1941 - 2014
Tomaž Šalamun (July 4, 1941 – December 27, 2014) was a Slovenian poet who was a leading figure of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe and an internationally acclaimed absurdist. His books of Slovene poetry have been translated into twenty-one languages, with nine of his thirty-nine books of poetry published in English. His work has been called a poetic bridge between old European roots and America. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tomaž Šalamun has received more than 59,573 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Tomaž Šalamun is the 3,479th most popular writer (down from 3,392nd in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Croatia (down from 165th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Croatian Writer.
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Among writers, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 3,479 out of 5,755. Before him are George Kodinos, Mirko Kovač, Srečko Kosovel, Léon-Paul Fargue, Oton Župančič, and Laurence Oliphant. After him are Giovanni della Casa, Theodor Plievier, Abu Ali Bal'ami, Carl Bernstein, Koriun, and Grigol Abashidze.
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
1829 - 1888
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 3,478
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 3,479
1503 - 1556
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 3,480
1892 - 1955
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 3,481
1000 - 974
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 3,482
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 3,483
380 - 450
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 3,484
1914 - 1994
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 3,485
Among people born in 1941, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 282. Before him are Gorden Kaye, Christopher Hogwood, Navi Pillay, Anne Tyler, Ivanka Khristova, and Ed Roberts. After him are Mary Alice, Robert Keohane, Mario Corso, Pete Rose, Stephen Krashen, and Richard Martin West. Among people deceased in 2014, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 181. Before him are Sue Townsend, Marinho Chagas, Christopher Hogwood, Yuri Lyubimov, Licia Albanese, and Sulejman Tihić. After him are Leonid Stadnyk, Marco Cé, Jaime Lusinchi, Daniel Boulanger, William R. Pogue, and James R. Schlesinger.
1941 - 2017
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 276
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 277
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 278
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 279
1941 - 2022
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 280
1941 - 2010
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 281
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 282
1941 - 2022
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 283
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 284
1941 - 2020
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 285
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 286
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 287
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 288
1946 - 2014
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 175
1952 - 2014
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 176
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 177
1917 - 2014
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 178
1909 - 2014
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 179
1951 - 2014
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 180
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 181
1969 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 182
1925 - 2014
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 183
1924 - 2014
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 184
1922 - 2014
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 185
1930 - 2014
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 186
1929 - 2014
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 187
Among people born in Croatia, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 172 out of 589. Before him are Mirko Cro Cop (1974), Franjo Rački (1828), Ante Žanetić (1936), Josip Filipović (1818), Ernesto Vidal (1921), and Ivo Lapenna (1909). After him are Ivica Šurjak (1953), Ivo Brešan (1936), Petar Nadoveza (1942), Lino Červar (1950), Antun Gustav Matoš (1873), and Dragutin Šurbek (1946).
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 166
1828 - 1894
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 167
1936 - 2014
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 168
1818 - 1889
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 169
1921 - 1974
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 170
1909 - 1987
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 171
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 172
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 173
1936 - 2017
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 174
1942 - 2023
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 175
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 176
1873 - 1914
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 177
1946 - 2018
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 178
Among writers born in Croatia, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 20. Before him are Petar Preradović (1818), Niccolò Tommaseo (1802), August Šenoa (1838), Marija Jurić Zagorka (1873), Antun Vrančić (1504), and Branko Radičević (1824). After him are Ivo Brešan (1936), Antun Gustav Matoš (1873), Pavao Ritter Vitezović (1652), Simo Matavulj (1852), Dimitrija Demeter (1811), and Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865).
1818 - 1872
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 14
1802 - 1874
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 15
1838 - 1881
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 16
1873 - 1957
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 17
1504 - 1573
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 18
1824 - 1853
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 19
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 20
1936 - 2017
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 21
1873 - 1914
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 22
1652 - 1713
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 23
1852 - 1908
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 24
1811 - 1872
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 25
1865 - 1908
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 26