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Christy Brown

1932 - 1981

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Christy Brown (5 June 1932 – 7 September 1981) was an Irish writer and painter. He had cerebral palsy, and this allowed him to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot (1954). It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christy Brown is the 1,975th most popular writer (down from 1,653rd in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Christy Brown ranks 1,975 out of 7,302. Before him are Alejandra Pizarnik, Avitus of Vienne, William Moulton Marston, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Éric Zemmour, and Juan Goytisolo. After him are Jean Bruller, Watchman Nee, Mina Witkojc, Eiji Tsuburaya, Savitri Devi, and Robert Southey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Christy Brown ranks 144. Before him are Tom Kibble, Guillermo Mordillo, Marisa Pavan, Dino Sani, Zózimo, and Momoko Kōchi. After him are Ieng Thirith, Shintaro Ishihara, Gato Barbieri, Amrish Puri, Per Nørgård, and Anna Moffo. Among people deceased in 1981, Christy Brown ranks 67. Before him are Lotte Reiniger, Franjo Šeper, Ella Grasso, Valeri Kharlamov, Nelson Algren, and Lotte Lenya. After him are Ziaur Rahman, Jim Davis, Kirill Kondrashin, Grunya Sukhareva, Henry Eyring, and Gunichi Mikawa.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Christy Brown ranks 100 out of 549. Before him are Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), James Barry (1795), Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), John Banville (1945), and Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715). After him are Andrew Graham (1815), Pierce Butler (1744), Edward England (1685), Saint Kilian (640), James Hoban (1762), and Peter Lacy (1678).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Christy Brown ranks 18. Before him are Saint Gall (550), Ethel Voynich (1864), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Thomas Moore (1779), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), and John Banville (1945). After him are Charles Maturin (1780), Cornelius Ryan (1920), John Millington Synge (1871), Patrick Pearse (1879), Seán O'Casey (1880), and Edna O'Brien (1930).

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