2011th most famous person in the world!

Doris Lessing was a British novelist awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Her notable works include 'The Grass Is Singing' and 'The Golden Notebook.' She wrote on themes of feminism, social issues, and mysticism.

This is based on winning 3 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 24 head-to-head matchups.

Most recently Doris Lessing lost a matchup to Dennis Ritchie (#2372) voted by someone from United Kingdom.