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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 2,364,580 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Jo Nesbø is the 382nd most popular writer (down from 341st in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Writer.

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

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  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jo Nesbø ranks 382 out of 5,755. Before him are Gabriele D'Annunzio, Ludovico Ariosto, Erich von Däniken, Sándor Márai, Tulsidas, and Dan Brown. After him are W. Somerset Maugham, Herta Müller, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, André Maurois, Henning Mankell, and Ammianus Marcellinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jo Nesbø ranks 8. Before him are Naruhito, Ayrton Senna, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, and Antonio Banderas. After him are Joachim Löw, Julianne Moore, Colin Firth, Philippe of Belgium, Pierluigi Collina, and Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jo Nesbø ranks 22 out of 927. Before him are Olaf Tryggvason (963), Trygve Lie (1896), Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Vidkun Quisling (1887), and Jens Stoltenberg (1959). After him are Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Harald Hardrada (1015), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ragnar Frisch (1895), and Magnus the Good (1024).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jo Nesbø ranks 3. Before him are Henrik Ibsen (1828) and Knut Hamsun (1859). After him are Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Ivar Aasen (1813), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Alexander Kielland (1849), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), and Tarjei Vesaas (1897).

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