0111768-MacInnes-Helen-19071985
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Helen
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