George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923).

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Who was born first?

• George Bernard Shaw and John Singer Sargent were born the same year
• George Bernard Shaw and Louis Sullivan were born the same year
• George Bernard Shaw and Vernon Lee were born the same year
• George Bernard Shaw and Bal Gangadhar Tilak were born the same year
• George Bernard Shaw and Hendrik Petrus Berlage were born the same year

Timeline

1. Bal Gangadhar TilakJuly 23, 1856 – September 1, 1920
2. George Bernard Shaw (this page)July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950
3. Hendrik Petrus BerlageFebruary 21, 1856 – August 12, 1934
4. John Singer SargentJanuary 12, 1856 – April 1925
5. Louis SullivanSeptember 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924
6. Vernon LeeOctober 14, 1856 – February 13, 1935

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