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Irvine Welsh

1957 - Today

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Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and filmmaker. His novels and short stories, which almost always take place in his native Scotland, are known for their gritty depictions of working class life and its intricacies; particularly drug addiction, social alienation, lack of opportunity and boredom, amongst others. He is best known for his 1993 debut novel Trainspotting, which was adapted into a film of the same name; both were highly acclaimed and are cult classics in their respective mediums. The novel was ranked 7th in a 2016 public poll of the best Scottish novels of all time, while its film adaptation was named the best Scottish film of all time in an equivalent 2004 poll. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Irvine Welsh is the 2,426th most popular writer (up from 2,855th in 2024), the 2,065th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,103rd 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 2,065 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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