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Tarell Alvin McCraney

1980 - Today

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Tarell Alvin McCraney (born October 17, 1980) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He is the chair of playwriting at the Yale School of Drama and a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble. He co-wrote the 2016 film Moonlight, based on his own play, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tarell Alvin McCraney has received more than 1,103,264 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Tarell Alvin McCraney is the 6,487th most popular writer (down from 5,749th in 2019), the 17,353rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,129th in 2019) and the 1,097th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 22.12

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tarell Alvin McCraney ranks 6,487 out of 5,755Before him are Catherynne M. Valente, Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Haddy N'jie, Owen Jones, Maajid Nawaz, and Kateryna Kalytko. After him are Delia Grigore, Lyra McKee, NoViolet Bulawayo, Abby Stein, Anupama Chopra, and Téa Obreht.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Tarell Alvin McCraney ranks 1,142Before him are Tommi Evilä, Justin Amash, Saša Papac, Brooks Orpik, Masatoshi Matsuda, and Sachio Yoshida. After him are Zat Knight, Takuya Mikami, Takuma Tsuda, Jamario Moon, Troy Murphy, and Kohei Hiramatsu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tarell Alvin McCraney ranks 17,353 out of 18,182Before him are Zach Garrett (1995), Frank Kaminsky (1993), Mizuki Hamada (1990), Walter Davis (1979), Lilia Osterloh (1978), and Brian Baker (1985). After him are Madison Bumgarner (1989), Cayman Togashi (1993), Cael Sanderson (1979), Kyla Pratt (1986), Josh Sussman (1983), and Phillipa Soo (1990).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tarell Alvin McCraney ranks 1,097Before him are Janet Mock (1983), Dave Rubin (1976), Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), Rachel Morrison (1978), Catherynne M. Valente (1979), and Geoffrey S. Fletcher (1970). After him are Abby Stein (1991), Emily Temple-Wood (1994), and CGP Grey (2000).