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Per Petterson

1952 - Today

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Per Petterson (born 18 July 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian novelist. His debut book was Aske i munnen, sand i skoa (1987), a collection of short stories. He has since published a number of novels with good reviews. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Petterson has received more than 109,021 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Per Petterson is the 3,360th most popular writer (down from 2,571st in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Norway (down from 159th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Petterson ranks 3,360 out of 5,755. Before him are Erri De Luca, Olga Bergholz, Shen Congwen, Robert Chambers, Remigius of Auxerre, and Massimo Bontempelli. After him are Julius Obsequens, Étienne Jodelle, Sturla Þórðarson, Orhan Veli Kanık, Louis Pergaud, and Charles Fort.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Per Petterson ranks 199. Before him are Benny Urquidez, Pietro Mennea, Ng Man-tat, Rishi Kapoor, Tony Brise, and Norbert Walter-Borjans. After him are Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Neil Peart, Henry Selick, Zdeněk Nehoda, Mehmet Ali Talat, and Didier Raoult.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Per Petterson ranks 190 out of 927. Before him are Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Oda Krohg (1860), Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847), and Haakon the Young (1232). After him are Egil Danielsen (1933), Jacob Aall (1773), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Knut Haugland (1917), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), and Thekla Resvoll (1871).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Per Petterson ranks 34. Before him are Johan Borgen (1902), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Amalie Skram (1846), Sigurd Hoel (1890), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), and Gunnar Staalesen (1947). After him are Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Alf Prøysen (1914), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), and Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634).

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