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Roddy Doyle

1958 - Today

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Roderick Doyle (born 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories. Several of his books have been made into films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. Doyle's work is set primarily in Ireland, especially working-class Dublin, and is notable for its heavy use of dialogue written in slang and Irish English dialect. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roddy Doyle is the 6,235th most popular writer (up from 6,316th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Ireland and the 46th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Roddy Doyle ranks 6,235 out of 7,302. Before him are Andrew Vachss, William Dunbar, Oscar Hijuelos, Jane Smiley, Anne Fine, and Sarah Trimmer. After him are Irena Krzywicka, Jānis Akuraters, Alain Mabanckou, Rami Saari, Birger Sjöberg, and Owen Barfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Roddy Doyle ranks 483. Before him are Christian Lindberg, Georges Bregy, Pascale Ogier, Ezio Gamba, Vitaly Mutko, and Amrita Singh. After him are Anita Baker, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Scott Rudin, Siobhan Fahey, Roberts Zīle, and Walter Junghans.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Roddy Doyle ranks 334 out of 549. Before him are Mary Ward (1827), Damien Rice (1973), Geoffrey Keating (1569), Graham Norton (1963), Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), and James Cecil Parke (1881). After him are George Brent (1904), Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (516), Siobhan Fahey (1958), William Henry Harvey (1811), Katie McGrath (1983), and Michael O'Leary (1961).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Roddy Doyle ranks 46. Before him are John Connolly (1968), Michael Scott (1959), Liam O'Flaherty (1896), Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906), Frances Power Cobbe (1822), and Colum McCann (1965). After him are Sally Rooney (1991), Frank Harris (1856), Cecelia Ahern (1981), Claire Keegan (1968), James Mason (1849), and Anne Enright (1962).

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