1953 - Today
Lars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian / Danish author. Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major role in his work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lars Saabye Christensen has received more than 77,565 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Lars Saabye Christensen is the 3,642nd most popular writer (up from 3,939th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Norway (up from 261st in 2019) and the 39th most popular Norwegian Writer.
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Among writers, Lars Saabye Christensen ranks 3,642 out of 5,755. Before him are Antoine Furetière, Peter Bichsel, Sakyo Komatsu, Elaine May, Rube Goldberg, and George Washington Williams. After him are Jules Janin, Lesches, Murray Leinster, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Nikolay Ogarev, and Amado Nervo.
1619 - 1688
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,636
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,637
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,638
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,639
1883 - 1970
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,640
1849 - 1891
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,641
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,642
1804 - 1874
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,643
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,644
1896 - 1975
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,645
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,646
1813 - 1877
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,647
1870 - 1919
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 3,648
Among people born in 1953, Lars Saabye Christensen ranks 185. Before him are Mitsuo Watanabe, Patrick Doyle, Steven Zaillian, René Houseman, Robert Wisdom, and Dieter Zetsche. After him are Dragan Kićanović, Kumba Ialá, Charles Martin Smith, Jacques Villeneuve, Taryn Power, and Sergey Mironov.
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 179
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 180
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 181
1953 - 2018
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 182
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 183
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 184
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 185
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 186
1953 - 2014
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 187
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 188
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 189
1953 - 2020
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 190
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 191
Among people born in Norway, Lars Saabye Christensen ranks 216 out of 927. Before him are Arnfinn Bergmann (1928), Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900), Erik Werenskiold (1855), Kristian Prestrud (1881), Lars Korvald (1916), and Wenche Myhre (1947). After him are Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (1015), Harald Grønningen (1934), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Vicky Vette (1965), Helge Løvland (1890), and Skule Bårdsson (1189).
1928 - 2011
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 210
900 - 1000
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 211
1855 - 1938
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 212
1881 - 1927
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 213
1916 - 2006
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 214
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 215
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 216
1015 - 1060
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 217
1934 - 2016
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 218
1634 - 1716
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 219
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 220
1890 - 1984
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 221
1189 - 1240
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 222
Among writers born in Norway, Lars Saabye Christensen ranks 39. Before him are Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Per Petterson (1952), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Alf Prøysen (1914), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), and Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900). After him are Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Johan Turi (1854), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Johan Bojer (1872), and Karl Ove Knausgård (1968).
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 33
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 34
1818 - 1870
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 35
1914 - 1970
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 36
1899 - 1990
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 37
900 - 1000
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 38
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 39
1634 - 1716
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 40
1920 - 2008
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 41
1854 - 1936
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 42
900 - 930
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 43
1872 - 1959
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 44
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 45