WRITER
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
1963 - Today
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Jón Kalman Stefánsson (born 17 December 1963) is an Icelandic author. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jón Kalman Stefánsson has received more than 104,788 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jón Kalman Stefánsson is the 4,807th most popular writer (up from 5,455th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 77th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Icelander Writer.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
55.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
6.18
Effective Languages (L*)
1.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jón Kalman Stefánsson ranks 4,807 out of 7,302. Before him are James Lee Burke, Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Raymond Abellio, Gáspár Heltai, Nicholas Evans, and Irving Wallace. After him are Herman Heijermans, John Lyly, David E. Kelley, Shōhei Ōoka, Chaim Potok, and Andrea Maffei.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Lee Burke
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,801
Lygia Bojunga Nunes
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,802
Raymond Abellio
1907 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,803
Gáspár Heltai
1510 - 1574
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,804
Nicholas Evans
1950 - 2022
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,805
Irving Wallace
1916 - 1990
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 4,806
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 4,807
Herman Heijermans
1864 - 1924
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 4,808
John Lyly
1554 - 1606
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 4,809
David E. Kelley
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 4,810
Shōhei Ōoka
1909 - 1988
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 4,811
Chaim Potok
1929 - 2002
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 4,812
Andrea Maffei
1798 - 1885
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 4,813
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Jón Kalman Stefánsson ranks 252. Before him are E. L. James, Henri Leconte, Raimond Aumann, Slobodan Živojinović, R. J. Palacio, and Yann Martel. After him are Jean-Marc Vallée, Angus Macfadyen, Andrei Tchmil, Yoko Kanno, Juan Ramón López Caro, and Andy Rubin.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsE. L. James
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 246
Henri Leconte
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 247
Raimond Aumann
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 248
Slobodan Živojinović
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 249
R. J. Palacio
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 250
Yann Martel
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 251
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 252
Jean-Marc Vallée
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2021
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 253
Angus Macfadyen
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 254
Andrei Tchmil
CYCLIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 255
Yoko Kanno
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 256
Juan Ramón López Caro
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 257
Andy Rubin
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 258
In Iceland
Among people born in Iceland, Jón Kalman Stefánsson ranks 59 out of 190. Before him are Einar Benediktsson (1864), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954), Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (1955), and Hermann Jónasson (1896). After him are Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (1847), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Þorsteinn Pálsson (1947), and Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (1948).
Others born in Iceland
Go to all RankingsEinar Benediktsson
WRITER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 53
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 54
Ísleifur Gissurarson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1006 - 1080
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 55
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 56
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 57
Hermann Jónasson
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1976
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 58
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 59
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 60
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 61
Einar Már Guðmundsson
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 62
Hallgrímur Helgason
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 63
Þorsteinn Pálsson
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 64
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 65
Among WRITERS In Iceland
Among writers born in Iceland, Jón Kalman Stefánsson ranks 17. Before him are Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), and Einar Benediktsson (1864). After him are Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888), Snorri Hjartarson (1906), and Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940).
Jónas Hallgrímsson
1807 - 1845
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 11
Matthías Jochumsson
1835 - 1920
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 12
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 13
Sturla Þórðarson
1214 - 1284
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 14
Eggert Ólafsson
1726 - 1768
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 15
Einar Benediktsson
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 16
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 17
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 18
Einar Már Guðmundsson
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 19
Hallgrímur Helgason
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 20
Þórbergur Þórðarson
1888 - 1974
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 21
Snorri Hjartarson
1906 - 1986
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 22
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
1940 - 2010
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 23