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Padraic Colum

1881 - 1972

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Padraic Colum (8 December 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Padraic Colum is the 6,768th most popular writer (down from 6,737th in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 389th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Padraic Colum ranks 6,768 out of 7,302. Before him are Wei Hui, Charles Portis, Leonard Maltin, Jónína Leósdóttir, Naomi Novik, and Pat Cadigan. After him are David Frawley, Jan van Steenbergen, Jasper Fforde, Dan Barker, Sita Ram Goel, and Walter Mosley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Padraic Colum ranks 236. Before him are Allauddin Khan, James Cecil Parke, Lascelles Abercrombie, Margaret Wycherly, Louis Baillon, and Éamonn Ceannt. After him are Eleonora Sears, and Crystal Eastman. Among people deceased in 1972, Padraic Colum ranks 268. Before him are Oscar Levant, Rochelle Hudson, Clyde McPhatter, Lorenzo Wright, Reverend Gary Davis, and Janet Munro. After him are Jerome Cowan, Mark Van Doren, Carl Hayden, Joi Lansing, and Benedicto Kiwanuka.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Padraic Colum ranks 397 out of 549. Before him are Éamonn Ceannt (1881), Glen Hansard (1970), Stephen Gately (1976), Shane Filan (1979), Genevieve O'Reilly (1977), and Aidan Turner (1983). After him are John Redmond (1856), Nicky Byrne (1978), Sandie Jones (1954), Louis Walsh (1952), Jessie Buckley (1989), and Glenn Quinn (1970).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Padraic Colum ranks 56. Before him are Claire Keegan (1968), James Mason (1849), Anne Enright (1962), Terence MacSwiney (1879), Patrick Kavanagh (1904), and Thomas MacDonagh (1878). After him are Michael Davitt (1846), Marian Keyes (1963), William Allingham (1824), Emma Donoghue (1969), Patrick McCabe (1955), and Stefan Molyneux (1966).

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