1954 - Today
Karin Fossum (born 6 November 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karin Fossum has received more than 139,402 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Karin Fossum is the 2,548th most popular writer (down from 2,371st in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 140th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Norwegian Writer.
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Among writers, Karin Fossum ranks 2,548 out of 5,755. Before her are Shere Hite, Bion of Smyrna, Albert Cossery, André Salmon, Apollonius Dyscolus, and Jean Lorrain. After her are Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Alonso de Ercilla, Takiji Kobayashi, Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, Harlan Ellison, and Aspazija.
1942 - 2020
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 2,542
300 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 2,543
1913 - 2008
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 2,544
1881 - 1969
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 2,545
200 - 200
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 2,546
1855 - 1906
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 2,547
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 2,548
1908 - 1974
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 2,549
1533 - 1594
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 2,550
1903 - 1933
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 2,551
1925 - 2009
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 2,552
1934 - 2018
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 2,553
1865 - 1943
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 2,554
Among people born in 1954, Karin Fossum ranks 123. Before her are Neil Tennant, Roberto Dinamite, Lee Chang-dong, Paul Rusesabagina, Bobby Sands, and David Lee Roth. After her are Margaux Hemingway, Phil Taylor, Jeffrey Sachs, Abdelilah Benkirane, Jon Krakauer, and László Krasznahorkai.
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 117
1954 - 2023
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 118
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 119
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 120
1954 - 1981
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 121
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 122
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 123
1954 - 1996
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 124
1954 - 2015
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 125
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 126
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 127
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 128
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 129
Among people born in Norway, Karin Fossum ranks 142 out of 927. Before her are Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Alf-Inge Håland (1972), Jørgen Juve (1906), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Anne Holt (1958), and Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836). After her are Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Caspar Wessel (1745), Hans Gude (1825), and Petter Dass (1647).
950 - 980
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 136
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 137
1906 - 1983
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 138
1832 - 1918
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 139
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 140
1836 - 1902
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 141
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 142
1860 - 1924
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 143
1879 - 1952
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 144
1301 - 1361
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 145
1745 - 1818
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 146
1825 - 1903
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 147
1647 - 1707
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 148
Among writers born in Norway, Karin Fossum ranks 23. Before her are Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), Dagny Juel (1867), Margit Sandemo (1924), and Anne Holt (1958). After her are Petter Dass (1647), Hans Aanrud (1863), Jon Fosse (1959), Camilla Collett (1813), Johan Borgen (1902), and Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120).
1912 - 1990
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 17
1808 - 1845
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 18
1813 - 1882
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 19
1867 - 1901
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 20
1924 - 2018
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 21
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 22
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 23
1647 - 1707
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 24
1863 - 1953
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 25
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 26
1813 - 1895
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 27
1902 - 1979
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 28
1120 - 1188
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 29