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Jon Fosse

1959 - Today

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Jon Olav Fosse (Norwegian: [ˈjʊ̀nː ˈfɔ̂sːə]; born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's work spans over seventy novels, poems, children's books, essays, and theatre plays, which have been translated into over fifty languages. The most performed Norwegian playwright after Henrik Ibsen, Fosse is currently—with productions presented on over a thousand stages worldwide—one of the most performed contemporary playwrights globally. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Fosse has received more than 640,734 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Fosse is the 2,695th most popular writer (up from 2,722nd in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Norway (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 640k

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  • 52.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jon Fosse ranks 2,695 out of 5,755. Before him are Phrynichus, Hilaire Belloc, David Shore, Jules Supervielle, J.-H. Rosny aîné, and Isaac Titsingh. After him are Pavlo Tychyna, Teimuraz II of Kakheti, Mihail Sebastian, José de Alencar, Arnold Bennett, and James Tiptree Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Jon Fosse ranks 107. Before him are Anatoly Onoprienko, Donna Murphy, Alessandro Nannini, Stephen Harper, David Shore, and Byung-Chul Han. After him are John Magufuli, Abdul Ahad Mohmand, R. A. Salvatore, Helmuth Duckadam, Mark Williams, and Peter Mensah.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jon Fosse ranks 151 out of 927. Before him are Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Caspar Wessel (1745), Hans Gude (1825), Petter Dass (1647), Hans Aanrud (1863), and Peter Tordenskjold (1690). After him are Viggo Brun (1885), Thorbjørn Jagland (1950), Trygve Bratteli (1910), Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), Nils Christie (1928), and Camilla Collett (1813).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jon Fosse ranks 26. Before him are Dagny Juel (1867), Margit Sandemo (1924), Anne Holt (1958), Karin Fossum (1954), Petter Dass (1647), and Hans Aanrud (1863). After him are Camilla Collett (1813), Johan Borgen (1902), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Amalie Skram (1846), Sigurd Hoel (1890), and Johan Herman Wessel (1742).

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