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Jan Wolkers

1925 - 2007

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Jan Hendrik Wolkers (26 October 1925 – 19 October 2007) was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter. Wolkers is considered by some to be one of the "Great Four" writers of post-World War II Dutch literature, alongside Willem Frederik Hermans, Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve (the latter authors are also known as the "Great Three").Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest. He became noted as an author in the 1960s mainly for his graphic descriptions of sexual acts, which were often subject of controversy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Wolkers has received more than 101,128 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jan Wolkers is the 3,613th most popular writer (down from 3,563rd in 2019), the 539th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 518th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

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  • 3.52

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jan Wolkers ranks 3,613 out of 5,755. Before him are Driss Chraïbi, I. A. Richards, Ruth Westheimer, Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Eiko Kadono, and Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo. After him are Yuri Rytkheu, Aleksey Pisemsky, Zofia Nałkowska, Connie Willis, Mary Sidney, and Unsuri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jan Wolkers ranks 239. Before him are Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Winters, Henning Larsen, M. S. Swaminathan, Carmen Martín Gaite, and Konrad Wolf. After him are Jacques Fatton, Jacques Sernas, Robert Jonquet, Shehu Shagari, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, and Giovanni Coppa. Among people deceased in 2007, Jan Wolkers ranks 185. Before him are Angelo Felici, Sandro Salvadore, Yang Chuan-kwang, Parry O'Brien, Manuel Bento, and Driss Chraïbi. After him are Mariano Gonzalvo, Toše Proeski, Aloísio Lorscheider, Isidore Isou, Veikko Karvonen, and Vlatko Pavletić.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Wolkers ranks 539 out of 1,427. Before him are Pieter Bleeker (1819), Evert van Aelst (1602), Willem Marinus Dudok (1884), Dirk Jan de Geer (1870), Badr Hari (1984), and Theo de Jong (1947). After him are Peter Aerts (1970), Björn Kuipers (1973), Bertus Aafjes (1914), Richard Witschge (1969), Willem Johan Kolff (1911), and George Knobel (1922).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Jan Wolkers ranks 28. Before him are Jan Luyken (1649), Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Corrie ten Boom (1892), Tim Krabbé (1943), and Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792). After him are Bertus Aafjes (1914), Simon Vestdijk (1898), Gysbert Japiks (1603), Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), Fedde Schurer (1898), and Gerbrand Bredero (1585).

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