WRITER

Patrick McCabe

1955 - Today

Patrick McCabe

Patrick McCabe (born 27 March 1955) is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary—often small-town—Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both of which have been made into films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick McCabe is the 7,103rd most popular writer (up from 7,151st in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 456th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Irish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patrick McCabe ranks 7,103 out of 7,302. Before him are Han Han, Niviaq Korneliussen, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Lauren Kate, Scott Smith, and Paul Beatty. After him are Bethany Hamilton, Chris Abani, Polina Zherebtsova, Ann Scott, Diablo Cody, and Laurie Halse Anderson.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Han Han
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 7,097
Niviaq Korneliussen
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 7,098
Eliezer Yudkowsky
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 7,099
Lauren Kate
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 7,100
Scott Smith
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 7,101
Paul Beatty
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 7,102
Patrick McCabe
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 7,103
Bethany Hamilton
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 7,104
Chris Abani
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 7,105
Polina Zherebtsova
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 7,106
Ann Scott
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 7,107
Diablo Cody
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 7,108
Laurie Halse Anderson
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 7,109

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Patrick McCabe ranks 725. Before him are Erik Solheim, Jerry M. Linenger, Heidi Heitkamp, Donna Gigliotti, Raghubar Das, and John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness. After him are Charles J. Precourt, Joe Donnelly, Tony Snow, Thomas David Jones, Rajesh Roshan, and Rita Bhaduri.

Others Born in 1955

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Erik Solheim
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 719
Jerry M. Linenger
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 720
Heidi Heitkamp
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 721
Donna Gigliotti
PRODUCER
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 722
Raghubar Das
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 723
John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 724
Patrick McCabe
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 725
Charles J. Precourt
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 726
Joe Donnelly
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 727
Tony Snow
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2008
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 728
Thomas David Jones
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 729
Rajesh Roshan
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 730
Rita Bhaduri
ACTOR
1955 - 2018
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 731