Writer
Brian Friel
Irish dramatist, author and theatre director
1929 - 2015
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Brian Friel
His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Brian Friel is the 6,505th most popular writer (down from 6,335th in 2024), the 5,803rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,457th in 2019) and the 647th most popular British Writer.
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40k
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Past 12 months
50.23
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Brian Friel ranks 6,505 out of 7,302. Before him are Walter Lord, Shirley Ann Grau, Mieko Kawakami, Ellen Willis, Sahir Ludhianvi, and Masha Gessen. After him are Paul Klebnikov, DBC Pierre, Janet Evanovich, Michael Chabon, Delmore Schwartz, and Wilma Mankiller.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Walter Lord
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 6,499
Shirley Ann Grau
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 6,500
Mieko Kawakami
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 6,501
Ellen Willis
1941 - 2006
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 6,502
Sahir Ludhianvi
1921 - 1980
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 6,503
Masha Gessen
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 6,504
Brian Friel
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,505
Paul Klebnikov
1963 - 2004
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 6,506
DBC Pierre
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 6,507
Janet Evanovich
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 6,508
Michael Chabon
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 6,509
Delmore Schwartz
1913 - 1966
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 6,510
Wilma Mankiller
1945 - 2010
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 6,511
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Brian Friel ranks 531. Before him are Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Boris Nikolov, Johnny Ace, Bhanu Athaiya, Nel Noddings, and Shirley Ann Grau. After him are Nirmala Deshpande, Tom Foley, Jerry Adler, Pete George, Peter Sculthorpe, and Buck Owens. Among people deceased in 2015, Brian Friel ranks 497. Before him are Sam Simon, Peter Westbury, Oles Buzina, Stanislav Gross, R. K. Laxman, and Pavel Srníček. After him are Harry Gallatin, Amanda Peterson, Frank Borghi, Holly Woodlawn, Peter Kern, and Jonathan Crombie.
Others Born in 1929
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Yelizaveta Bagryantseva
ATHLETE
1929 - 1996
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 525
Boris Nikolov
BOXER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 526
Johnny Ace
SINGER
1929 - 1954
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 527
Bhanu Athaiya
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 528
Nel Noddings
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 529
Shirley Ann Grau
WRITER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 530
Brian Friel
WRITER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 531
Nirmala Deshpande
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2008
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 532
Tom Foley
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2013
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 533
Jerry Adler
ACTOR
1929 - 2025
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 534
Pete George
ATHLETE
1929 - 2021
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 535
Peter Sculthorpe
COMPOSER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 536
Buck Owens
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 537
Others Deceased in 2015
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Sam Simon
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - 2015
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 491
Peter Westbury
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 492
Oles Buzina
WRITER
1969 - 2015
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 493
Stanislav Gross
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2015
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 494
R. K. Laxman
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 495
Pavel Srníček
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2015
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 496
Brian Friel
WRITER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 497
Harry Gallatin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 498
Amanda Peterson
ACTOR
1971 - 2015
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 499
Frank Borghi
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 500
Holly Woodlawn
ACTOR
1946 - 2015
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 501
Peter Kern
ACTOR
1949 - 2015
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 502
Jonathan Crombie
ACTOR
1966 - 2015
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 503
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Friel ranks 5,803 out of NaN. Before him are Guy Berryman (1978), Alex James (1901), Susie Wolff (1982), Sophia Myles (1980), Bill Aston (1900), and Edward Charles Titchmarsh (1899). After him are Eddie Howe (1977), Alexander Wood (1907), Adam Lallana (1988), Tom Watson (1859), Charles Hefferon (1878), and Francis Lewis (1713).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Guy Berryman
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 5,797
Alex James
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1953
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 5,798
Susie Wolff
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 5,799
Sophia Myles
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 5,800
Bill Aston
RACING DRIVER
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 5,801
Edward Charles Titchmarsh
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1963
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 5,802
Brian Friel
WRITER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,803
Eddie Howe
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,804
Alexander Wood
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1987
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,805
Adam Lallana
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,806
Tom Watson
COACH
1859 - 1915
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,807
Charles Hefferon
ATHLETE
1878 - 1931
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 5,808
Francis Lewis
POLITICIAN
1713 - 1802
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 5,809
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Brian Friel ranks 647. Before him are P. H. Newby (1918), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), John Gribbin (1946), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Helen Bannerman (1862), and Dan Abnett (1965). After him are John Arden (1930), Thomas Hood (1799), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Thomas Hughes (1822), Colley Cibber (1671), and Louis de Bernières (1954).
P. H. Newby
1918 - 1997
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 641
Benjamin Zephaniah
1958 - 2023
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 642
John Gribbin
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 643
Hugh MacDiarmid
1892 - 1978
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 644
Helen Bannerman
1862 - 1946
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 645
Dan Abnett
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 646
Brian Friel
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 647
John Arden
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 648
Thomas Hood
1799 - 1845
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 649
George MacDonald Fraser
1925 - 2008
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 650
Thomas Hughes
1822 - 1896
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 651
Colley Cibber
1671 - 1757
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 652
Louis de Bernières
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 653
