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Herbjørg Wassmo

1942 - Today

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Herbjørg Wassmo (born 6 December 1942) is a Norwegian author. She was born in Vesterålen and worked as a teacher in northern Norway until beginning her career as an author. Her first published work was a collection of poems, "Vingeslag" ("Beating of Wings"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbjørg Wassmo has received more than 45,705 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Herbjørg Wassmo is the 1,509th most popular writer (up from 1,556th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Norway (up from 92nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 46k

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  • 57.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 1,509 out of 5,755. Before her are Gil Vicente, Anagarika Dharmapala, Stobaeus, Samuel Pepys, Władysław Tarnowski, and Mário de Andrade. After her are Lee Child, Otfried Preußler, Ahmed Shawqi, Upton Sinclair, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Ion Luca Caragiale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 135. Before her are Mirjana Marković, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Carole King, Fraser Stoddart, Milan Milutinović, and Frank Zane. After her are Muslim Magomayev, Pedro Rocha, Péter Nádas, Ivo Viktor, Christopher A. Sims, and Linda Evans.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 78 out of 927. Before her are Axel Paulsen (1855), Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Johan Svendsen (1840), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Anders Behring Breivik (1979), and Arne Næss (1912). After her are Jan Garbarek (1947), Stein Rokkan (1921), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Christian Michelsen (1857), and Otto Sverdrup (1854).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 11. Before her are Ludvig Holberg (1684), Ivar Aasen (1813), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Alexander Kielland (1849), Kjell Askildsen (1929), and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812). After her are Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Jonas Lie (1833), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Arne Garborg (1851), and Thorbjørn Egner (1912).

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