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Irvine Welsh

1957 - Today

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Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irvine Welsh is the 2,426th most popular writer (up from 2,855th in 2019), the 2,066th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,104th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Irvine Welsh ranks 2,426 out of 7,302. Before him are Samuil Marshak, Antiochus Kantemir, Isaac Alfasi, Lucilius Junior, Paschasius Radbertus, and Wallada bint al-Mustakfi. After him are Ivan Mažuranić, August von Platen-Hallermünde, Juvencus, Arnold Wesker, Jacques Roubaud, and Cornelis Tromp.

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Among people born in 1957, Irvine Welsh ranks 111. Before him are Shigeru Ban, Bruce Rauner, Loreena McKennitt, Rachel Ward, Lucien Favre, and Alu Alkhanov. After him are Ray Winstone, José Coronado, Cynthia Rothrock, Stephen Baxter, Carrie Lam, and Sanae Mishima.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Irvine Welsh ranks 2,066 out of 8,785. Before him are William Cullen (1710), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), James Boswell (1740), Willibald (700), Phil Lynott (1949), and Thomas Rowlandson (1756). After him are Ray Winstone (1957), Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (1475), Arnold Wesker (1932), Roger Cotes (1682), Philippa Foot (1920), and Effie Gray (1828).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Irvine Welsh ranks 232. Before him are Kenneth Grahame (1859), William Smith (1813), Sister Nivedita (1867), John Marston (1576), Noël Coward (1899), and James Boswell (1740). After him are Arnold Wesker (1932), Eric Knight (1897), Lytton Strachey (1880), William Auld (1924), Charles Mackay (1814), and Stephen Baxter (1957).

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