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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 86,309 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Alf Prøysen is the 3,466th most popular writer (down from 3,277th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 221st in 2019) and the 36th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 86k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alf Prøysen ranks 3,466 out of 5,755. Before him are Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, George the Hagiorite, Zsigmond Móricz, Bonaventure des Périers, Brandon Sanderson, and Varian Fry. After him are Abdullah Goran, Valerius Antias, Gianni Celati, Daniel-Rops, Símun av Skarði, and Francis de Laporte de Castelnau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Alf Prøysen ranks 192. Before him are Hans Wegner, E. G. Marshall, Kevin McCarthy, Beatrice Straight, Josep Escolà, and William Phillips. After him are Grigol Abashidze, Hovhannes Shiraz, Norman Lloyd, Akira Ifukube, Gisèle Casadesus, and Ralph Ellison. Among people deceased in 1970, Alf Prøysen ranks 140. Before him are Albert Ayler, Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Max Abegglen, Henri Queuille, Kurt Feldt, and Sydney Chapman. After him are Nathan Altman, Julius Pokorny, Vince Lombardi, Rube Goldberg, Tammi Terrell, and Shaken Aimanov.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alf Prøysen ranks 202 out of 927. Before him are Thekla Resvoll (1871), Fred Anton Maier (1938), Erling Skakke (1115), Christopher Hansteen (1784), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), and Odvar Nordli (1927). After him are Sverre Hassel (1876), Eva Joly (1943), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Martinus Rørbye (1803), Haakon Ericsson (995), and Nina Grieg (1845).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Alf Prøysen ranks 36. Before him are Amalie Skram (1846), Sigurd Hoel (1890), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Per Petterson (1952), and Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818). After him are Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), and Johan Turi (1854).

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