WRITER

Arvo Valton

1935 - 2024

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Arvo Vallikivi (14 December 1935 – 26 July 2024), commonly known under the pen name of Arvo Valton, was an Estonian writer known for a number of books and, among other things, the script for Viimne reliikvia, the highly successful film adaptation of Eduard Bornhöhe's Vürst Gabriel ehk Pirita kloostri viimsed päevad. In October 1980, Valton was a signatory of the Letter of 40 Intellectuals, a public letter in which forty prominent Estonian intellectuals defended the Estonian language and protested the Russification policies of the Kremlin in Estonia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arvo Valton has received more than 20,888 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Arvo Valton is the 5,947th most popular writer, the 195th most popular biography from Estonia and the 25th most popular Estonian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arvo Valton ranks 5,947 out of 7,302. Before him are Göran Sonnevi, Sita Ram Goel, Benny Andersen, Claude Esteban, J. Michael Straczynski, and Susan Cooper. After him are Álvaro Pombo, Nísia Floresta, Tomoji Abe, György Bessenyei, Leon Kruczkowski, and Jean-Denis Bredin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Arvo Valton ranks 465. Before him are Óscar Chávez, Győző Forintos, Jim Hall, Anaid Iplicjian, Claude Esteban, and Susan Cooper. After him are Daniel Quinn, Victor Chizhikov, Vicente Cantatore, Mitsuo Ikeda, Derek Kevan, and Larry Kramer. Among people deceased in 2024, Arvo Valton ranks 361. Before him are Lance Larson, Janis Paige, Roberto Chale, Shigeharu Ueki, Choi Dae-shik, and Moacir Rodrigues Santos. After him are Kenjiro Shinozuka, Robert Coover, Bruce Ames, Comunardo Niccolai, Ivan Charota, and Alexander Goehr.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Arvo Valton ranks 195 out of 351. Before him are Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (1977), Tunne Kelam (1936), August Gailit (1891), Kadri Simson (1977), Ellen Niit (1928), and Markko Märtin (1975). After him are Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959), Paul Felix Schmidt (1916), Mihkel Veske (1843), Jaan Kirsipuu (1969), Hellmuth Kneser (1898), and Artur Adson (1889).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, Arvo Valton ranks 25. Before him are Alexander Vostokov (1781), Anna Haava (1864), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), August Alle (1890), August Gailit (1891), and Ellen Niit (1928). After him are Mihkel Veske (1843), Artur Adson (1889), Viivi Luik (1946), Albert Kivikas (1898), Andrus Kivirähk (1970), and Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962).

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