WRITER

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 435,731 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Arnaldur Indriðason is the 1,593rd most popular writer (up from 1,648th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 14th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 63.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 1,593 out of 7,302Before him are Namık Kemal, Attila József, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Silvina Ocampo, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub, and Clarissa Pinkola Estés. After him are Natalie Clifford Barney, Yaşar Kemal, Mário de Andrade, Rafael Sabatini, Robert Faurisson, and Jan Guillou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 54Before him are Armin Meiwes, Ian Rush, Aziz Akhannouch, Daniele Massaro, Wayne Gretzky, and Walter Mazzarri. After him are Danny Blind, Erna Solberg, Ferenc Gyurcsány, Andy Fletcher, Susan Boyle, and Toby Keith.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 16 out of 190Before him are Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), and Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968). After him are Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Magnús Scheving (1964), and Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947).

Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 4Before him are Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), and Egill Skallagrímsson (904). After him are Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), and Matthías Jochumsson (1835).