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 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Patrick McCabe is the 7,197th most popular writer (down from 7,151st in 2024), the 461st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 456th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Irish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patrick McCabe ranks 7,197 out of 7,302. Before him are Taras Prokhasko, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Lauren Kate, Katja Petrowskaja, Scott Smith, and Paul Beatty. After him are Adriana Lisboa, Edward Lucas, Bethany Hamilton, Ursula Poznanski, Beate Grimsrud, and Chris Abani.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Taras Prokhasko
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 7,191
Eliezer Yudkowsky
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 7,192
Lauren Kate
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 7,193
Katja Petrowskaja
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 7,194
Scott Smith
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 7,195
Paul Beatty
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 7,196
Patrick McCabe
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 7,197
Adriana Lisboa
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 7,198
Edward Lucas
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 7,199
Bethany Hamilton
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 7,200
Ursula Poznanski
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 7,201
Beate Grimsrud
1963 - 2020
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 7,202
Chris Abani
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 7,203

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