WRITER

Thomas MacDonagh

1878 - 1916

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Thomas Stanislaus MacDonagh (Irish: Tomás Anéislis Mac Donnchadha; 1 February 1878 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish political activist, poet, playwright, educationalist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, a signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and Commandant of the 2nd Battalion, Dublin Brigade of the Irish Volunteers, which fought in Jacob's biscuit factory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas MacDonagh has received more than 421,403 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Thomas MacDonagh is the 6,719th most popular writer (down from 6,055th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 369th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Irish Writer.

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  • 20

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  • 1.56

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  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 6,719 out of 7,302. Before him are Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Juli Zeh, Sarah J. Maas, Liane Moriarty, Gregory Colbert, and Kage Baker. After him are Nayantara Sahgal, Sibylle Berg, Pınar Selek, Emma Donoghue, James Gleick, and Ángeles Caso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 245. Before him are James Truslow Adams, Taylor Holmes, John McLean, Henry Weed Fowler, Meredith Colket, and Roy Atwell. After him are Major Taylor, Hattie Wyatt Caraway, Grace Abbott, Joe Ruddy, Alfred E. Goodey, and Truxtun Hare. Among people deceased in 1916, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 154. Before him are Samu Fóti, Joseph Plunkett, Wilhelm Lützow, Charles Ericksen, Éamonn Ceannt, and Seán Mac Diarmada. After him is Inez Milholland.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 387 out of 549. Before him are Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), T. P. McKenna (1929), Michelle O'Neill (1977), Elaine Cassidy (1979), Con Leahy (1876), and Allen Leech (1981). After him are Emma Donoghue (1969), Padraic Colum (1881), Sandie Jones (1954), Steve Heighway (1947), Packie Bonner (1960), and Pat Condell (1949).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 53. Before him are Frances Power Cobbe (1822), Terence MacSwiney (1879), Patrick Kavanagh (1904), Marian Keyes (1963), Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906), and James Mason (1849). After him are Emma Donoghue (1969), Padraic Colum (1881), Sally Rooney (1991), Michael Davitt (1846), Claire Keegan (1968), and Anne Enright (1962).

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