1872 - 1942
Símun av Skarði (3 May 1872 – 9 October 1942) was a Faroese poet, politician, and teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Símun av Skarði has received more than 24,431 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Símun av Skarði is the 3,471st most popular writer (up from 3,477th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Faroe Islands and the 3rd most popular Writer.
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Among writers, Símun av Skarði ranks 3,471 out of 5,755. Before him are Varian Fry, Alf Prøysen, Abdullah Goran, Valerius Antias, Gianni Celati, and Daniel-Rops. After him are Francis de Laporte de Castelnau, George Kodinos, Mirko Kovač, Srečko Kosovel, Léon-Paul Fargue, and Oton Župančič.
1907 - 1967
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 3,465
1914 - 1970
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 3,466
1904 - 1962
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 3,467
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 3,468
1937 - 2022
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 3,469
1901 - 1965
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 3,470
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 3,471
1810 - 1880
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 3,472
1350 - 1401
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 3,473
1938 - 2013
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 3,474
1904 - 1926
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 3,475
1876 - 1947
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 3,476
1878 - 1949
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 3,477
Among people born in 1872, Símun av Skarði ranks 99. Before him are Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Elia Dalla Costa, Carl Gustaf Ekman, August Nilsson, Morris Travers, and Harry Nelson Pillsbury. After him are Henry Bataille, Kazimierz Bein, Lorenzo Perosi, Georgios Tsitas, Johan Pitka, and Paul Reinecke. Among people deceased in 1942, Símun av Skarði ranks 134. Before him are Emanuel Feuermann, Gabriel Terra, Kiyonao Ichiki, Zofia Zamenhof, Zsigmond Móricz, and Kaarel Eenpalu. After him are Daniel Alomía Robles, Harald Tammer, George Andrew Reisner, Jack Greenwell, Albert Kahn, and Nikola Vaptsarov.
1872 - 1950
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 93
1872 - 1961
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 94
1872 - 1945
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 95
1872 - 1921
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 96
1872 - 1961
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 97
1872 - 1906
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 98
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 99
1872 - 1922
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 100
1872 - 1959
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 101
1872 - 1956
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 102
1872 - 1940
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 103
1872 - 1944
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 104
1872 - 1958
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 105
1902 - 1942
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 128
1873 - 1942
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 129
1892 - 1942
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 130
1889 - 1942
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 131
1879 - 1942
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 132
1888 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 133
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 134
1871 - 1942
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 135
1899 - 1942
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 136
1867 - 1942
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 137
1884 - 1942
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 138
1869 - 1942
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 139
1909 - 1942
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 140
Among people born in Faroe Islands, Símun av Skarði ranks 4 out of 25. Before him are Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860), William Heinesen (1900), and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819). After him are Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Ruth Smith (1913), Heðin Brú (1901), Christian Matras (1900), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Marita Petersen (1940), Rói Patursson (1947), and Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983).
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1
1900 - 1991
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 2
1819 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 3
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4
1900 - 1938
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5
1913 - 1958
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 6
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 7
1900 - 1988
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 8
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 9
1940 - 2001
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 11
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 12
Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Símun av Skarði ranks 3. Before him are William Heinesen (1900) and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819). After him are Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Heðin Brú (1901), Christian Matras (1900), Rói Patursson (1947), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).
1900 - 1991
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1
1819 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 2
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 3
1900 - 1938
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 4
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 5
1900 - 1988
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 7
1864 - 1918
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 8