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Carol Ann Duffy

Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
Person human Q237994

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[32]
Date of birth
December 23, 1955
Place of birth
gyat, Glasgow[8]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
poet, writer, professor, author, playwright, university teacher[10]
Employer
Manchester Metropolitan University[13]
Field of work
poetry, drama[11][12]
Position held
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
Educated at
University of Liverpool, King Edward VI High School, Amsterdam International Community School[14][15]
Religion or worldview
atheism[31]
Award received
PEN Pinter Prize, Cholmondeley Award, Eric Gregory Award, poet laureate, E. M. Forster Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Honorary Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Међународна награда „Бранко Радичевић”, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Somerset Maugham Award, T. S. Eliot Prize, honorary doctorate[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Notable work
The World's Wife[16]
Nominated for
Carnegie Medal, Carnegie Medal, Carnegie Medal[43]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[44]
Academic degree
Doctor of Letters[35]
Archives at
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[34]
Depicted by
'Air and Light’ A portrait of Carol Ann Duffy[40]
Described by source
Modern Scottish Women Poets, A History of Scottish Women's Writing[41][42]
Family name
Duffy[38]
Given name
Carol[39]
Member of
Royal Society of Literature[30]
Name in native language
Carol Ann Duffy[45]
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P14750
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Residence
Glasgow, Scotland[36][37]
Sexual orientation
bisexuality[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carol Ann Duffy en Dame Carol Ann Duffy ar كارول آن دفي cs Carol Ann Duffy cs Carol Ann Duffyová fa کارول آن دافی he קרול אן דאפי id Dame Carol Ann Duffy ja キャロル・アン・デュフィー ja キャロル・アン・ダフィ ko 캐럴 앤 더피 ru Даффи, Кэрол ru Даффи Кэрол Энн ru Кэрол Даффи ru Кэрол Энн Даффи uk Керол Енн Даффі zh 卡罗尔·安·达菲 zh-hant 卡洛·安·杜菲
🔖 Identifiers · 87
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bitraga author ID
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British Council writer ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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DUC ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Enciclopedia delle donne ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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JRC Names ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kritisches Lexikon zur fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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Orlando author ID
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Poetry Archive poet ID
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Poetry Foundation ID
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Poetry International Web poet ID
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Poets.org poet ID
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Prabook ID
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Quora topic ID
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RSL author ID
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Ricochet author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
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Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
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Scottish Poetry Library poet ID
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TMDB person ID
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The Guardian topic ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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Theatricalia person ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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Who's Who UK ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
958341

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🔗 Connections
Award received 7
poet laureate, honorary doctorate, Somerset Maugham Award, T. S. Eliot Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, PEN Pinter Prize, Cholmondeley Award
Occupation 6
writer, poet, professor, author, playwright, university teacher
Nominated for 3
Carnegie Medal, Carnegie Medal, Carnegie Medal
Field of work 2
poetry, drama
Place of birth 2
Glasgow, gyat
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of Liverpool
Employer 1
Manchester Metropolitan University
Given name 1
Carol
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Society of Literature
Position held 1
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Residence 1
Glasgow
Sex or gender 1
female
Sexual orientation 1
bisexuality
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Summary

Carol Ann Duffy was born on December 23, 1955[1], in gyat[2]. She has worked as a poet[3], writer[4], professor[5], author[6], and playwright[7].

FAQs

Where was Carol Ann Duffy born?

Carol Ann Duffy's place of birth was gyat[2].

What did Carol Ann Duffy do for work?

Carol Ann Duffy worked as a poet[3], writer[4], professor[5], author[6], and playwright[7].

Where did Carol Ann Duffy go to school?

Carol Ann Duffy was educated at King Edward VI High School[14] and Amsterdam International Community School[15].

What awards did Carol Ann Duffy receive?

Honors received include PEN Pinter Prize[17], Cholmondeley Award[18], Eric Gregory Award[19], and poet laureate[20].

Related Entities

drama Manchester Metropolitan University poetry United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . NNDB. nndb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Debrett's. wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . societyofauthors.org. Retrieved . societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . societyofauthors.org. Retrieved . societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Debrett's. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . pid.emory.edu. pid.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . warwick.ac.uk. warwick.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nndb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [16] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Modern Scottish Women Poets. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  9. 10w ago · Symac · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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