WRITER

Guðbergur Bergsson

1932 - 2023

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Guðbergur Bergsson (16 October 1932 – 4 September 2023) was an Icelandic writer born in Grindavík. He attended the University of Iceland for his Teaching degree and then studied literature at the University of Barcelona. He was one of the leading translators of Spanish works in Iceland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guðbergur Bergsson has received more than 31,335 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Guðbergur Bergsson is the 2,128th most popular writer, the 26th most popular biography from Iceland and the 10th most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 55.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Guðbergur Bergsson ranks 2,128 out of 7,302. Before him are Yvan Goll, Stefania Wilczyńska, Al-Sharif al-Radi, James Boswell, Pavel Kohout, and Savitri Devi. After him are Daqiqi, Aphra Behn, Luís Fróis, Almeida Garrett, Kenneth Grahame, and William Caxton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Guðbergur Bergsson ranks 152. Before him are Isao Tomita, Walter Cunningham, Mustafa Tlass, Gato Barbieri, Vasily Aksyonov, and Eleanor F. Helin. After him are John Hillerman, Boris Shakhlin, Dhirubhai Ambani, Nichelle Nichols, Spyros Kyprianou, and József Antall. Among people deceased in 2023, Guðbergur Bergsson ranks 183. Before him are Giuliano Montaldo, Tengiz Kitovani, Philippe Sollers, Andrés García, Rita Lee, and Antoni Martí. After him are Lubomír Štrougal, John Warnock, Colin Burgess, Juliette Mayniel, Lasse Berghagen, and Federico Sacchi.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Guðbergur Bergsson ranks 26 out of 190. Before him are Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Jón Arason (1484), Sæmundr fróði (1056), and Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614). After him are Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Thorvald Eiriksson (972), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Erró (1932), and Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Guðbergur Bergsson ranks 10. Before him are Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Sæmundr fróði (1056), and Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614). After him are Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), and Einar Benediktsson (1864).

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