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Brian Friel

1929 - 2015

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Brian Patrick Friel (c. 9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. He had been considered one of the greatest living English-language dramatists. He has been likened to an "Irish Chekhov" and described as "the universally accented voice of Ireland". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Friel is the 6,449th most popular writer (down from 6,336th in 2019), the 5,776th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,458th in 2019) and the 645th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Brian Friel ranks 6,449 out of 7,302. Before him are Walter Lord, Shirley Ann Grau, Mieko Kawakami, Ellen Willis, Sahir Ludhianvi, and Masha Gessen. After him are Paul Klebnikov, DBC Pierre, Janet Evanovich, Michael Chabon, Wilma Mankiller, and Alberto Angela.

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Among people born in 1929, Brian Friel ranks 524. Before him are Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Boris Nikolov, Johnny Ace, Bhanu Athaiya, Nel Noddings, and Shirley Ann Grau. After him are Nirmala Deshpande, Tom Foley, Jerry Adler, Pete George, Peter Sculthorpe, and Buck Owens. Among people deceased in 2015, Brian Friel ranks 491. Before him are Sam Simon, Peter Westbury, Oles Buzina, Stanislav Gross, R. K. Laxman, and Pavel Srníček. After him are Harry Gallatin, Amanda Peterson, Frank Borghi, Holly Woodlawn, Peter Kern, and Jonathan Crombie.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Friel ranks 5,778 out of 8,785. Before him are Guy Berryman (1978), Alex James (1901), Susie Wolff (1982), Sophia Myles (1980), Bill Aston (1900), and Edward Charles Titchmarsh (1899). After him are Eddie Howe (1977), Alexander Wood (1907), Adam Lallana (1988), Tom Watson (1859), Charles Hefferon (1878), and Francis Lewis (1713).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Brian Friel ranks 645. Before him are P. H. Newby (1918), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), John Gribbin (1946), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Helen Bannerman (1862), and Dan Abnett (1965). After him are John Arden (1930), Thomas Hood (1799), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Thomas Hughes (1822), Colley Cibber (1671), and Louis de Bernières (1954).

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