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Sjón

1962 - Today

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Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (born 27 August 1962), known as Sjón ( SHOHN; Icelandic: [sjouːn]; meaning "sight" and being an abbreviation of his first name), is an Icelandic poet, novelist, lyricist, and screenwriter. Sjón frequently collaborates with the singer Björk and has performed with The Sugarcubes as Johnny Triumph. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sjón has received more than 736,541 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Sjón is the 6,038th most popular writer (down from 5,571st in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 110th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sjón ranks 6,038 out of 5,755. Before him are Martin Österdahl, Tom Lanoye, Maxine Hong Kingston, Éliette Abécassis, Ann Leckie, and D. C. Fontana. After him are Juli Zeh, Cory Doctorow, Peter Schiff, Terence Winter, Frederick Denison Maurice, and Tõnu Õnnepalu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Sjón ranks 544. Before him are Kris Peeters, Mirsad Baljić, Cheri Oteri, Per Frimann, Brian Holm, and Chris Christie. After him are Luis Fernando Herrera, Michael Jace, Brenda Chapman, Tõnu Õnnepalu, Jaan Ehlvest, and Dustin Nguyen.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Sjón ranks 111 out of 180. Before him are Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), Alfreð Finnbogason (1989), Jón Páll Sigmarsson (1960), Jónsi (1975), Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988), and Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967). After him are Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967), Bjarni Tryggvason (1945), Rúnar Kristinsson (1969), Daði Freyr (1992), Aron Gunnarsson (1989), and Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Sjón ranks 23. Before him are Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888), Snorri Hjartarson (1906), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), and Gyrðir Elíasson (1961).

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