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Cornelius Ryan

1920 - 1974

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Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history. He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974). Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he began working as a journalist in London in 1940. He became involved in covering World War II and travelled with troops in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelius Ryan is the 2,635th most popular writer (up from 2,971st in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 112th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Cornelius Ryan ranks 2,635 out of 7,302. Before him are Martin Walser, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sylvain Maréchal, Seymour Hersh, Alexander Kazbegi, and Udo Lindenberg. After him are Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, Han Suyin, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, Ramón Sampedro, Maria Teresa Horta, and Rahman Baba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Cornelius Ryan ranks 162. Before him are Amet-khan Sultan, José López Portillo y Pacheco, Hannie Schaft, Mohammed Dib, Schubert Gambetta, and Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi. After him are Osvaldo Cavandoli, Mohamed Oufkir, Lazar Mojsov, Eduardo Mondlane, Jorge Pacheco Areco, and Jean Carmet. Among people deceased in 1974, Cornelius Ryan ranks 96. Before him are Konstantin Melnikov, Yevgeny Vuchetich, Georgios Grivas, Maximilian de Angelis, Werner Lorenz, and Rosario Castellanos. After him are Jim Bausch, Manuel A. Odría, Vladimir Smirnov, Kurt Atterberg, Christine Chubbuck, and Bert Patenaude.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Cornelius Ryan ranks 122 out of 549. Before him are Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), Charles Maturin (1780), Edmund the Martyr (841), Kevin of Glendalough (498), Fiona Shaw (1958), and Ninette de Valois (1898). After him are William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737), John Millington Synge (1871), Roy Keane (1971), Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751), Patrick Pearse (1879), and Aidan Gillen (1968).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Cornelius Ryan ranks 20. Before him are Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Thomas Moore (1779), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), John Banville (1945), Christy Brown (1932), and Charles Maturin (1780). After him are John Millington Synge (1871), Patrick Pearse (1879), Seán O'Casey (1880), Edna O'Brien (1930), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), and Cecil Day-Lewis (1904).

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