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Manuel Alegre

1936 - Today

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Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte (born 12 May 1936) is a Portuguese poet and politician. He was a candidate to the presidency of the Portuguese Republic in 2006 and 2011, finishing in second place in both elections. For his literary work, he was awarded the Camões Prize in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Alegre is the 4,999th most popular writer (down from 4,966th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 345th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Manuel Alegre ranks 4,999 out of 7,302. Before him are Fay Weldon, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Robert B. Parker, William Dean Howells, Eduard Bagritsky, and Ranko Marinković. After him are Alexander Kazantsev, Greg Egan, Ángel Ganivet, Marin Sorescu, Nikolai Tikhonov, and John O'Hara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Manuel Alegre ranks 390. Before him are Tony Nash, John Shalikashvili, Revaz Gabriadze, Stephen E. Ambrose, Georg Sterzinsky, and Darlene Hard. After him are Loren Acton, Marin Sorescu, Brenda Jones, László Szabó, Larry Cohen, and Dieter Krause.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Manuel Alegre ranks 349 out of 633. Before him are Paulo Ferreira (1979), Jorge de Montemor (1520), Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857), Pedro Costa (1958), Pêro Vaz de Caminha (1450), and João Lourenço (1942). After him are Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941), Eduardo Serra (1943), Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972), Nelo Vingada (1953), Helena Almeida (1934), and Hélder Postiga (1982).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Manuel Alegre ranks 30. Before him are Duarte Barbosa (1480), Antero de Quental (1842), Florbela Espanca (1894), Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765), Jorge de Montemor (1520), and Pêro Vaz de Caminha (1450). After him are Tomás António Gonzaga (1744), José Luandino Vieira (1935), Guerra Junqueiro (1850), Eugénio de Andrade (1923), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), and Natália Correia (1923).

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