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Brendan Behan

1923 - 1964

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Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( BEE-ən; Irish: Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican, an activist who wrote in both English and Irish. His widely acknowledged alcohol dependence, despite attempts to treat it, impacted his creative capacities and contributed to health and social problems which curtailed his artistic output and finally his life. An Irish Republican and a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Behan was born in Dublin into a staunchly republican family, becoming a member of the IRA's youth organization Fianna Éireann at the age of fourteen. There was also a strong emphasis on Irish history and culture in his home, which meant he was steeped in literature and patriotic ballads from an early age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brendan Behan is the 4,454th most popular writer (down from 3,769th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Brendan Behan ranks 4,454 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Odoevsky, Peter Carey, Hanna Krall, Margarita Aliger, Alaiza Pashkevich, and Diane Disney Miller. After him are Aleksey Koltsov, Naomi Klein, Lloyd Alexander, Oppian, Jan Blahoslav, and Molla Vali Vidadi.

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Among people born in 1923, Brendan Behan ranks 284. Before him are Gabriel Alonso, Gerrit Voorting, Mikhail Pugovkin, Leon Niemczyk, Jesús Rafael Soto, and D. N. Aidit. After him are Peter Gay, Barney Kessel, Palden Thondup Namgyal, Vatroslav Mimica, Bill Bruce, and Lojze Grozde. Among people deceased in 1964, Brendan Behan ranks 133. Before him are Maurice Farman, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, Anita Malfatti, Adolfo Díaz, Felisberto Hernández, and Reg Parnell. After him are Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt, Theodore Freeman, Agnes Miegel, Erik Malmberg, Lauge Koch, and Werner Bergengruen.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Brendan Behan ranks 209 out of 549. Before him are John Ellis (1710), Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833), William Orpen (1878), Paul Kane (1810), Richard Steele (1672), and Richard Todd (1919). After him are Mary Proctor (1862), Shelley McNamara (1952), Jason O'Mara (1972), Martin Sheridan (1881), Sinéad Cusack (1948), and Veronica Guerin (1958).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Brendan Behan ranks 29. Before him are Seán O'Casey (1880), Edna O'Brien (1930), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), Cecil Day-Lewis (1904), Colm Tóibín (1955), and Richard Steele (1672). After him are George Moore (1852), William Trevor (1928), Jane Wilde (1821), John Boyne (1971), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), and Maeve Binchy (1939).

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