Kerry Greenwood

Australian crime writer
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Summary

Kerry Greenwood was born on June 17, 1954[1], in Melbourne[2]. She died on March 26, 2025[3], in Melbourne[4]. She worked as a novelist[5], playwright[6], writer[7], poet lawyer[8], and science fiction writer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,214 views/month, #7,142 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: City of Maribyrnong[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Australia[12]
  • Occupation: children's writer[13], lawyer[14], jurist[15]
  • Field of work: prose[16], law[17], literature[18], creative and professional writing[19], historical novel[20], detective novel[21], science fiction literature[22], children's and young adult literature[23]
  • Employer: Victoria Legal Aid[24]
  • Educated at: University of Melbourne[25], Maribyrnong College[26]
  • Award received: Medal of the Order of Australia[27], Ned Kelly Awards[28]
  • Sex or gender: female[29]
  • Handedness: right-handedness[30]
  • Family name: Greenwood[31]
  • Given name: Kerry (name)[32]
  • Instrument: voice[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[34]
  • Writing language: English[35]

Why It Matters

Kerry Greenwood has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Kerry Greenwood born?

Kerry Greenwood was born in Melbourne[2].

Where did Kerry Greenwood die?

Kerry Greenwood died in Melbourne[4].

What did Kerry Greenwood do for work?

Kerry Greenwood worked as a novelist[5], playwright[6], writer[7], poet lawyer[8], and science fiction writer[9].

Where did Kerry Greenwood go to school?

Kerry Greenwood was educated at University of Melbourne[25] and Maribyrnong College[26].

What awards did Kerry Greenwood receive?

Honors received include Medal of the Order of Australia[27] and Ned Kelly Awards[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . funeral.info. Retrieved . funeral.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Melbourne, City of Maribyrnong
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Melbourne
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ro', 'sv']
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0380981-Greenwood-Kerry-19542025
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Kerry (name)
    Field of work → prose, law, literature +5
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → female
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