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William McGonagall

Scottish weaver, actor, poet

1825 - 1902

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His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). William McGonagall is the 5,532nd most popular writer (up from 5,604th in 2024), the 261st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 258th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Irish Writer.

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William McGonagall's biography spans 20 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.37.

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Among Writers

Among writers, William McGonagall ranks 5,532 out of 7,707. Before him are Altaf Hussain Hali, Agustín Durán, Petras Cvirka, Valentin Pikul, Judith Krantz, and Clorinda Matto de Turner. After him are Ahmed Sofa, Anna Maria Ortese, Susan Blackmore, Nino Martoglio, Sara Paretsky, and Dahlia Ravikovitch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1825, William McGonagall ranks 81. Before him are Anton Heinrich Springer, Francisco Antonino Vidal, Albrecht Weber, Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Adelaide Anne Procter, and A. P. Hill. After him are James Collinson, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, George Inness, Francisco Linares Alcántara, Julius Kühn, and William Spottiswoode. Among people deceased in 1902, William McGonagall ranks 80. Before him are Hamoud bin Mohammed of Zanzibar, Frank Norris, Mark Antokolsky, Emil Holub, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau, and Johannes Wislicenus. After him are Franz Sigel, Mikhail Clodt von Jürgensburg, Juan Bautista Egusquiza, Hans von Pechmann, Walter Reed, and John Henry Twachtman.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William McGonagall ranks 261 out of 639. Before him are Brian Kerr (1953), Kevin Doyle (1983), Wolfe Tone (1763), Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet (1737), Maeve Binchy (1939), and Rex Ingram (1892). After him are Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779), Alison Doody (1966), Victor Herbert (1859), Luke Kelly (1940), Owen Moore (1886), and Sydney, Lady Morgan (1776).

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Among Writers In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, William McGonagall ranks 36. Before him are George Moore (1852), William Trevor (1928), Jane Wilde (1821), John Boyne (1971), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), and Maeve Binchy (1939). After him are Sydney, Lady Morgan (1776), Eoin Colfer (1965), Nahum Tate (1652), John Connolly (1968), Michael Scott (1959), and Liam O'Flaherty (1896).

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