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Arnaldur Indriðason

1961 - Today

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Arnaldur Indriðason (pronounced [ˈartnaltʏr ˈɪntrɪðasɔn]; born 28 January 1961) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction; his most popular series features the protagonist Detective Erlendur. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnaldur Indriðason has received more than 408,616 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnaldur Indriðason is the 1,652nd most popular writer (up from 1,708th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 16th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 1,652 out of 5,755Before him are Dick Bruna, Terry Brooks, Augusto Boal, Theophylact of Ohrid, Nicander, and Lu You. After him are E. E. Cummings, Andreas Gryphius, Alexander Fadeyev, Richard Brautigan, Mao Dun, and Egon Kisch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 54Before him are Enzo Francescoli, Macky Sall, Boy George, Ben Johnson, Iain Glen, and Kalpana Chawla. After him are Ian Rush, Tite, Martin Gore, Íngrid Betancourt, Wade Williams, and Elizabeth McGovern.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 14 out of 180Before him are Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), and Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889). After him are Sæmundr fróði (1056), Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Jón Arason (1484), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), and Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614).

Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 5Before him are Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), and Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889). After him are Sæmundr fróði (1056), Jón Arason (1484), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), and Sturla Þórðarson (1214).