WRITER

Nordahl Grieg

1902 - 1943

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Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular author and a controversial public figure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nordahl Grieg has received more than 110,658 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Nordahl Grieg is the 2,617th most popular writer (down from 2,016th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Norway (down from 107th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nordahl Grieg ranks 2,617 out of 7,302. Before him are Georg Herwegh, Ivan Mažuranić, Mihail Sadoveanu, Varro Atacinus, Terry Goodkind, and Vladimir Sorokin. After him are Dritëro Agolli, Günter Wallraff, John Wyndham, Bragi Boddason, Samad Vurgun, and Richard Wurmbrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Nordahl Grieg ranks 128. Before him are Peng Zhen, Tallulah Bankhead, Toyen, Eric Liddell, Boris Barnet, and Josef Krips. After him are Virginio Rosetta, Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Louis Beel, Oscar Cullmann, Ryu Gwansun, and Józef Maria Bocheński. Among people deceased in 1943, Nordahl Grieg ranks 96. Before him are Johann Niemann, Guido Fubini, Alexander Matrosov, Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach, Anathon Aall, and Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony. After him are Doris Miller, Franceska Mann, Otto Freundlich, Daisy, Princess of Pless, Azim Azimzade, and Mihailo Petrović.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Nordahl Grieg ranks 159 out of 1,039. Before him are Eystein I of Norway (1088), Anne Holt (1958), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Thorbjørn Jagland (1950), Inge II of Norway (1185), and Anathon Aall (1867). After him are Jon Elster (1940), Sigurd Slembe (1100), Amalie Skram (1846), Birger Ruud (1911), Hjalmar Andersen (1923), and Anja Breien (1940).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Nordahl Grieg ranks 27. Before him are Johan Bojer (1872), Margit Sandemo (1924), Per Petterson (1952), Karin Fossum (1954), Dag Solstad (1941), and Anne Holt (1958). After him are Amalie Skram (1846), Petter Dass (1647), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), and Kjell Askildsen (1929).

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