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Brian O'Nolan

1911 - 1966

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Brian O'Nolan (Irish: Brian Ó Nualláin; 5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966), his pen name being Flann O'Brien, was an Irish civil service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature. Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, he is regarded as a key figure in modernist and postmodern literature. His English language novels, such as At Swim-Two-Birds and The Third Policeman, were written under the O'Brien pen name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian O'Nolan has received more than 323,246 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Brian O'Nolan is the 4,019th most popular writer (down from 3,719th in 2019), the 2,963rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,736th in 2019) and the 337th most popular British Writer.

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  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Brian O'Nolan ranks 4,019 out of 5,755. Before him are Russell Kirk, Arkady Averchenko, Francisco Umbral, Guillermo Arriaga, Daniil Granin, and Ippolito Nievo. After him are Franz von Schober, Jefimija, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Berta Zuckerkandl, Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, and Sándor Weöres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Brian O'Nolan ranks 195. Before him are André Navarra, Masayuki Mori, Hédi Amara Nouira, Sándor Bíró, Ellen Corby, and Nicolae Kovács. After him are Leif Erickson, Jean Shiley, Bel Kaufman, Lisa Fonssagrives, Stan Kenton, and Milorad B. Protić. Among people deceased in 1966, Brian O'Nolan ranks 130. Before him are John Taylor, Dirk Brouwer, Robert Charpentier, Mississippi John Hurt, Eva Justin, and Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster. After him are Anna Langfus, Cordwainer Smith, Elizabeth Christ Trump, Alfred Berger, Reino Ragnar Lehto, and Stylianos Gonatas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian O'Nolan ranks 2,963 out of 7,765. Before him are Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), Francis Hauksbee (1660), Robert Knox (1791), Lee Kerslake (1947), Dawn Addams (1930), and Jonathan Penrose (1933). After him are Thomas Digges (1546), Anthony Phillips (1951), Roy Urquhart (1901), Andrew Birkin (1945), Andy Cole (1971), and Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Brian O'Nolan ranks 337. Before him are Philip Reeve (1966), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Robert Bolt (1924), David Almond (1951), Arnold Wesker (1932), and Robert Holdstock (1948). After him are Joe Abercrombie (1974), Richard Hughes (1900), Michael Morpurgo (1943), Quentin Crisp (1908), Thomas Nashe (1567), and Milo Yiannopoulos (1984).

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