WRITER

Tõnu Õnnepalu

1962 - Today

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Tõnu Õnnepalu (born 13 September 1962), also known by the pen names Emil Tode and Anton Nigov, is an Estonian poet, author and translator. Õnnepalu was born in Tallinn and studied biology at the University of Tartu from 1980 to 1985. He began his writing career as a poet in 1985 and has published three collections of his works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tõnu Õnnepalu has received more than 36,956 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Tõnu Õnnepalu is the 6,645th most popular writer (down from 6,020th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 195th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Estonian Writer.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tõnu Õnnepalu ranks 6,645 out of 7,302. Before him are Audrey Niffenegger, Julie Plec, Élie Blanchard, Rose Tremain, Olga Slavnikova, and Bosley Crowther. After him are Randall Jarrell, James Weldon Johnson, D. B. Weiss, Patrick Besson, Shirley Ann Grau, and Tom Egeland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Tõnu Õnnepalu ranks 622. Before him are Tracey Thorn, Vladimer Aptsiauri, Leo Van der Elst, Nicholas Turturro, Lee Kyung-keun, and Nanne Grönvall. After him are Choi In-young, Paul Schulze, Sarika, Brett Gurewitz, Petar Aleksandrov, and José Batista.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Tõnu Õnnepalu ranks 222 out of 351. Before him are Ragnar Klavan (1985), Tanel Padar (1980), Jaak Aab (1960), Kaia Kanepi (1985), Anu Tali (1972), and Andrus Kivirähk (1970). After him are Kerli (1987), Tõnu Trubetsky (1963), Marko Kristal (1973), Anton Vaino (1972), Allar Levandi (1965), and Jüri Jaanson (1965).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, Tõnu Õnnepalu ranks 31. Before him are Arvo Valton (1935), Mihkel Veske (1843), Artur Adson (1889), Viivi Luik (1946), Albert Kivikas (1898), and Andrus Kivirähk (1970). After him are Doris Kareva (1958), Kauksi Ülle (1962), and Maarja Kangro (1973).

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