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José Hierro

1922 - 2002

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José Hierro del Real (born 3 April 1922 in Madrid, Spain – died 21 December 2002 in Madrid, Spain), sometimes colloquially called Pepe Hierro, was a Spanish poet. He belonged to the so-called postwar generation, within the rootless and existential poetry streams. He wrote for both Espadaña and Garcilaso magazines. In 1981, he received the Prince of Asturias Awards in Literature, in 1998 the Cervantes Prize and he received many more awards and honours. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). José Hierro is the 5,788th most popular writer (down from 5,758th in 2024), the 1,804th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,799th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, José Hierro ranks 5,788 out of 7,302. Before him are Sapardi Djoko Damono, Majit Gafuri, Luigi Galleani, Tim Powers, Semyon Nadson, and Joel Lehtonen. After him are Lina Morgenstern, Lino Aldani, Alfred Domett, Antoni Słonimski, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, and Julia Navarro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, José Hierro ranks 378. Before him are Don Patinkin, Niels Holst-Sørensen, Rosendo Hernández, Regina Resnik, Raffaele La Capria, and Marjorie Gestring. After him are Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Kathleen Booth, Jeanne Sauvé, Haskell Wexler, José Juncosa, and Miloslava Misáková. Among people deceased in 2002, José Hierro ranks 287. Before him are Barry Foster, Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, John Buscema, Spike Milligan, Vladimir Vasyutin, and Günther Ortmann. After him are R. A. Lafferty, Signe Hasso, Mary Brian, Jovdat Hajiyev, Willie Davenport, and Ivano Blason.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Hierro ranks 1,804 out of 3,355. Before him are Karina (1946), Natalya Goncharova (null), Voro (1963), Miguel Mihura (1905), Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo (1962), and Pedro Duque (1963). After him are Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901), Julia Navarro (1953), Josep Bonaplata i Corriol (1795), Juan Carlos Navarro (1980), Francisco Gamborena (1901), and José Juncosa (1922).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, José Hierro ranks 202. Before him are Agustín Durán (1789), Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1832), Blas de Otero (1916), Elvira Lindo (1962), Manuel Rivas (1957), and Miguel Mihura (1905). After him are Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901), Julia Navarro (1953), José Amador de los Ríos (1818), Miquel-Lluís Muntané (1956), Lucía Etxebarría (1966), and José Jiménez Lozano (1930).

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