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Emma Donoghue

1969 - Today

Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue (born October 1969) is an Irish Canadian novelist, screenwriter, playwright and literary historian. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Emma Donoghue is the 7,060th most popular writer (down from 6,723rd in 2024), the 440th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 388th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Irish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Emma Donoghue ranks 7,060 out of 7,302. Before her are Jeff Abbott, Carl Frode Tiller, Blanka Lipińska, Claudia Amengual, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Haddy N'jie. After her are David Grann, Jasodhara Bagchi, Dima Khatib, Joumana Haddad, Marcel Beyer, and Ken MacLeod.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Jeff Abbott
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,054
Carl Frode Tiller
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,055
Blanka Lipińska
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 7,056
Claudia Amengual
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 7,057
Jeffrey Goldberg
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 7,058
Haddy N'jie
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 7,059
Emma Donoghue
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 7,060
David Grann
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 7,061
Jasodhara Bagchi
1937 - 2015
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,062
Dima Khatib
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,063
Joumana Haddad
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,064
Marcel Beyer
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,065
Ken MacLeod
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 7,066

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Emma Donoghue ranks 847. Before her are Bénabar, Michelle Clunie, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, Gabriel Vidal, Claudia Amengual, and Abdullah Al-Dosari. After her are Tetsuo Nakanishi, Stefano Zanini, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Diego Latorre, Bryan Fuller, and Jorge Glas.

Others Born in 1969

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Bénabar
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 841
Michelle Clunie
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 842
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 843
Gabriel Vidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 844
Claudia Amengual
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 845
Abdullah Al-Dosari
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 846
Emma Donoghue
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 847
Tetsuo Nakanishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 848
Stefano Zanini
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 849
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 850
Diego Latorre
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 851
Bryan Fuller
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 852
Jorge Glas
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 853