Writer
Seamus Heaney
1939 - 2013
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Seamus Heaney
His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 89 in 2024). Seamus Heaney is the 1,541st most popular writer (down from 1,437th in 2024), the 1,398th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,093rd in 2019) and the 147th most popular British Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Seamus Heaney ranks 1,541 out of 7,302. Before him are Korney Chukovsky, Henri de Régnier, Edmond François Valentin About, Kate Atkinson, Aksel Sandemose, and Guido Adler. After him are Marianne Weber, Hipponax, Sabino Arana, Manuel Puig, Hunter S. Thompson, and Clarissa Pinkola Estés.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Korney Chukovsky
1882 - 1969
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,535
Henri de Régnier
1864 - 1936
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,536
Edmond François Valentin About
1828 - 1885
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1,537
Kate Atkinson
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1,538
Aksel Sandemose
1899 - 1965
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 1,539
Guido Adler
1855 - 1941
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,540
Seamus Heaney
1939 - 2013
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,541
Marianne Weber
1870 - 1954
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,542
Hipponax
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 1,543
Sabino Arana
1865 - 1903
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1,544
Manuel Puig
1932 - 1990
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1,545
Hunter S. Thompson
1937 - 2005
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1,546
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 1,547
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Seamus Heaney ranks 104. Before him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Paul Hogan, Alan Baker, Claudio Magris, and Kit Bond. After him are Kenzō Takada, John O'Keefe, Marco Bellocchio, Dusty Springfield, Warda Al-Jazairia, and Feroz Khan. Among people deceased in 2013, Seamus Heaney ranks 85. Before him are Damiano Damiani, László Csatáry, Sung Jae-gi, Ovadia Yosef, Robert N. Bellah, and Chris Kyle. After him are Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Glafcos Clerides, Wilfried Martens, Ottmar Walter, Abdul Rahim Hatif, and Juan José Linz.
Others Born in 1939
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Amarildo Tavares da Silveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 98
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
WRITER
1939 - 2003
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 99
Paul Hogan
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 100
Alan Baker
MATHEMATICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 101
Claudio Magris
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 102
Kit Bond
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2025
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 103
Seamus Heaney
WRITER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 104
Kenzō Takada
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 105
John O'Keefe
PHYSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 106
Marco Bellocchio
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 107
Dusty Springfield
SINGER
1939 - 1999
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 108
Warda Al-Jazairia
SINGER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 109
Feroz Khan
ACTOR
1939 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 110
Others Deceased in 2013
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Damiano Damiani
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 79
László Csatáry
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 80
Sung Jae-gi
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 81
Ovadia Yosef
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2013
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 82
Robert N. Bellah
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2013
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 83
Chris Kyle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2013
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 84
Seamus Heaney
WRITER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 85
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2013
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 86
Glafcos Clerides
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 87
Wilfried Martens
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2013
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 88
Ottmar Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 89
Abdul Rahim Hatif
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 90
Juan José Linz
SOCIOLOGIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 91
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Seamus Heaney ranks 1,398 out of NaN. Before him are John Lindley (1799), Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883), Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1000), William Aiton (1731), Kate Atkinson (1951), and Josiah Wedgwood (1730). After him are Bob Hope (1903), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), William Whewell (1794), Saint David (512), Samuel Pepys (1633), and MF Doom (1971).
Others born in United Kingdom
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John Lindley
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1865
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,392
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1981
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1,393
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1063
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1,394
William Aiton
BIOLOGIST
1731 - 1793
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1,395
Kate Atkinson
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1,396
Josiah Wedgwood
DESIGNER
1730 - 1795
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 1,397
Seamus Heaney
WRITER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,398
Bob Hope
COMEDIAN
1903 - 2003
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,399
Rafael Merry del Val
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1930
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 1,400
William Whewell
PHYSICIST
1794 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1,401
Saint David
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
512 - 589
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 1,402
Samuel Pepys
WRITER
1633 - 1703
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 1,403
MF Doom
SINGER
1971 - 2020
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 1,404
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Seamus Heaney ranks 147. Before him are Joseph Addison (1672), Alistair MacLean (1922), Winifred Wagner (1897), Elizabeth Siddal (1829), Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689), and Kate Atkinson (1951). After him are Samuel Pepys (1633), Richard Lovelace (1617), John Brunner (1934), Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Neil Gaiman (1960), and Thomas Chatterton (1752).
Joseph Addison
1672 - 1719
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 141
Alistair MacLean
1922 - 1987
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 142
Winifred Wagner
1897 - 1980
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 143
Elizabeth Siddal
1829 - 1862
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 144
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
1689 - 1762
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 145
Kate Atkinson
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 146
Seamus Heaney
1939 - 2013
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 147
Samuel Pepys
1633 - 1703
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 148
Richard Lovelace
1617 - 1658
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 149
John Brunner
1934 - 1995
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 150
Lord Alfred Douglas
1870 - 1945
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 151
Neil Gaiman
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 152
Thomas Chatterton
1752 - 1770
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 153
