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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 7,299th most popular writer (down from 7,289th in 2019), the 8,309th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,161st in 2019) and the 761st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Lyra McKee ranks 7,299 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, June Eric-Udorie, Meena Kandasamy, Helen Oyeyemi, Téa Obreht, and Sona Mohapatra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Lyra McKee ranks 1,619. Before her is Keigo Sonoda. After her are Neah Evans, Habib Al Fardan, Kiowa Gordon, Susanne Grainger, Mario Delaš, Ondřej Vaněk, Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch, Nathan Ribeiro, Pimsiri Sirikaew, Kento Fukuda, and Takamitsu Tomiyama. Among people deceased in 2019, Lyra McKee ranks 648. Before her are Kelly Catlin, Faty Papy, 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 8,311 out of 8,785. Before her are Charlie Daniels (1986), James Bourne (1983), CJ Egan-Riley (2003), Katherine Grainger (1975), James Justin (1998), and Danny Alexander (1972). After her are Neah Evans (1990), Matt Jarvis (1986), Danny Jones (1986), Adam Wharton (2004), Ben Woodburn (1999), and Clinton Morrison (1979).

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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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