WRITER

Jan Kjærstad

1953 - Today

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Jan Kjærstad (born 6 March 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo (cand. theol.). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Kjærstad has received more than 47,054 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Kjærstad is the 4,849th most popular writer (down from 4,647th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Norway (down from 288th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jan Kjærstad ranks 4,849 out of 7,302. Before him are Vittorio Messori, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Myrtis of Anthedon, Corín Tellado, Gulnazar Keldi, and Jim Harrison. After him are Joe R. Lansdale, Vitaliano Brancati, Jenő Rejtő, Marie Hankel, Bedros Tourian, and Philippe Claudel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Jan Kjærstad ranks 306. Before him are Ernest Bai Koroma, Enzo Trossero, Cornel West, Katarina Frostenson, Hiroyuki Usui, and Kim Gordon. After him are Ibrahim Zakzaky, Grażyna Szapołowska, Kvitka Cisyk, Jürgen Pommerenke, Antoine de Caunes, and Robert Charles Wilson.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jan Kjærstad ranks 307 out of 1,039. Before him are Axel Thue (1863), Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1870), Finn Helgesen (1919), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Jahn Teigen (1949), and Gunnar Knudsen (1848). After him are Kristofer Hivju (1978), John Lyng (1905), Finn Ronne (1899), Odd Lundberg (1917), Arnulf Øverland (1889), and Johan Anker (1871).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jan Kjærstad ranks 57. Before him are Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Olav Aukrust (1883), Linn Ullmann (1966), Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771), Hans Jæger (1854), and Knud Knudsen (1812). After him are Arnulf Øverland (1889), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900), Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), Inger Hagerup (1905), and Vera Henriksen (1927).

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