WRITER
Henrik Ibsen
1828 - 1906
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; Norwegian: [ˈhɛ̀nrɪk ˈɪ̀psn̩]; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama," pioneering theatrical realism. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, and When We Dead Awaken. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henrik Ibsen has received more than 3,653,759 page views. His biography is available in 112 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 111 in 2019). Henrik Ibsen is the 81st most popular writer (down from 64th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Norway (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Writer.
Henrik Ibsen is most famous for his plays "A Doll's House" and "Hedda Gabler."
Memorability Metrics
3.7M
Page Views (PV)
78.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
112
Languages Editions (L)
12.94
Effective Languages (L*)
4.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Henrik Ibsen ranks 81 out of 7,302. Before him are Jorge Luis Borges, Václav Havel, Arthur Rimbaud, Maxim Gorky, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Hesiod. After him are François Rabelais, Miyamoto Musashi, Isaac Asimov, Daniel Defoe, Knut Hamsun, and Pablo Neruda.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJorge Luis Borges
1899 - 1986
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 75
Václav Havel
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 76
Arthur Rimbaud
1854 - 1891
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 77
Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 78
Rainer Maria Rilke
1875 - 1926
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 79
Hesiod
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 80
Henrik Ibsen
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 81
François Rabelais
1494 - 1553
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 82
Miyamoto Musashi
1584 - 1645
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 83
Isaac Asimov
1920 - 1992
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 84
Daniel Defoe
1660 - 1731
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 85
Knut Hamsun
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 86
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 87
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1828, Henrik Ibsen ranks 4. Before him are Leo Tolstoy, Jules Verne, and Henry Dunant. After him are Saigō Takamori, Rani of Jhansi, Hippolyte Taine, Charbel Makhlouf, Randal Cremer, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, and Ferdinand Cohn. Among people deceased in 1906, Henrik Ibsen ranks 3. Before him are Paul Cézanne, and Pierre Curie. After him are Christian IX of Denmark, Ludwig Boltzmann, Élie Ducommun, Archduke Otto of Austria, Susan B. Anthony, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Georgy Gapon, and Anton Arensky.
Others Born in 1828
Go to all RankingsLeo Tolstoy
WRITER
1828 - 1910
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 1
Jules Verne
WRITER
1828 - 1905
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 2
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 3
Henrik Ibsen
WRITER
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 4
Saigō Takamori
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1828 - 1877
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 5
Rani of Jhansi
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1858
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 6
Hippolyte Taine
HISTORIAN
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 7
Charbel Makhlouf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1828 - 1898
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 8
Randal Cremer
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 9
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
WRITER
1828 - 1882
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 10
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
WRITER
1828 - 1889
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Cohn
BIOLOGIST
1828 - 1898
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1906
Go to all RankingsPaul Cézanne
PAINTER
1839 - 1906
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 1
Pierre Curie
PHYSICIST
1859 - 1906
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 2
Henrik Ibsen
WRITER
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 3
Christian IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1906
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 4
Ludwig Boltzmann
PHYSICIST
1844 - 1906
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 5
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 6
Archduke Otto of Austria
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1906
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 7
Susan B. Anthony
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1820 - 1906
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 8
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
INVENTOR
1859 - 1906
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 9
Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann
PHILOSOPHER
1842 - 1906
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 10
Georgy Gapon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1906
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 11
Anton Arensky
COMPOSER
1861 - 1906
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 12
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Henrik Ibsen ranks 6 out of 1,039. Before him are Edvard Munch (1863), Roald Amundsen (1872), Ragnar Lodbrok (850), Harald V of Norway (1937), and Edvard Grieg (1843). After him are Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), Knut Hamsun (1859), Niels Henrik Abel (1802), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), and Harald Fairhair (850).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsEdvard Munch
PAINTER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 1
Roald Amundsen
EXPLORER
1872 - 1928
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 2
Ragnar Lodbrok
NOBLEMAN
850 - 801
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 3
Harald V of Norway
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 4
Edvard Grieg
COMPOSER
1843 - 1907
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 5
Henrik Ibsen
WRITER
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 6
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 7
Knut Hamsun
WRITER
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 8
Niels Henrik Abel
MATHEMATICIAN
1802 - 1829
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 9
Fridtjof Nansen
EXPLORER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 10
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
WRITER
1832 - 1910
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 11
Harald Fairhair
POLITICIAN
850 - 933
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Norway
Among writers born in Norway, Henrik Ibsen ranks 1. After him are Knut Hamsun (1859), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Jon Fosse (1959), Jo Nesbø (1960), Ivar Aasen (1813), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Camilla Collett (1813), Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812).
Henrik Ibsen
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 1
Knut Hamsun
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 2
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832 - 1910
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 3
Jon Fosse
1959 - Present
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 4
Jo Nesbø
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 5
Ivar Aasen
1813 - 1896
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 6
Ludvig Holberg
1684 - 1754
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 7
Jostein Gaarder
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 8
Camilla Collett
1813 - 1895
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 9
Arne Garborg
1851 - 1924
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 10
Alexander Kielland
1849 - 1906
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 11
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
1812 - 1885
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 12