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Herberto Hélder

1930 - 2015

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Herberto Helder de Oliveira (Funchal, São Pedro, 23 November 1930 – Cascais, 23 March 2015) was a Portuguese poet often considered the most important Portuguese poet of the second half of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herberto Hélder has received more than 33,444 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Herberto Hélder is the 5,049th most popular writer (down from 4,574th in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 288th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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  • 33k

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  • 44.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herberto Hélder ranks 5,049 out of 5,755. Before him are Vladimir Bogomolov, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Atis Kronvalds, Joseph Victor von Scheffel, Alain Decaux, and Jonathan Stroud. After him are Robert J. Sawyer, Jan Lechoń, Alan Ayckbourn, Sándor Bródy, Aquilino Ribeiro, and Mehmet Emin Yurdakul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Herberto Hélder ranks 411. Before him are Alphonse Alley, Sachiko Hidari, José Guardiola, Francesco Maselli, Judit Temes, and Geoffrey Holder. After him are Halszka Osmólska, Tony Trabert, George Steinbrenner, Michael J. Adams, Eugen Meier, and Jimmy McLane. Among people deceased in 2015, Herberto Hélder ranks 326. Before him are Gregory Walcott, Robert Chartoff, Florence Arthaud, Héctor Silva, Friedrich L. Bauer, and Beau Biden. After him are Allen Toussaint, Jouko Törmänen, Pál Várhidi, Rakhat Aliyev, Zhanna Yorkina, and Nirmala Joshi.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Herberto Hélder ranks 327 out of 555. Before him are José Luandino Vieira (1935), José Leite de Vasconcelos (1858), Jorge de Sena (1919), Guerra Junqueiro (1850), Fernando Chalana (1959), and Rui Rio (1957). After him are Félix de Avelar Brotero (1744), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), Hélder Postiga (1982), Pedro Costa (1958), Pedro Proença (1970), and Jorge Costa (1971).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Herberto Hélder ranks 35. Before him are Ferreira de Castro (1898), Eugénio de Andrade (1923), Tomás António Gonzaga (1744), José Luandino Vieira (1935), Jorge de Sena (1919), and Guerra Junqueiro (1850). After him are Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), Natália Correia (1923), Maria Teresa Horta (1937), and José Luís Peixoto (1974).

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