# Irvine Welsh

> Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and filmmaker. His novels and short stories, which almost always take place in his native Scotland, are known for their gritty depictions of working-class life and its intricacies; particularly drug addiction, social alienation, lack of opportunity and boredom, amongst others.

*Scottish writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/irvine-welsh

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1958-09-27
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/IrvineWelsh (@IrvineWelsh)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/irvine.welsh/ (@irvine.welsh)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/irvinewelshauthor (@irvinewelshauthor)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0920543/ (@nm0920543)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/90676)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [إرفين ويلش](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B4)
- [ارفين ويلش](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B4)
- [اروین ولش](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%84%D8%B4)
- [Ірвін Уэлш](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D1%80%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD_%D0%A3%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%88)
- [Ървин Уелш](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AA%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%A3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%88)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [اروین ولش](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%84%D8%B4)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [אירווין ולש](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A9)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Իրվին Ուելշ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BB%D6%80%D5%BE%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%88%D6%82%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%B7)
- [Irvine Welsh](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [アーヴィン・ウェルシュ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5)
- [Wikiquote](https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Wikiquote](https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)

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