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José Luís Peixoto

1974 - Today

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José Luís Marques Peixoto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ luˈiʃ pɐjˈʃotu]; born September 4, 1974) is a Portuguese author, poet and playwright. A professional writer since 2001, his works have been translated into more than 30 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. José Luís Peixoto is the 6,729th most popular writer (up from 6,810th in 2024), the 479th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 478th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Luís Peixoto ranks 6,729 out of 7,302. Before him are Judith Hermann, Irving Finkel, Russell Simmons, Ogden Nash, John Suckling, and Lorrie Moore. After him are Anthony E. Zuiker, Nikolay Abramov, Thomas MacDonagh, Philippe Besson, Ellen Kushner, and Sylvain Tesson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, José Luís Peixoto ranks 468. Before him are Hámilton Ricard, Nicola Amoruso, García Pimienta, Fernando Rech, Mark Geiger, and Chris Pontius. After him are Sebastjan Cimirotič, Koji Murofushi, Jason Mewes, Tomislav Butina, Darío Rodríguez, and Luis Marín.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, José Luís Peixoto ranks 479 out of 633. Before him are José Couceiro (1962), Marco Caneira (1979), Gonçalo Guedes (1996), Duda (1980), Suzy (1980), and Manuela Machado (1963). After him are Hugo Viana (1983), Adelaide Ferreira (1959), Sara Tavares (1978), Mário Centeno (1966), Carlos Moedas (1970), and Rafa Silva (1993).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, José Luís Peixoto ranks 40. Before him are Eugénio de Andrade (1923), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), Natália Correia (1923), Jorge de Sena (1919), Herberto Hélder (1930), and Ferreira de Castro (1898). After him are Afonso Cruz (1971).

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