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Thomas Keneally

1935 - Today

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Thomas Michael Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his historical fiction novel Schindler's Ark, the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, which won the Booker Prize in 1982. The book would later be adapted into Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List, which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Keneally is the 1,663rd most popular writer (up from 1,848th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Australia (down from 59th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas Keneally ranks 1,663 out of 7,302. Before him are José Maria de Eça de Queirós, E. Howard Hunt, Bartolomeo Platina, Avraham Stern, Margherita Sarfatti, and Eino Leino. After him are György Konrád, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jean Bodel, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, André Brink, and Marquis de Custine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Thomas Keneally ranks 100. Before him are Ján Popluhár, John G. Avildsen, Yakov Sinai, Hillel Furstenberg, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, and Robert Silverberg. After him are Luis del Sol, André Brink, Valeri Kubasov, Mohamed Choukri, Ron Paul, and Dharmendra.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Thomas Keneally ranks 67 out of 1,143. Before him are Tim Cahill (1979), Paul Hogan (1939), Judith Anderson (1897), James Harrison (1936), Nellie Melba (1861), and Deborra-Lee Furness (1955). After him are Fred Stolle (1938), Neale Fraser (1933), Liam Hemsworth (1990), John Kerr (1914), John Russell (1858), and Raymond Dart (1893).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Thomas Keneally ranks 5. Before him are Colleen McCullough (1937), P. L. Travers (1899), James Clavell (1921), and Annette Kellermann (1887). After him are Rhonda Byrne (1945), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Germaine Greer (1939), Morris West (1916), James Aldridge (1918), John Flanagan (1944), and Gregory David Roberts (1952).

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