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DBC Pierre

1961 - Today

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Peter Warren Finlay (born in 1961), also known as DBC Pierre, is an Australian author who wrote the novel Vernon God Little. Pierre was born in South Australia, and largely raised in Mexico. He has resided in the Republic of Ireland and now, according to an August 2020 interview in The Guardian, lives in Cambridgeshire. Pierre was awarded the 2003 Man Booker Prize for Vernon God Little, his first novel, becoming the third Australian-born author to be so honoured. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. DBC Pierre is the 6,460th most popular writer (up from 6,682nd in 2024), the 439th most popular biography from Australia (up from 469th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Australian Writer.

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Among writers, DBC Pierre ranks 6,460 out of 7,302. Before him are Mieko Kawakami, Ellen Willis, Sahir Ludhianvi, Masha Gessen, Brian Friel, and Paul Klebnikov. After him are Janet Evanovich, Michael Chabon, Wilma Mankiller, Alberto Angela, John Arden, and Ludwig Bemelmans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, DBC Pierre ranks 600. Before him are Ron Brown, Kasi Lemmons, Petru Iosub, Romulus Gabor, Park Kyung-hoon, and Brent Briscoe. After him are Jasmin Repeša, Sadeq Larijani, Perry McCarthy, Santiago Lange, Casey Siemaszko, and Laura Boldrini.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, DBC Pierre ranks 439 out of 1,143. Before him are Boy Charlton (1907), The Kid Laroi (2003), Frank Gambale (1958), Helen Gourlay (1946), Barry Otto (1941), and Michael Joseph Savage (1872). After him are Jim Jefferies (1977), Troy Bayliss (1969), Samantha Stosur (1984), Iggy Azalea (1990), Nicola McDermott (1996), and Viva Bianca (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, DBC Pierre ranks 27. Before him are Henry Lawson (1867), Joan Lindsay (1896), Adam Elliot (1972), Robert Hughes (1938), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), and Kate Morton (1976). After him are Mary Augusta Ward (1851), David Malouf (1934), Les Murray (1938), Richard Flanagan (1961), Liane Moriarty (1966), and Donna Williams (1963).

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