WRITER
Halldór Laxness
1902 - 1998
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Kiljan Laxness (Icelandic: [ˈhaltour ˈcʰɪljan ˈlaksnɛs] ; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and short stories. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Halldór Laxness has received more than 491,686 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2019). Halldór Laxness is the 245th most popular writer (up from 256th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Iceland and the 2nd most popular Icelander Writer.
Halldór Laxness is most famous for his novel, Independent People, which won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955.
Memorability Metrics
490k
Page Views (PV)
71.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
91
Languages Editions (L)
14.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Halldór Laxness ranks 245 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacob Grimm, Nikos Kazantzakis, Fuzûlî, Robert Musil, John Milton, and Saadi Shirazi. After him are J. M. G. Le Clézio, Paula Hitler, Germaine de Staël, Valmiki, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, and Peter Handke.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacob Grimm
1785 - 1863
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 239
Nikos Kazantzakis
1883 - 1957
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 240
Fuzûlî
1494 - 1556
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 241
Robert Musil
1880 - 1942
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 242
John Milton
1608 - 1674
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 243
Saadi Shirazi
1210 - 1291
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 244
Halldór Laxness
1902 - 1998
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 245
J. M. G. Le Clézio
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 246
Paula Hitler
1896 - 1960
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 247
Germaine de Staël
1766 - 1817
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 248
Valmiki
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 249
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 250
Peter Handke
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 251
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Halldór Laxness ranks 11. Before him are Paul Dirac, Leni Riefenstahl, Erik Erikson, Carl Rogers, John Steinbeck, and Isaac Bashevis Singer. After him are Talcott Parsons, Eugene Wigner, Fernand Braudel, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Nâzım Hikmet, and Alfred Kastler. Among people deceased in 1998, Halldór Laxness ranks 5. Before him are Pol Pot, Akira Kurosawa, Frank Sinatra, and Jean Marais. After him are Todor Zhivkov, Carlos Castaneda, Ernst Jünger, Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, Niklas Luhmann, and Yang Shangkun.
Others Born in 1902
Go to all RankingsPaul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 5
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 6
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 7
Carl Rogers
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 8
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 9
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 10
Halldór Laxness
WRITER
1902 - 1998
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 11
Talcott Parsons
SOCIOLOGIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 12
Eugene Wigner
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1995
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 13
Fernand Braudel
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1985
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 14
Saud of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1969
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 15
Nâzım Hikmet
WRITER
1902 - 1963
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 16
Alfred Kastler
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsPol Pot
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1998
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 1
Akira Kurosawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1998
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 2
Frank Sinatra
SINGER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 3
Jean Marais
ACTOR
1913 - 1998
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 4
Halldór Laxness
WRITER
1902 - 1998
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 5
Todor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 6
Carlos Castaneda
WRITER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
Ernst Jünger
WRITER
1895 - 1998
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 8
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Jean-François Lyotard
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 10
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 11
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 12
In Iceland
Among people born in Iceland, Halldór Laxness ranks 3 out of 190. Before him are Leif Erikson (970), and Snorri Sturluson (1179). After him are Thorfinn Karlsefni (1000), Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Björk (1965), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894).
Others born in Iceland
Go to all RankingsLeif Erikson
EXPLORER
970 - 1020
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 1
Snorri Sturluson
WRITER
1179 - 1241
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 2
Halldór Laxness
WRITER
1902 - 1998
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 3
Thorfinn Karlsefni
EXPLORER
1000 - 1100
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 4
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 5
Björk
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 6
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 7
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 8
Bjarni Herjólfsson
EXPLORER
966 - 1000
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 9
Egill Skallagrímsson
WRITER
904 - 990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 10
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 11
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Iceland
Among writers born in Iceland, Halldór Laxness ranks 2. Before him are Snorri Sturluson (1179). After him are Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), and Matthías Jochumsson (1835).
Snorri Sturluson
1179 - 1241
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 1
Halldór Laxness
1902 - 1998
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 2
Egill Skallagrímsson
904 - 990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3
Arnaldur Indriðason
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 4
Gunnar Gunnarsson
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 5
Magnús Scheving
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6
Jón Arason
1484 - 1550
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 7
Sæmundr fróði
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 8
Hallgrímur Pétursson
1614 - 1674
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 9
Guðbergur Bergsson
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 10
Jónas Hallgrímsson
1807 - 1845
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 11
Matthías Jochumsson
1835 - 1920
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 12