WRITER

Colum McCann

1965 - Today

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Colum McCann (born 1964 or 1965) is an Irish writer of literary fiction. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in New York. He is known as an international writer who believes in the "democracy of storytelling." He has won numerous awards, including the U.S. National Book Award and the International Dublin Literary Award, and his work has been published in over 40 languages as well as being published in many American and international publications. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colum McCann has received more than 409,875 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Colum McCann is the 5,844th most popular writer (down from 5,606th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Ireland (up from 298th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Irish Writer.

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  • 410k

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  • 52.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Colum McCann ranks 5,844 out of 7,302. Before him are Hannu Salama, John of Worcester, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Akiva Goldsman, Robinson Jeffers, and Zoltán Ambrus. After him are Giorgio Faletti, Judy Blume, Qaysin Quli, Ewa Lipska, Ruskin Bond, and Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Colum McCann ranks 332. Before him are Claudia Koll, Anvar Ibragimov, Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Luc Alphand, Toumani Diabaté, and Debi Diamond. After him are John Jensen, Grace Mugabe, Kenta Hasegawa, Richard Grieco, Valdir Benedito, and Gwen Torrence.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Colum McCann ranks 281 out of 549. Before him are Brian Downey (1951), Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet (1737), William Desmond Taylor (1872), John O'Shea (1981), George Salmon (1819), and Caoimhín Kelleher (1998). After him are John A. Costello (1891), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Peter Sutherland (1946), Tony Dunne (1941), Charlie McGettigan (1950), and Richard Mulcahy (1886).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Colum McCann ranks 40. Before him are George Moore (1852), John Connolly (1968), William McGonagall (1825), Michael Scott (1959), Eoin Colfer (1965), and Sydney, Lady Morgan (1776). After him are Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Liam O'Flaherty (1896), Cecelia Ahern (1981), Frank Harris (1856), Nahum Tate (1652), and Roddy Doyle (1958).

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