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Irwin Shaw

1913 - 1984

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His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Irwin Shaw is the 1,209th most popular writer (down from 664th in 2024), the 1,722nd most popular biography from United States (down from 690th in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Writer.

Irwin Shaw was a prolific American playwright, author, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels The Young Lions and Rich Man, Poor Man.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Irwin Shaw ranks 1,209 out of 7,302Before him are Symeon the New Theologian, Jan Długosz, Richard Matheson, Rex Stout, Rudolf von Sebottendorf, and Diana Mosley. After him are Khushal Khattak, Noah Gordon, Ahmed Deedat, Shi Nai'an, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, and Matteo Bandello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Irwin Shaw ranks 62Before him are Charles Trenet, Alan Ladd, Tony Martin, Jan Kubiš, Heinz Linge, and Tadao Horie. After him are Tito Gobbi, Luz Long, Stewart Granger, Stanley Kramer, Mark Robson, and Vinicius de Moraes. Among people deceased in 1984, Irwin Shaw ranks 42Before him are Motoo Tatsuhara, Viktor Shklovsky, Karl Rahner, Dmitry Ustinov, Kim Sung-gan, and Henri Michaux. After him are Oskar Werner, Tito Gobbi, Brassaï, Ngô Đình Thục, Souvanna Phouma, and Enrico Berlinguer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irwin Shaw ranks 1,722 out of NaNBefore him are Robert Patrick (1958), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), Richard Matheson (1926), Joseph Cotten (1905), Rex Stout (1886), and John Forsyth (1780). After him are Noah Gordon (1926), Mark Spitz (1950), Mike Powell (1963), Aaron Copland (1900), Josiah Warren (1798), and Superstar Billy Graham (1943).

Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Irwin Shaw ranks 139Before him are Anne Rice (1941), Donna Leon (1942), Michael Connelly (1956), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Richard Matheson (1926), and Rex Stout (1886). After him are Noah Gordon (1926), Robert Sheckley (1928), Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815), Valerie Solanas (1936), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), and Hubert Selby Jr. (1928).

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