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Lyra McKee

1990 - 2019

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Lyra Catherine McKee ( 31 March 1990 – 18 April 2019) was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, a news aggregator website. On 18 April 2019, McKee was fatally shot while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Derry. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lyra McKee is the 7,292nd most popular writer (down from 7,289th in 2019), the 8,256th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,163rd in 2019) and the 761st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Lyra McKee ranks 7,292 out of 7,302. Before her are Michael Hastings, G. Willow Wilson, Ned Vizzini, Nadifa Mohamed, Robyn Young, and Maajid Nawaz. After her are Abby Stein, Meena Kandasamy, Helen Oyeyemi, Téa Obreht, Sona Mohapatra, and CGP Grey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Lyra McKee ranks 1,455. Before her are Tatsuro Inui, Yusuke Muta, Kosuke Okanishi, Kohei Hattanda, Dudu, and Keigo Sonoda. After her are Neah Evans, Kiowa Gordon, Susanne Grainger, Ondřej Vaněk, Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch, and Nathan Ribeiro. Among people deceased in 2019, Lyra McKee ranks 646. Before her are Florijana Ismaili, Kelly Catlin, Kenneth To, Death of Sahar Khodayari, Thalles, and Brody Stevens.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lyra McKee ranks 8,258 out of 8,785. Before her are Ronan Parke (1998), Charlie Daniels (1986), James Bourne (1983), Katherine Grainger (1975), James Justin (1998), and Danny Alexander (1972). After her are Neah Evans (1990), Matt Jarvis (1986), Danny Jones (1986), Ben Woodburn (1999), Clinton Morrison (1979), and Duncan Scott (1997).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Lyra McKee ranks 761. Before her are Conor Maynard (1992), Rebekah Brooks (1968), Taiye Selasi (1979), Ben Goldacre (1974), Robyn Young (null), and Maajid Nawaz (1977). After her are David Dinsmore (1968).

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