WRITER

Gunnar Gunnarsson

1889 - 1975

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Gunnar Gunnarsson (18 May 1889 – 21 November 1975) was an Icelandic author who wrote mainly in Danish. He grew up, in considerable poverty, on Valþjófsstaður in Fljótsdalur valley and on Ljótsstaðir in Vopnafjörður. During the first half of 20th century he became one of the most popular novelists in Denmark and Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunnar Gunnarsson has received more than 75,426 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnar Gunnarsson is the 1,615th most popular writer (down from 1,477th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 13th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Icelander Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 75k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Edbrødre
1918
Borgslægtens historie
1915
Svartfugl
Fiction
1929
Smaa historier
1918
Varg i veum
1916

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 1,615 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter Altenberg, Pacuvius, Uri Avnery, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Marie de Gournay, and Aharon Appelfeld. After him are Pierre Reverdy, Alice Walker, Adèle Hugo, Eupolis, Marquis de Custine, and Ibn al-Farid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 61. Before him are Beno Gutenberg, Thomas Midgley Jr., Richard Glücks, Eberhard von Mackensen, Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland, and Zoltán Tildy. After him are Pierre Reverdy, Takeo Kurita, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, R. G. Collingwood, María Capovilla, and Alma Karlin. Among people deceased in 1975, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 56. Before him are Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, Marguerite Perey, Luigi Dallapiccola, Avery Brundage, Henry Calvin, and Lyubov Orlova. After him are Elijah Muhammad, Robert Stolz, Leroy Anderson, Michel Simon, Eugen Fink, and Fredric March.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 17 out of 190. Before him are Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), and Arnaldur Indriðason (1961). After him are Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), and Jón Arason (1484).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 5. Before him are Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), and Arnaldur Indriðason (1961). After him are Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), and Matthías Jochumsson (1835).

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