WRITER
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
1940 - 1979
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Ole Lund Kirkegaard (29 July 1940, in Aarhus – 24 March 1979) was a Danish writer of children's and youth literature, as well as a teacher. He mainly wrote about the interactions between adults and children. The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ole Lund Kirkegaard has received more than 52,254 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ole Lund Kirkegaard is the 4,645th most popular writer, the 459th most popular biography from Denmark and the 41st most popular Danish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
52k
Page Views (PV)
55.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.52
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ole Lund Kirkegaard ranks 4,645 out of 7,302. Before him are Zane Grey, Vitaly Bianki, Cerverí de Girona, Erik Hornung, Virginie Ancelot, and Levon Shant. After him are Sarah Kane, Grace Aguilar, Margarita Aliger, Thomas Middleton, Mieke Bal, and Hans Jæger.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZane Grey
1872 - 1939
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4,639
Vitaly Bianki
1894 - 1959
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4,640
Cerverí de Girona
1259 - 1285
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4,641
Erik Hornung
1933 - 2022
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,642
Virginie Ancelot
1792 - 1875
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,643
Levon Shant
1869 - 1951
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,644
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,645
Sarah Kane
1971 - 1999
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,646
Grace Aguilar
1816 - 1847
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,647
Margarita Aliger
1915 - 1992
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,648
Thomas Middleton
1580 - 1627
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,649
Mieke Bal
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,650
Hans Jæger
1854 - 1910
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,651
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Ole Lund Kirkegaard ranks 346. Before him are Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, Carole Pateman, Yambo Ouologuem, Gene Pitney, Lorella De Luca, and Jean-Claude Andruet. After him are Peter Gethin, Jacques Higelin, Győző Kulcsár, Eugen Drewermann, Claire Bretécher, and Nguyễn Văn Trỗi. Among people deceased in 1979, Ole Lund Kirkegaard ranks 188. Before him are Pyotr Gavrilov, Bernt Evensen, Jan de Klerk, Corinne Griffith, Sigrid Fick, and Gérard Blitz. After him are Michael Wilding, Stan Kenton, Hans von Funck, Maurizio Arena, Nikolai Tikhonov, and Mohamed Akid.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsAntonella Ragno-Lonzi
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 340
Carole Pateman
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 341
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 342
Gene Pitney
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 343
Lorella De Luca
ACTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 344
Jean-Claude Andruet
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 345
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
WRITER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 346
Peter Gethin
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 347
Jacques Higelin
SINGER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 348
Győző Kulcsár
FENCER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 349
Eugen Drewermann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 350
Claire Bretécher
COMIC ARTIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 351
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1964
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 352
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsPyotr Gavrilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1979
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 182
Bernt Evensen
SKATER
1905 - 1979
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 183
Jan de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 184
Corinne Griffith
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 185
Sigrid Fick
TENNIS PLAYER
1887 - 1979
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 186
Gérard Blitz
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 187
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
WRITER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 188
Michael Wilding
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 189
Stan Kenton
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 190
Hans von Funck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1979
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 191
Maurizio Arena
ACTOR
1933 - 1979
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 192
Nikolai Tikhonov
WRITER
1896 - 1979
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 193
Mohamed Akid
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1979
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 194
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Ole Lund Kirkegaard ranks 459 out of 1,032. Before him are Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), Knud Kristensen (1880), Jørgen Jørgensen (1780), Pia Kjærsgaard (1947), Christian Albrecht Bluhme (1794), and Jan Magnussen (1973). After him are Peter Georg Bang (1797), Ole Ritter (1941), Charles Winckler (1867), Ernst Schultz (1879), Albert Küchler (1803), and Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1595).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsJohan Nicolai Madvig
LINGUIST
1804 - 1886
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 453
Knud Kristensen
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 454
Jørgen Jørgensen
EXPLORER
1780 - 1841
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 455
Pia Kjærsgaard
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 456
Christian Albrecht Bluhme
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1866
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 457
Jan Magnussen
RACING DRIVER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 458
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
WRITER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 459
Peter Georg Bang
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1861
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 460
Ole Ritter
CYCLIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 461
Charles Winckler
ATHLETE
1867 - 1932
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 462
Ernst Schultz
ATHLETE
1879 - 1906
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 463
Albert Küchler
PAINTER
1803 - 1886
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 464
Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
NOBLEMAN
1595 - 1671
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 465
Among WRITERS In Denmark
Among writers born in Denmark, Ole Lund Kirkegaard ranks 41. Before him are Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758), Lise Nørgaard (1917), Ari Behn (1972), Karin Michaëlis (1872), Klaus Rifbjerg (1931), and Steen Steensen Blicher (1782). After him are Henrik Nordbrandt (1945), Peer Hultberg (1935), Villy Sørensen (1929), Hans Christian Branner (1903), Carsten Jensen (1952), and Dorrit Willumsen (1940).
Peter Andreas Heiberg
1758 - 1841
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 35
Lise Nørgaard
1917 - 2023
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 36
Ari Behn
1972 - 2019
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 37
Karin Michaëlis
1872 - 1950
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 38
Klaus Rifbjerg
1931 - 2015
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 39
Steen Steensen Blicher
1782 - 1848
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 40
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 41
Henrik Nordbrandt
1945 - 2023
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 42
Peer Hultberg
1935 - 2007
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 43
Villy Sørensen
1929 - 2001
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 44
Hans Christian Branner
1903 - 1966
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 45
Carsten Jensen
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 46
Dorrit Willumsen
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 47