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Tom Stoppard

1937 - Today

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Sir Tom Stoppard (; born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical bases of society. Stoppard has been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Stoppard is the 2,905th most popular writer (down from 2,892nd in 2019), the 364th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 361st in 2019) and the 38th most popular Czech Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tom Stoppard ranks 2,905 out of 7,302. Before him are Dionysius Periegetes, Vera Brittain, Aleksander Fredro, Vyacheslav Ivanov, May Ziade, and Shulamith Firestone. After him are Juan Gelman, Richard Hughes, Eric Carle, Carl Bernstein, Kondraty Ryleyev, and Richard Dehmel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Tom Stoppard ranks 205. Before him are Luciano Moggi, Dyan Cannon, Milutin Šoškić, Ted Nelson, Moshood Abiola, and Gaston Roelants. After him are Richard Jordan, Edita Piekha, Magnar Solberg, Armin Hary, Rupiah Banda, and Édith Scob.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Tom Stoppard ranks 364 out of 1,200. Before him are Jiří Holeček (1944), Josef Škvorecký (1924), Petr Chelčický (1390), Josef Beran (1888), Jiří Kylián (1947), and Václav Talich (1883). After him are Melchior Grodziecki (1584), Fritz Mauthner (1849), Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868), Marta Kubišová (1942), Christian Mayer (1719), and Zdeněk Fierlinger (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Tom Stoppard ranks 38. Before him are Ernst Weiss (1882), Józef Czapski (1896), Josef Jungmann (1773), Karel Jaromír Erben (1811), Josef Škvorecký (1924), and Petr Chelčický (1390). After him are Fritz Mauthner (1849), Viktor Dyk (1877), Karel Píč (1920), Karel Havlíček Borovský (1821), Alois Musil (1868), and Vladislav Vančura (1891).

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