1939 - 2012
Anne Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939 – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker. Her novels were characterised by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and surprise endings. Her novels, which were translated into 37 languages, sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maeve Binchy has received more than 751,087 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Maeve Binchy is the 4,199th most popular writer (down from 3,981st in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 174th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Irish Writer.
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Among writers, Maeve Binchy ranks 4,199 out of 5,755. Before her are Hjalmar Bergman, Hart Crane, Petras Cvirka, Reiner Kunze, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina, and Zhang Jie. After her are Merab Kostava, Karl von Holtei, Walter J. Ong, Eugenio Espejo, Hervé Guibert, and Etgar Keret.
1883 - 1931
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 4,193
1899 - 1932
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 4,194
1909 - 1947
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 4,195
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 4,196
1815 - 1890
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 4,197
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 4,198
1939 - 2012
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 4,199
1939 - 1989
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 4,200
1798 - 1880
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 4,201
1912 - 2003
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 4,202
1747 - 1795
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 4,203
1955 - 1991
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 4,204
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 4,205
Among people born in 1939, Maeve Binchy ranks 316. Before her are Franjo Gregurić, Robert Herbin, Wilhelmina Cooper, Joe Clark, Charles Geschke, and Ernie Davis. After her are Merab Kostava, Litokwa Tomeing, John Hopcroft, Abdelmajid Chetali, Theo Waigel, and Rustam Ibragimbekov. Among people deceased in 2012, Maeve Binchy ranks 236. Before her are Levon Helm, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, Émile Allais, Isuzu Yamada, Ann Curtis, and Phyllis Diller. After her are Richard D. Zanuck, Zakaria Mohieddin, Dilhan Eryurt, Ċensu Tabone, Félicien Marceau, and R. G. Armstrong.
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 310
1939 - 2020
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 311
1939 - 1980
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 312
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 313
1939 - 2021
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 314
1939 - 1963
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 315
1939 - 2012
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 316
1939 - 1989
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 317
1939 - 2020
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 318
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 319
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 320
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 321
1939 - 2022
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 322
1940 - 2012
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 230
1937 - 2012
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 231
1912 - 2012
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 232
1917 - 2012
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 233
1926 - 2012
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 234
1917 - 2012
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 235
1939 - 2012
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 236
1934 - 2012
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 237
1918 - 2012
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 238
1926 - 2012
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 239
1913 - 2012
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 240
1913 - 2012
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 241
1917 - 2012
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 242
Among people born in Ireland, Maeve Binchy ranks 177 out of 501. Before her are Jason O'Mara (1972), Micheál Martin (1960), Paul Kane (1810), Seán O'Casey (1880), Finnian of Clonard (470), and Domhnall Gleeson (1983). After her are Richard Todd (1919), Aidan of Lindisfarne (600), Dorothea Jordan (1761), Robert Mallet (1810), William Thompson (1775), and Andrew Scott (1976).
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 171
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 172
1810 - 1871
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 173
1880 - 1964
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 174
470 - 549
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 175
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 176
1939 - 2012
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 177
1919 - 2009
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 178
600 - 651
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 179
1761 - 1816
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 180
1810 - 1881
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 181
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 182
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 183
Among writers born in Ireland, Maeve Binchy ranks 27. Before her are John Millington Synge (1871), Cecil Day-Lewis (1904), Brendan Behan (1923), Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852), Edna O'Brien (1930), and Seán O'Casey (1880). After her are Jane Wilde (1821), Richard Steele (1672), William Trevor (1928), George Moore (1852), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), and John Boyne (1971).
1871 - 1909
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 21
1904 - 1972
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 22
1923 - 1964
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 23
1852 - 1932
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 24
1930 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 25
1880 - 1964
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 26
1939 - 2012
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 27
1821 - 1896
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 28
1672 - 1729
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 29
1928 - 2016
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 30
1852 - 1933
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 31
1899 - 1973
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 32
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 33