1961 - Today
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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Among writers, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 1,652 out of 5,755. Before 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.
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 1,646
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 1,647
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,648
1055 - 1107
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,649
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,650
1125 - 1210
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 1,651
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 1,652
1894 - 1962
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 1,653
1616 - 1664
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,654
1901 - 1956
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,655
1935 - 1984
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 1,656
1896 - 1981
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 1,657
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 1,658
Among people born in 1961, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 54. Before 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.
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 48
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 49
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 50
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 51
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 52
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 53
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 54
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 55
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 56
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 57
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 58
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 59
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 60
Among people born in Iceland, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 14 out of 180. Before 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).
966 - 1000
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 8
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 9
1894 - 1972
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 10
1000 - 1100
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 11
1811 - 1879
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 12
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 13
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 14
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 15
1067 - 1148
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 16
1916 - 1982
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 17
1484 - 1550
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 18
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 19
1614 - 1674
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 20
Among writers born in Iceland, Arnaldur Indriðason ranks 5. Before 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).
1179 - 1241
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 1
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 2
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 5
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 6
1484 - 1550
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 7
1614 - 1674
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 9
1807 - 1845
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10
1835 - 1920
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 11
1214 - 1284
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 12