Writers from Ireland

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Irish Writers of all time. This list of famous Irish Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Irish Writers.

1. #1

   

   James Joyce

   1882 - 1941

   HPI 89.38155 languages

   James Joyce is most famous for his novel Ulysses, which is considered to be one of the most important novels of the 20th century.

2. #2

   

   Oscar Wilde

   1854 - 1900

   HPI 83.95127 languages

   Oscar Wilde is most famous for his witty and satirical comments on society and culture. He is also famous for being the author of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being Earnest."

3. #3

   

   George Bernard Shaw

   1856 - 1950

   HPI 82.20118 languages

   George Bernard Shaw is most famous for his plays, which include "Pygmalion" and "Saint Joan."

4. #4

   

   Jonathan Swift

   1667 - 1745

   HPI 80.2099 languages

   Jonathan Swift is most famous for his satirical novel, Gulliver's Travels.

5. #5

   

   Samuel Beckett

   1906 - 1989

   HPI 79.46108 languages

   Samuel Beckett is most famous for his play Waiting for Godot.

6. #6

   

   Bram Stoker

   1847 - 1912

   HPI 75.8983 languages

   Bram Stoker is most famous for writing Dracula, which is a horror novel about Count Dracula and his attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he can find new blood and spread the undead curse.

7. #7

   

   W. B. Yeats

   1865 - 1939

   HPI 73.92108 languages

   W. B. Yeats is most famous for his poetry. He was a member of the Irish Literary Revival and a Nobel Prize in Literature laureate in 1923.

8. #8

   

   Augusta, Lady Gregory

   1852 - 1932

   HPI 72.2136 languages

   Irish playwright, poet, folklorist

9. #9

   

   Laurence Sterne

   1713 - 1768

   HPI 71.1152 languages

   Laurence Sterne is most famous for his novel, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."

10. #10

    

    Joseph Murphy

    1898 - 1981

    HPI 70.7820 languages

    Joseph Murphy was an Irish-American Catholic priest and author who wrote a number of books on the subject of spirituality. He was most famous for his book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, which sold over five million copies.