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Darren Shan

1972 - Today

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Darren O'Shaughnessy (; born 2 July 1972) is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, and Zom-B, published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. The former was adapted into a manga series from 2006 to 2009 as well as a live-action film in 2009, with a prequel series, The Saga of Larten Crepsley, being released from 2010 to 2012. O'Shaughnessy has published other children's books as Darren Shan, including Koyasan, and The Thin Executioner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Darren Shan is the 6,052nd most popular writer (up from 6,124th in 2024), the 5,074th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,065th in 2019) and the 551st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Darren Shan ranks 6,052 out of 7,302. Before him are Aleksandr Volodin, Dmitri Prigov, August Alle, Katri Vala, Danièle Sallenave, and Mike Godwin. After him are Frances Wright, Dmitry Gordon, Julian Symons, Kjell Ola Dahl, Saroo Brierley, and Wolfgang Hohlbein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Darren Shan ranks 321. Before him are Souad Massi, Markus Rühl, Edwin Ifeanyi, Leila Hatami, Aaron Lewis, and Ghada Shouaa. After him are Robert Webb, Gen Urobuchi, Tomokazu Seki, Andreas Goldberger, Christian Wörns, and Lars-Göran Petrov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Darren Shan ranks 5,076 out of 8,785. Before him are Cuth Harrison (1906), Robert Smirke (1780), Mehdi Hasan (1979), Rhodri Morgan (1939), Dennis Taylor (1949), and Richard A. Proctor (1837). After him are Frances Wright (1795), Sam Tingle (1921), Edd China (1971), Barbara Shelley (1932), John Castle (1940), and Don McCullin (1935).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Darren Shan ranks 551. Before him are Antonia Fraser (1932), Thomas Campbell (1777), Thomas Heywood (1574), Thomas Warton (1728), Edmund Gosse (1849), and Ali Smith (1962). After him are Frances Wright (1795), Julian Symons (1912), Anthony Powell (1905), Mary Lamb (1764), Hugh Blair (1718), and Dora Marsden (1882).

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