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Kjell Askildsen

1929 - 2021

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Kjell Askildsen (30 September 1929 – 23 September 2021) was a Norwegian writer probably best known for his minimalistic short stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kjell Askildsen has received more than 46,890 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Kjell Askildsen is the 1,318th most popular writer (up from 2,849th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Norway (up from 182nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 47k

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  • 58.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kjell Askildsen ranks 1,318 out of 5,755. Before him are Cratinus, Joachim Fest, Daniil Kharms, Ibn al-Nadim, Magda Szabó, and Stéphane Hessel. After him are Robert Sheckley, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Cees Nooteboom, Don DeLillo, Konstantin Simonov, and Xavier de Maistre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Kjell Askildsen ranks 102. Before him are Alasdair MacIntyre, Georgi Markov, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bob Denard, John Polanyi, and June Carter Cash. After him are Věra Chytilová, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eva Schloss, Chespirito, Isabel Sarli, and David Kelly. Among people deceased in 2021, Kjell Askildsen ranks 104. Before him are Lamine Diack, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Helen McCrory, Walter Mondale, Nino Vaccarella, and Tamara Press. After him are David Yonggi Cho, Igor Oistrakh, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Westergaard, and Toshihide Maskawa.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kjell Askildsen ranks 68 out of 927. Before him are Alexander Kielland (1849), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Erna Solberg (1961), Finn E. Kydland (1943), Magnus Barefoot (1073), and Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931). After him are Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Sverre Fehn (1924), Axel Paulsen (1855), Sigurd the Crusader (1090), and Johan Svendsen (1840).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Kjell Askildsen ranks 9. Before him are Jo Nesbø (1960), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Ivar Aasen (1813), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), and Alexander Kielland (1849). After him are Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Jonas Lie (1833), and Nordahl Grieg (1902).

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