Tana French

American-Irish writer and theatrical actress
Person human Q271423
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Tana French

Summary

Tana French is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Burlington[2]. She was born on May 10, 1973[3]. She worked as a novelist[4], writer[5], actor[6], and stage actor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,347 views/month, #5,917 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Tana French's place of birth was Burlington[2].
  • Tana French was born on May 10, 1973[3].
  • Tana French held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Tana French held citizenship in Italy[10].
  • English was Tana French's native language[11].
  • Tana French's professions included novelist[4].
  • Tana French's professions included writer[5].
  • Tana French's professions included actor[6].
  • Tana French worked as a stage actor[7].
  • Tana French's field of work was acting[12].
  • Tana French's field of work was dubbing[13].
  • Tana French's field of work was film[14].
  • Tana French's field of work was literary activity[15].
  • Tana French's field of work was detective literature[16].
  • Tana French's education included a stint at Trinity College, Dublin[17].
  • Tana French received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel[18].
  • Tana French received the Anthony Award for Best First Novel[19].
  • Tana French received the Macavity Awards[20].
  • Tana French received the Barry Award for Best First Novel[21].
  • Tana French received the Q137162548[22].
  • Tana French is recorded as female[23].
  • Tana French's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Tana French's genre is police procedural[25].
  • Tana French's genre is crime fiction[26].
  • Tana French's family name is recorded as French[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1973-05-10[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1db2abba-275c-4f89-83fe-2cc909ce6e06[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Tana French's place of birth was Burlington[2]. She was born on May 10, 1973[3]. English was her native language[11].

Education

Tana French was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4], writer[5], actor[6], and stage actor[7]. Fields of work include acting[12], a type of arts[32]; dubbing[13]; film[14]; literary activity[15]; and detective literature[16], a literary genre[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel[18], a literary award[34], in United States[35]; Anthony Award for Best First Novel[19], an award for best first work[36], in United States[37]; Macavity Awards[20], a literary award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1987[40]; Barry Award for Best First Novel[21], a class of award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1997[43]; and Q137162548[22], a class of award[44], founded in 2002[45].

Why It Matters

Tana French ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,347 views/month, #5,917 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Tana French born?

Tana French's place of birth was Burlington[2].

What did Tana French do for work?

Tana French worked as novelist[4], writer[5], actor[6], and stage actor[7].

Where did Tana French go to school?

Tana French was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[17].

What awards did Tana French receive?

Honors received include Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel[18], Anthony Award for Best First Novel[19], Macavity Awards[20], and Barry Award for Best First Novel[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . edgarawards.com. edgarawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . bouchercon.com. bouchercon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . new.deadlypleasures.com. new.deadlypleasures.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . livreshebdo.fr. livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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