WRITER
Iris Murdoch
1919 - 1999

Iris Murdoch
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch ( MUR-dok; 15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her first published novel, Under the Net (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Her 1978 novel The Sea, The Sea won the Booker Prize. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iris Murdoch is the 740th most popular writer (up from 858th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 30th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Irish Writer.
Iris Murdoch was a British novelist and philosopher. She is most famous for her novel "The Sea, The Sea" which won the Booker Prize in 1978.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Iris Murdoch ranks 740 out of 7,302. Before her are Abai Qunanbaiuly, Judah Halevi, Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, Aristarchus of Samothrace, Louise Hay, and Emilio Salgari. After her are John le Carré, Sinclair Lewis, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Eduardo Galeano, Edmond Rostand, and Jean Froissart.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 734
Judah Halevi
1079 - 1141
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 735
Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi
189 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 736
Aristarchus of Samothrace
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 737
Louise Hay
1926 - 2017
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 738
Emilio Salgari
1862 - 1911
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 739
Iris Murdoch
1919 - 1999
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 740
John le Carré
1931 - 2020
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 741
Sinclair Lewis
1885 - 1951
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 742
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
1883 - 1945
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 743
Eduardo Galeano
1940 - 2015
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 744
Edmond Rostand
1868 - 1918
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 745
Jean Froissart
1337 - 1405
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 746
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Iris Murdoch ranks 31. Before her are Lino Ventura, Margot Fonteyn, Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Pete Seeger, and Nat King Cole. After her are Donald J. Cram, Dino De Laurentiis, Abdirashid Shermarke, Andreas Papandreou, Leon Festinger, and Hans-Joachim Marseille. Among people deceased in 1999, Iris Murdoch ranks 29. Before her are Georgios Papadopoulos, Joe DiMaggio, Trygve Haavelmo, Oliver Reed, Gerhard Herzberg, and Julius Nyerere. After her are Jerzy Grotowski, Daniel Nathans, Akio Morita, Mary Ainsworth, George C. Scott, and Sarah Knauss.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsLino Ventura
ACTOR
1919 - 1987
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 25
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 26
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 27
Donald Pleasence
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 28
Pete Seeger
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2014
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 29
Nat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 30
Iris Murdoch
WRITER
1919 - 1999
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 31
Donald J. Cram
CHEMIST
1919 - 2001
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 32
Dino De Laurentiis
PRODUCER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 33
Abdirashid Shermarke
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 34
Andreas Papandreou
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1996
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 35
Leon Festinger
PSYCHOLOGIST
1919 - 1989
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 36
Hans-Joachim Marseille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1942
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsGeorgios Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1999
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 23
Joe DiMaggio
BASEBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 24
Trygve Haavelmo
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 25
Oliver Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1999
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 26
Gerhard Herzberg
CHEMIST
1904 - 1999
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 27
Julius Nyerere
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 28
Iris Murdoch
WRITER
1919 - 1999
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 29
Jerzy Grotowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 1999
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 30
Daniel Nathans
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 1999
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 31
Akio Morita
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 1999
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 32
Mary Ainsworth
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1999
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 33
George C. Scott
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 34
Sarah Knauss
CELEBRITY
1880 - 1999
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 35
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Iris Murdoch ranks 42 out of 549. Before her are Bertie Ahern (1951), Laurence Sterne (1713), Harald Gille (1103), Joseph Murphy (1898), Liam Cunningham (1961), and Lola Montez (1821). After her are Enya (1961), John Boland (1870), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Cillian Murphy (1976), Francis Beaufort (1774), and Causantín mac Cináeda (836).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsBertie Ahern
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 36
Laurence Sterne
WRITER
1713 - 1768
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 37
Harald Gille
POLITICIAN
1103 - 1136
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 38
Joseph Murphy
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 39
Liam Cunningham
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 40
Lola Montez
ACTOR
1821 - 1861
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 41
Iris Murdoch
WRITER
1919 - 1999
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 42
Enya
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 43
John Boland
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1958
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 44
Gilbert O'Sullivan
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 45
Cillian Murphy
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 46
Francis Beaufort
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1857
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 47
Causantín mac Cináeda
POLITICIAN
836 - 877
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 48
Among WRITERS In Ireland
Among writers born in Ireland, Iris Murdoch ranks 11. Before her are Samuel Beckett (1906), Bram Stoker (1847), W. B. Yeats (1865), Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852), Laurence Sterne (1713), and Joseph Murphy (1898). After her are Saint Gall (550), Ethel Voynich (1864), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Thomas Moore (1779), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), and John Banville (1945).
Samuel Beckett
1906 - 1989
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 5
Bram Stoker
1847 - 1912
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 6
W. B. Yeats
1865 - 1939
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 7
Augusta, Lady Gregory
1852 - 1932
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 8
Laurence Sterne
1713 - 1768
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 9
Joseph Murphy
1898 - 1981
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 10
Iris Murdoch
1919 - 1999
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 11
Saint Gall
550 - 645
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 12
Ethel Voynich
1864 - 1960
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 13
Sheridan Le Fanu
1814 - 1873
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 14
Thomas Moore
1779 - 1852
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 15
Oliver Goldsmith
1728 - 1774
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 16
John Banville
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 17