1901 - 1987
Heðin Brú (pronounced [ˈhejɪn bɹʉu]; August 17, 1901 – May 18, 1987) was the pen-name of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator. Heðin Brú is considered to be the most important Faroese writer of his generation and is known for his fresh and ironic style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heðin Brú has received more than 25,445 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Heðin Brú is the 4,796th most popular writer (down from 3,892nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Writer.
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Among writers, Heðin Brú ranks 4,796 out of 5,755. Before him are Constantin von Wurzbach, Alexis, Vikenty Veresaev, Edward Carpenter, Jean Vautrin, and Tobias Wolff. After him are Anna Brigadere, Miguel Otero Silva, Tom Robbins, Thea Beckman, Raghunath Murmu, and Walter M. Miller Jr..
1818 - 1893
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 4,790
372 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 4,791
1867 - 1945
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 4,792
1844 - 1929
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 4,793
1933 - 2015
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 4,794
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 4,795
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 4,796
1861 - 1933
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 4,797
1908 - 1985
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 4,798
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 4,799
1923 - 2004
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 4,800
1905 - 1982
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 4,801
1923 - 1996
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 4,802
Among people born in 1901, Heðin Brú ranks 242. Before him are Paul Martin, Louis Clarke, Malcolm MacDonald, Mildred Davis, Frankie Genaro, and Arthur Samuel. After him are Gerald Finzi, Pyotr Novikov, László Németh, Mark Oliphant, Aleksandr Andronov, and František Halas. Among people deceased in 1987, Heðin Brú ranks 184. Before him are Elizabeth Hartman, Óscar Bonfiglio, Paul Martin, Uwe Barschel, Hans Gál, and Metaksia Simonyan. After him are Galo Plaza, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Giovanni Arpino, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, and Elizabeth Cotten.
1901 - 1987
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 236
1901 - 1977
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 237
1901 - 1981
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 238
1901 - 1969
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 239
1901 - 1966
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 240
1901 - 1990
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 241
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 242
1901 - 1956
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 243
1901 - 1975
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 244
1901 - 1975
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 245
1901 - 2000
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 246
1901 - 1952
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 247
1901 - 1949
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 248
1943 - 1987
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 178
1905 - 1987
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 179
1901 - 1987
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 180
1944 - 1987
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 181
1890 - 1987
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 182
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 183
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 184
1906 - 1987
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 185
1921 - 1987
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 186
1927 - 1987
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 187
1905 - 1987
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 188
1893 - 1987
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 189
1893 - 1987
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 190
Among people born in Faroe Islands, Heðin Brú ranks 7 out of 25. Before him are Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860), William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), and Ruth Smith (1913). After him are Christian Matras (1900), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Marita Petersen (1940), Rói Patursson (1947), Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), and Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964).
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1
1900 - 1991
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 2
1819 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 3
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4
1900 - 1938
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5
1913 - 1958
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 6
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 7
1900 - 1988
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 8
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 9
1940 - 2001
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 11
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 12
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 13
Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Heðin Brú ranks 5. Before him are William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), and Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900). After him are Christian Matras (1900), Rói Patursson (1947), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).
1900 - 1991
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1
1819 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 2
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 3
1900 - 1938
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 4
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 5
1900 - 1988
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 7
1864 - 1918
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 8