Writer

John Banville

1945 - today

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John Banville

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. John Banville is the 1,925th most popular writer (down from 1,776th in 2024), the 98th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 70th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, John Banville ranks 1,925 out of 7,302. Before him are Isaac Titsingh, Azar Nafisi, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Christian Jacq, Arseny Tarkovsky, and Gitta Sereny. After him are Mikhail Zoshchenko, Petr Ginz, Daṇḍin, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Nelson Algren, and Mary Norton.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Isaac Titsingh
1745 - 1812
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1,919
Azar Nafisi
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1,920
Adolph Freiherr Knigge
1752 - 1796
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 1,921
Christian Jacq
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 1,922
Arseny Tarkovsky
1907 - 1989
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 1,923
Gitta Sereny
1921 - 2012
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 1,924
John Banville
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 1,925
Mikhail Zoshchenko
1894 - 1958
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 1,926
Petr Ginz
1928 - 1944
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 1,927
Daṇḍin
501 - 700
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 1,928
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
1808 - 1890
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 1,929
Nelson Algren
1909 - 1981
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 1,930
Mary Norton
1903 - 1992
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 1,931

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, John Banville ranks 178. Before him are Barbara Carrera, Billy Drago, Bruce Spence, Carly Simon, Richard Hatch, and Everett McGill. After him are Baghdadi Mahmudi, Željko Bebek, Jarno Saarinen, Joseph Coutts, Pirri, and Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Others Born in 1945

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Barbara Carrera
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 172
Billy Drago
ACTOR
1945 - 2019
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 173
Bruce Spence
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 174
Carly Simon
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 175
Richard Hatch
ACTOR
1945 - 2017
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 176
Everett McGill
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 177
John Banville
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 178
Baghdadi Mahmudi
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 179
Željko Bebek
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 180
Jarno Saarinen
RACING DRIVER
1945 - 1973
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 181
Joseph Coutts
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 182
Pirri
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 183
Mahinda Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 184

In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John Banville ranks 98 out of NaN. Before him are Dymphna (700), Edward Carson (1854), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), James Barry (1795), and Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785). After him are Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715), Christy Brown (1932), Andrew Graham (1815), Pierce Butler (1744), Edward England (1685), and Saint Kilian (640).

Others born in Ireland

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Dymphna
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 92
Edward Carson
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1935
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 93
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
POLITICIAN
1116 - 1198
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 94
Maureen O'Sullivan
ACTOR
1911 - 1998
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 95
James Barry
PHYSICIAN
1795 - 1865
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 96
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1840
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 97
John Banville
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 98
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
POLITICIAN
1715 - 1774
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 99
Christy Brown
WRITER
1932 - 1981
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 100
Andrew Graham
ASTRONOMER
1815 - 1908
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 101
Pierce Butler
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1822
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 102
Edward England
PIRATE
1685 - 1720
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 103
Saint Kilian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
640 - 689
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 104