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David Hare

1947 - Today

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Sir David Rippon Hare (born 5 June 1947) is an English playwright, screenwriter, and director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a BAFTA TV Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award , in addition to nominations for three Tony Awards, two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Film Awards, and two Golden Globes. In the West End, he had his greatest success with the plays Plenty (1978), which he adapted into a 1985 film starring Meryl Streep, Racing Demon (1990), Skylight (1997), and Amy's View (1998). The four plays ran on Broadway in 1982–83, 1996, 1998 and 1999 respectively, earning Hare three Tony Award nominations for Best Play for the first three and two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best New Play. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. David Hare is the 6,906th most popular writer (down from 6,736th in 2024), the 6,568th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,195th in 2019) and the 720th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Hare ranks 6,906 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexis Jenni, Vicenç Pagès, Khaled Khalifa, Mark Z. Danielewski, Julia Franck, and Lulu Wang. After him are Hamed Abdel-Samad, Edwin Morgan, Chenjerai Hove, William Gilmore Simms, James T. Farrell, and Rahat Indori.

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Among people born in 1947, David Hare ranks 877. Before him are Federico Peña, Mona Marshall, Eliot Engel, Carlos Ezquerra, Togiola Tulafono, and Laura Tyson. After him are Maddy Prior, Haley Barbour, Donna de Varona, Christine Gregoire, Allan Lichtman, and Larry Norman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hare ranks 6,570 out of 8,785. Before him are Cecil Sharp (1859), Daniel Howell (1991), Christopher Malcolm (1946), Gary Stevens (1962), George McCartney (1981), and Jimmy Carr (1972). After him are Sandy Jardine (1948), Steve Redgrave (1962), Dora Bryan (1923), Derek Redmond (1965), Sajid Javid (1969), and George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Hare ranks 720. Before him are Al Alvarez (1929), Kate Mosse (1961), Heston Blumenthal (1966), Jo Walton (1964), Robert Bridges (1844), and Owen Jones (1984). After him are Edwin Morgan (1920), Tom Parker Bowles (1974), Siobhan Dowd (1960), Laurie Lee (1914), Charley Boorman (1966), and Noel Streatfeild (1895).

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