WRITER
Dennis Lehane
1965 - Today

Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane ( lə-HAYN; born August 4, 1965) is an American author and screenwriter. He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War. Four of his novels have been adapted into films of the same names: Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010), and Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Live by Night (2016), both directed by Ben Affleck. His short story "Animal Rescue" was also adapted into the film The Drop, noted for being the final film role for actor James Gandolfini. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Lehane is the 3,772nd most popular writer (down from 3,505th in 2019), the 5,444th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,487th in 2019) and the 432nd most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Dennis Lehane ranks 3,772 out of 7,302. Before him are Aleksandar Tišma, Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg, Gloria Vanderbilt, Spencer Johnson, Peter Rosegger, and Edmond Privat. After him are John Ford, Gideon Levy, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Meir Shalev, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, and Dorothee Sölle.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksandar Tišma
1924 - 2003
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,766
Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg
1806 - 1876
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,767
Gloria Vanderbilt
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,768
Spencer Johnson
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,769
Peter Rosegger
1843 - 1918
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,770
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,771
Dennis Lehane
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,772
John Ford
1586 - 1639
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,773
Gideon Levy
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,774
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
1901 - 1962
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,775
Meir Shalev
1948 - 2023
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,776
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
1919 - 2000
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,777
Dorothee Sölle
1929 - 2003
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,778
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Dennis Lehane ranks 157. Before him are Mark Pellegrino, Tomáš Skuhravý, Aaron Kwok, Tommy Flanagan, Bryan Singer, and Linda Perry. After him are Rafael Martín Vázquez, Jane Adams, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Shiho Kaneda, Ernesto Hoost, and Marcelino García Toral.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsMark Pellegrino
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 151
Tomáš Skuhravý
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 152
Aaron Kwok
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 153
Tommy Flanagan
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 154
Bryan Singer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 155
Linda Perry
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 156
Dennis Lehane
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 157
Rafael Martín Vázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 158
Jane Adams
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 159
Diébédo Francis Kéré
ARCHITECT
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 160
Shiho Kaneda
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 161
Ernesto Hoost
BOXER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 162
Marcelino García Toral
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 163
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dennis Lehane ranks 5,444 out of 20,380. Before him are John Hay (1838), William Stewart Halsted (1852), Gloria Vanderbilt (1924), Spencer Johnson (1938), David A. R. White (1970), and Michael Freedman (1951). After him are John Lurie (1952), Rick James (1948), Richard Kiley (1922), James Russo (1953), Florence Lee (1888), and Howard Keel (1919).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Hay
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1905
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 5,438
William Stewart Halsted
PHYSICIAN
1852 - 1922
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 5,439
Gloria Vanderbilt
WRITER
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,440
Spencer Johnson
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,441
David A. R. White
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,442
Michael Freedman
MATHEMATICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,443
Dennis Lehane
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,444
John Lurie
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,445
Rick James
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2004
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,446
Richard Kiley
ACTOR
1922 - 1999
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,447
James Russo
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,448
Florence Lee
ACTOR
1888 - 1962
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,449
Howard Keel
ACTOR
1919 - 2004
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,450
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Dennis Lehane ranks 432. Before him are Mercedes de Acosta (1892), Cotton Mather (1663), Douglas Preston (1956), Bret Easton Ellis (1964), Gloria Vanderbilt (1924), and Spencer Johnson (1938). After him are V. C. Andrews (1923), Anna Katharine Green (1846), Murray Leinster (1896), Donald Barthelme (1931), Marianne Moore (1887), and Bill Bryson (1951).
Mercedes de Acosta
1892 - 1968
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 426
Cotton Mather
1663 - 1728
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 427
Douglas Preston
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 428
Bret Easton Ellis
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 429
Gloria Vanderbilt
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 430
Spencer Johnson
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 431
Dennis Lehane
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 432
V. C. Andrews
1923 - 1986
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 433
Anna Katharine Green
1846 - 1935
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 434
Murray Leinster
1896 - 1975
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 435
Donald Barthelme
1931 - 1989
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 436
Marianne Moore
1887 - 1972
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 437
Bill Bryson
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 438