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Dick Bruna

1927 - 2017

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Dick Bruna (born Hendrik Magdalenus Bruna, 23 August 1927 – 16 February 2017) was a Dutch author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer. Bruna was best known for his children's books which he authored and illustrated, numbering over 200. His most notable creation was Miffy (Nijntje in the original Dutch), a small rabbit drawn with heavy graphic lines, simple shapes and primary colours. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Bruna has received more than 321,867 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Dick Bruna is the 1,646th most popular writer (up from 1,674th in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dick Bruna ranks 1,646 out of 5,755. Before him are Robert Brasillach, Robert de Boron, Philippe de Commines, Petar Zrinski, Eric Carle, and Adolph Freiherr Knigge. After him are Terry Brooks, Augusto Boal, Theophylact of Ohrid, Nicander, Lu You, and Arnaldur Indriðason.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Dick Bruna ranks 98. Before him are Günter Guillaume, Alfredo Kraus, Bob Fosse, Eldar Ryazanov, Paul Badura-Skoda, and R. D. Laing. After him are Robert Plutchik, François Furet, Vasile Milea, Sabah, Marvin Harris, and Ken Russell. Among people deceased in 2017, Dick Bruna ranks 103. Before him are Bill Paxton, Yisrael Kristal, Azzedine Alaïa, Jannis Kounellis, Magdalena Abakanowicz, and Loalwa Braz. After him are Juan Goytisolo, Hiroto Muraoka, Tsutomu Hata, Michael Parks, Luis Bacalov, and Brian Aldiss.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Dick Bruna ranks 254 out of 1,427. Before him are Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Carel Struycken (1948), Pieter van der Aa (1659), Willem Blaeu (1571), Geert Groote (1340), and Cornelis van Haarlem (1562). After him are Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (1576), Balthasar van der Ast (1593), Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597), William I, Count of Hainaut (1287), Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1622), and Constantijn Huygens (1596).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Dick Bruna ranks 8. Before him are Multatuli (1820), Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Robert van Gulik (1910), Etty Hillesum (1914), Harry Mulisch (1927), and Cees Nooteboom (1933). After him are Constantijn Huygens (1596), Cornelis Tromp (1629), Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), Jacob Cats (1577), and Cornelis de Bruijn (1652).

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