1970 - Today
Andrus Kivirähk (born 17 August 1970) is an Estonian writer, a playwright, topical satirist, and screenwriter. As of 2004, 25,000 copies of his novel Rehepapp ehk November (Old Barny or November) had been sold, making him the most popular 21st-century Estonian writer. His book Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu (The Man Who Spoke Snakish) (2007) has been one of the top selling books in Estonia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrus Kivirähk has received more than 78,964 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Andrus Kivirähk is the 5,970th most popular writer (down from 5,456th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 178th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Estonian Writer.
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Among writers, Andrus Kivirähk ranks 5,970 out of 5,755. Before him are William Kennedy, N. K. Jemisin, Ann-Marie MacDonald, N. Scott Momaday, Gilles Leroy, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. After him are Muhsin al-Ramli, Deborah Feldman, Anna Todd, João W. Nery, Prvoslav Vujcic, and Russell Hoban.
1928 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 5,964
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 5,965
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 5,966
1934 - 2024
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 5,967
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 5,968
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 5,969
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 5,970
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 5,971
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 5,972
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 5,973
1950 - 2018
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 5,974
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 5,975
1925 - 2011
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 5,976
Among people born in 1970, Andrus Kivirähk ranks 436. Before him are Marine Delterme, Garth Ennis, Tony Hale, Kim Taek-soo, Angelino Alfano, and Massimo Taibi. After him are Rob Benedict, Manisha Koirala, Djamel Haimoudi, Maksim Tarasov, David Barrufet, and Yutaka Akita.
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 430
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 431
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 432
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 433
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 434
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 435
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 436
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 437
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 438
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 439
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 440
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 441
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 442
Among people born in Estonia, Andrus Kivirähk ranks 192 out of 310. Before him are Johann Urb (1977), Martin Reim (1971), Ragnar Klavan (1985), Jaak Aab (1960), Rein Taaramäe (1987), and Allar Levandi (1965). After him are Eva-Maria Liimets (1974), Jüri Jaanson (1965), Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962), Jaan Ehlvest (1962), Tanel Padar (1980), and Tõnu Trubetsky (1963).
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 186
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 187
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 188
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 189
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 190
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 191
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 192
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 193
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 194
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 195
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 196
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 197
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 198
Among writers born in Estonia, Andrus Kivirähk ranks 23. Before him are Alexander Vostokov (1781), Viivi Luik (1946), August Gailit (1891), Mihkel Veske (1843), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), and Anna Haava (1864). After him are Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962) and Maarja Kangro (1973).
1781 - 1864
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 17
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 18
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 19
1843 - 1890
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 20
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 21
1864 - 1957
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 22
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 23
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 24
1973 - Present
HPI: 27.98
Rank: 25