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WRITER

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää

1943 - 2001

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Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áilu in the Northern Sámi language and with the stage name of Áillohaš (Enontekiö 23 March 1943 – Espoo 26 November 2001), was a Finnish-born Norwegian Sámi writer, musician and artist. He was one of the most internationally recognised contributors of Sámi culture. He was mostly known for his joiks and poems. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nils-Aslak Valkeapää has received more than 87,949 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Nils-Aslak Valkeapää is the 2,430th most popular writer (down from 2,329th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Finland (down from 87th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Finnish Writer.

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  • 53.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää ranks 2,430 out of 5,755. Before him are Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Nikolay Kostomarov, Mikołaj Rej, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Konstantin Balmont, and Isidora Sekulić. After him are Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Maria Skobtsova, Tom Sharpe, Paul the Silentiary, Dagny Juel, and Vladimir Stasov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää ranks 206. Before him are Winston Groom, Douglas Tompkins, Mie Hama, Robert Gates, Hilton Valentine, and Edward L. G. Bowell. After him are Charles Savarin, Georgi Asparuhov, Terry Eagleton, Tim Hunt, John Zerzan, and Sylvester McCoy. Among people deceased in 2001, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää ranks 92. Before him are Indro Montanelli, Juan Bosch, Richard Wurmbrand, Bill Hewlett, Hiroshi Teshigahara, and Alexei Tupolev. After him are Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Mauro Bolognini, Mortimer J. Adler, Kristina Söderbaum, Jason Miller, and Ken Tyrrell.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää ranks 96 out of 642. Before him are Tapio Wirkkala (1915), Aimo Cajander (1879), Matthias Castrén (1813), Väinö Tanner (1881), Elissa Aalto (1922), and Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873). After him are Matti Vanhanen (1955), Alexander Mozhaysky (1825), Alexander von Nordmann (1803), Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861), Rolf Nevanlinna (1895), and Albin Stenroos (1889).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää ranks 15. Before him are Väinö Linna (1920), Eino Leino (1878), Minna Canth (1844), Juhani Aho (1861), Fredrika Bremer (1801), and Pentti Linkola (1932). After him are Bo Carpelan (1926), Frans Michael Franzén (1772), Paavo Haavikko (1931), Lydia Chukovskaya (1907), Sofi Oksanen (1977), and Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791).

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