WRITER

Alf Prøysen

1914 - 1970

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Alf Prøysen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑɫf ˈprœʏsn̩]) (23 July 1914 – 23 November 1970) was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the 20th century. He worked in several different media including books, newspapers and records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alf Prøysen has received more than 91,012 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Alf Prøysen is the 3,780th most popular writer (down from 3,454th in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Norway (down from 201st in 2019) and the 44th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 91k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Mrs. Pepperpot to the rescue
Children's stories, Norwegian, Children's fiction, Women, fiction
1964
Stories for Christmas
Christmas stories, Children's fiction, Christmas, fiction
1987
Stories for Christmas
Christmas stories, Children's fiction, Christmas, fiction
1987
Mrs Pepperpot's outing
Animals, Fiction
Each time Mrs. Pepperpot shrinks she encounters an animal that becomes a pet when she returns to normal size.
1971
Mrs Pepperpot at the bazaar
Mrs. Pepperpot (Fictitious character), Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction
1987
Mrs Pepperpot at the bazaar
Mrs. Pepperpot (Fictitious character), Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction
1987
Mrs. Pepperpot to the rescue
Children's stories, Norwegian, Children's fiction, Women, fiction
1964
Mrs Pepperpot's outing
Animals, Fiction
Each time Mrs. Pepperpot shrinks she encounters an animal that becomes a pet when she returns to normal size.
1971
Mrs. Pepperpot to the rescue
Children's stories, Norwegian, Children's fiction, Women, fiction
1964
Mrs Pepperpot's outing
Animals, Fiction
Each time Mrs. Pepperpot shrinks she encounters an animal that becomes a pet when she returns to normal size.
1971
Little old Mrs. Pepperpot
Large Print, Mrs. Pepperpot (Fictitious character), Juvenile fiction
1959
The town that forgot it was Christmas
1961
Stories for Christmas
Christmas stories, Children's fiction, Christmas, fiction
1987
Mrs Pepperpot at the bazaar
Mrs. Pepperpot (Fictitious character), Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction
1987
The town that forgot it was Christmas
1961
Little old Mrs. Pepperpot
Large Print, Mrs. Pepperpot (Fictitious character), Juvenile fiction
1959
The town that forgot it was Christmas
1961
Little old Mrs. Pepperpot
Large Print, Mrs. Pepperpot (Fictitious character), Juvenile fiction
1959

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alf Prøysen ranks 3,780 out of 7,302. Before him are Said Akl, Lucrezia Marinella, Jacob of Serugh, Peter Andreas Heiberg, Charles Simon Favart, and Gloria Vanderbilt. After him are Hovhannes Shiraz, Amado Nervo, Charles Grandison Finney, Iain Banks, Lise Nørgaard, and Johannes Bobrowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Alf Prøysen ranks 212. Before him are Haroun Tazieff, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Arvīds Jansons, Mihailo Lalić, Viktor Grishin, and Gisèle Casadesus. After him are Hovhannes Shiraz, Jacques Dufilho, Henri Laborit, Dorothy Lamour, Christl Cranz, and Vincent J. McMahon. Among people deceased in 1970, Alf Prøysen ranks 147. Before him are Shaken Aimanov, Abraham Alikhanov, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, František Junek, Ed Begley, and Inger Stevens. After him are Paul Schmidt, Alice Hamilton, Fritz Kortner, Ralph Hartley, Alla Horska, and Irawati Karve.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alf Prøysen ranks 235 out of 1,039. Before him are Johan Turi (1854), Harald Grønningen (1934), Wenche Myhre (1947), Alf-Inge Håland (1972), Grímur Kamban (801), and Kjetil André Aamodt (1971). After him are Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Harald Sverdrup (1888), John Arne Riise (1980), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Cort Adeler (1622), and Nina Grieg (1845).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Alf Prøysen ranks 44. Before him are Karl Ove Knausgård (1968), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Gunnar Heiberg (1857), Hulda Garborg (1862), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), and Johan Turi (1854). After him are Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Olav Duun (1876), Roy Jacobsen (1954), and Erlend Loe (1969).

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