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Tom Lanoye

1958 - Today

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Tom Lanoye (his name is pronounced the French way: /lanwa/) was born on 27 August 1958 in the Belgian city Sint Niklaas. He is a novelist, poet, columnist, screenwriter and playwright. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Lanoye has received more than 47,205 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Tom Lanoye is the 6,632nd most popular writer (down from 6,009th in 2019), the 889th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 781st in 2019) and the 50th most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tom Lanoye ranks 6,632 out of 7,302. Before him are Neil Strauss, Mary Russell Mitford, August Wilson, Jane Smiley, Ellen Willis, and Kim Young-ha. After him are John Langalibalele Dube, Bill Lawrence, Russell Simmons, Frederick Denison Maurice, Sheila Jeffreys, and Victoria Hislop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Tom Lanoye ranks 614. Before him are Karim Maroc, Nadhim Shaker, Inger Andersen, Pascale Trinquet, Siti Musdah Mulia, and Pascal Jolyot. After him are Billy Mays, Bert Koenders, Gary Bailey, Peter Hultqvist, Imre Garaba, and Nobuhiro Ishizaki.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Tom Lanoye ranks 889 out of 1,190. Before him are Angèle (1995), Laurent Ciman (1985), Patrick Ouchène (1966), Youri Mulder (1969), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (2001), and Steven Defour (1988). After him are Leo Van der Elst (1962), Jean-François Gillet (1979), Éric Deflandre (1973), Jean-François De Sart (1961), Danzel (1976), and Geert De Vlieger (1971).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Tom Lanoye ranks 50. Before him are Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1957), Herman Teirlinck (1879), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Axel Merckx (1972), Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), and Roger Foulon (1923). After him are Koenraad Elst (1959).

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