WRITER

Thorbjørn Egner

1912 - 1990

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Thorbjørn Egner (12 December 1912 – 24 December 1990) was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known principally for his books, plays and musicals for children. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thorbjørn Egner has received more than 85,989 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 20 in 2019). Thorbjørn Egner is the 2,202nd most popular writer (down from 2,124th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Norway (down from 117th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 86k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 2,202 out of 7,302. Before her are Theodore I, John Moschus, Kaj Munk, Dacia Maraini, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, and Matthew Arnold. After her are Alexandre Exquemelin, Pauline von Metternich, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Methodius of Olympus, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, and Trygve Gulbranssen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 123. Before her are Nancy Wake, David Packard, Joachim Schepke, Maria Montez, Richard Brooks, and Marta Eggerth. After her are Võ Chí Công, Folco Lulli, Gil Evans, Kathleen Ferrier, Fritz Klingenberg, and Margaret Scriven. Among people deceased in 1990, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 85. Before her are Attilio Demaría, Ronald Evans, George de Mestral, Michel Leiris, Eduard Streltsov, and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. After her are Tom Fogerty, Mariano Rumor, Alan Perlis, Lothar Collatz, Juan José Arévalo, and Horst Sindermann.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 126 out of 1,039. Before her are Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947), Dagny Juel (1867), Inge I of Norway (1135), and Arnfinn Bergmann (1928). After her are Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Mari Boine (1956), Hans Gude (1825), Johan Bojer (1872), Naddodd (900), and Thekla Resvoll (1871).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 19. Before her are Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Jonas Lie (1833), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), and Dagny Juel (1867). After her are Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Johan Bojer (1872), Margit Sandemo (1924), Per Petterson (1952), Karin Fossum (1954), and Dag Solstad (1941).

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