WRITER

Jo Nesbø

1960 - Today

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Jon "Jo" Nesbø (Norwegian: [ˈjuː ˈnɛ̀sbøː]; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, and former football player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014, and he had sold over 50 million copies worldwide by 2021, making him the most successful Norwegian author of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jo Nesbø has received more than 2,467,580 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Jo Nesbø is the 367th most popular writer (up from 381st in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Norway and the 5th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Jo Nesbø is most famous for his Harry Hole series of crime novels.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jo Nesbø ranks 367 out of 7,302. Before him are Christine de Pizan, Ian Fleming, Mahmoud Darwish, Mario Puzo, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and Paul Auster. After him are Alphonse de Lamartine, Ennius, Octavio Paz, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Tulsidas, and Lucy Maud Montgomery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jo Nesbø ranks 10. Before him are Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Cook, Jeffrey Dahmer, Philippe of Belgium, Antonio Banderas, and Yulia Tymoshenko. After him are Isaac Herzog, Joachim Löw, Pierluigi Collina, Hassan Nasrallah, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Colin Firth.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jo Nesbø ranks 22 out of 1,039. Before him are Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Jon Fosse (1959), Rollo (846), Olaf II of Denmark (1370), Trygve Lie (1896), and Olaf II of Norway (993). After him are Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Vidkun Quisling (1887), Olaf Tryggvason (963), Ivar Aasen (1813), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), and Eric Bloodaxe (885).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jo Nesbø ranks 5. Before him are Henrik Ibsen (1828), Knut Hamsun (1859), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), and Jon Fosse (1959). After him are Ivar Aasen (1813), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Camilla Collett (1813), Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812).

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