WRITER
Benny Andersen
1929 - 2018
Benny Andersen
Benny Andersen (7 November 1929 – 16 August 2018) was a Danish poet, author, songwriter, composer and pianist. He is often remembered for his collaboration with the singer Povl Dissing; together they released an album with Andersen's poems from the collection Svantes viser. This album and Andersen's book "Svantes viser" (Svante's Songs) from 1972 were included by the Danish Ministry of Culture in the Danish Culture Canon in 2006, in the category "Popular music". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benny Andersen has received more than 61,536 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Andersen is the 5,943rd most popular writer (down from 5,174th in 2019), the 592nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 503rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Danish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
62k
Page Views (PV)
44.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Benny Andersen ranks 5,943 out of 7,302. Before him are Zoé Valdés, Wilma Mankiller, Philippe Delerm, Christian Kracht, Göran Sonnevi, and Sita Ram Goel. After him are Claude Esteban, J. Michael Straczynski, Susan Cooper, Arvo Valton, Álvaro Pombo, and Nísia Floresta.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZoé Valdés
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 5,937
Wilma Mankiller
1945 - 2010
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 5,938
Philippe Delerm
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 5,939
Christian Kracht
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 5,940
Göran Sonnevi
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 5,941
Sita Ram Goel
1921 - 2003
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 5,942
Benny Andersen
1929 - 2018
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 5,943
Claude Esteban
1935 - 2006
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 5,944
J. Michael Straczynski
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 5,945
Susan Cooper
1935 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 5,946
Arvo Valton
1935 - 2024
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 5,947
Álvaro Pombo
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 5,948
Nísia Floresta
1810 - 1885
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 5,949
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Benny Andersen ranks 472. Before him are Ralph McQuarrie, Willy Kernen, Ken Henry, Clyde Lovellette, Toimi Alatalo, and Gabriel Ochoa Uribe. After him are Jean-Denis Bredin, Lyubov Kozyreva, Kiichirō Furukawa, Boris Nikolov, LaVern Baker, and Gheorghe Fiat. Among people deceased in 2018, Benny Andersen ranks 442. Before him are Douglas Rain, Yoseph Imry, Viktor Matviyenko, Hugh Wilson, Evy Berggren, and Maurane. After him are Michel Bonnevie, Randy Weston, Mary Midgley, Juris Silovs, Jeanne Ashworth, and Daniel Quinn.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsRalph McQuarrie
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 466
Willy Kernen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 467
Ken Henry
SKATER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 468
Clyde Lovellette
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 469
Toimi Alatalo
ATHLETE
1929 - 2014
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 470
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 471
Benny Andersen
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 472
Jean-Denis Bredin
WRITER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 473
Lyubov Kozyreva
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 474
Kiichirō Furukawa
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 475
Boris Nikolov
ATHLETE
1929 - 2017
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 476
LaVern Baker
SINGER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 477
Gheorghe Fiat
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 478
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsDouglas Rain
ACTOR
1928 - 2018
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 436
Yoseph Imry
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 437
Viktor Matviyenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2018
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 438
Hugh Wilson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2018
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 439
Evy Berggren
GYMNAST
1934 - 2018
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 440
Maurane
SINGER
1960 - 2018
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 441
Benny Andersen
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 442
Michel Bonnevie
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1921 - 2018
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 443
Randy Weston
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 444
Mary Midgley
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2018
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 445
Juris Silovs
ATHLETE
1950 - 2018
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 446
Jeanne Ashworth
SKATER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 447
Daniel Quinn
WRITER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 448
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Benny Andersen ranks 593 out of 1,032. Before him are Michael Pedersen Friis (1857), Kevin Magnussen (1992), Søren Malling (1964), Emmelie de Forest (1993), Aage Larsen (1923), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (1995), and Andreas Mogensen (1976). After him are Gunnar Asmussen (1944), Roland Møller (1972), Kenneth Brylle (1959), John Danielsen (1939), and Ole Qvist (1950).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsMichael Pedersen Friis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 586
Kevin Magnussen
RACING DRIVER
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 587
Søren Malling
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 588
Emmelie de Forest
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 589
Aage Larsen
ATHLETE
1923 - 2016
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 590
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 591
Andreas Mogensen
ASTRONAUT
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 592
Benny Andersen
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 593
Gunnar Asmussen
CYCLIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 594
Roland Møller
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 595
Kenneth Brylle
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 596
John Danielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 597
Ole Qvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 598
Among WRITERS In Denmark
Among writers born in Denmark, Benny Andersen ranks 48. Before him are Henrik Nordbrandt (1945), Peer Hultberg (1935), Villy Sørensen (1929), Hans Christian Branner (1903), Carsten Jensen (1952), and Dorrit Willumsen (1940). After him are Pia Tafdrup (1952), Sherin Khankan (1974), Sandi Toksvig (1958), and Yahya Hassan (1995).
Henrik Nordbrandt
1945 - 2023
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 42
Peer Hultberg
1935 - 2007
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 43
Villy Sørensen
1929 - 2001
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 44
Hans Christian Branner
1903 - 1966
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 45
Carsten Jensen
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 46
Dorrit Willumsen
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 47
Benny Andersen
1929 - 2018
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 48
Pia Tafdrup
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 49
Sherin Khankan
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 50
Sandi Toksvig
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 51
Yahya Hassan
1995 - 2020
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 52