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Michael Davitt

1846 - 1906

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Michael Davitt (25 March 1846 – 30 May 1906) was an Irish republican activist for a variety of causes, especially Home Rule and land reform. Following an eviction when he was four years old, Davitt's family migrated to England. He began his career as an organiser of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, which resisted British rule in Ireland with violence. Convicted of treason felony for arms trafficking in 1870, he served seven years in prison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Davitt is the 6,882nd most popular writer (down from 6,768th in 2019), the 413th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 396th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Michael Davitt ranks 6,882 out of 7,302. Before him are Amma Darko, Michael Goldenberg, Cyprian Ekwensi, Jay McInerney, Maja Lunde, and Dave Eggers. After him are Howard Gordon, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Josephine Johnson, Amor Towles, Hamid Mir, and Ransom Riggs.

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Among people born in 1846, Michael Davitt ranks 115. Before him are Max Fürbringer, Björn Jónsson, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, Randolph Caldecott, Maksymilian Gierymski, and Ira Remsen.  Among people deceased in 1906, Michael Davitt ranks 83. Before him are Oscar Levertin, John Schofield, Richard Seddon, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Eastman Johnson, and Varina Davis.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Michael Davitt ranks 413 out of 549. Before him are Steve Finnan (1976), Richard Dunne (1979), Imelda May (1974), Caroline Corr (1973), Ken Doherty (1969), and Liam O'Flynn (1945). After him are A. J. Buckley (1977), Noel Hogan (1971), Michelle O'Neill (1977), Dominique McElligott (1986), Ron Delany (1935), and Packie Bonner (1960).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Michael Davitt ranks 57. Before him are James Mason (1849), Anne Enright (1962), Terence MacSwiney (1879), Patrick Kavanagh (1904), Thomas MacDonagh (1878), and Padraic Colum (1881). After him are Marian Keyes (1963), William Allingham (1824), Emma Donoghue (1969), Patrick McCabe (1955), and Stefan Molyneux (1966).

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