WRITER

Yahya Hassan

1995 - 2020

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Yahya Hassan (19 May 1995 – 29 April 2020) was a Danish poet and political activist of Palestinian descent, whose poems and public statements criticizing both Islam and Danish policies on migration and participation in armed conflicts made him a much-debated and controversial figure. His most notable work, Yahya Hassan, as of 2013 was the best-selling debut poetry collection in Denmark, and has been printed in more than 120,000 copies (middle of 2015). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yahya Hassan has received more than 199,393 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Yahya Hassan is the 7,209th most popular writer (down from 6,384th in 2019), the 911th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 785th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Danish Writer.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yahya Hassan ranks 7,209 out of 7,302. Before him are Emily St. John Mandel, Sharmila Rege, Kae Tempest, Peter Craig, Haddy N'jie, and Jenna Bush Hager. After him are Susan Cain, Lauren Beukes, Christine Blasey Ford, Nadeem Aslam, Kelly Link, and Tim Winton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Yahya Hassan ranks 427. Before him are Madelen Janogy, Christian Wood, Maciej Musiał, Adama Traoré, Victoria Carl, and Ryan Potter. After him are Gadzhimurad Rashidov, Mouez Hassen, Awer Mabil, Akari Hayami, Indya Moore, and Unai López. Among people deceased in 2020, Yahya Hassan ranks 886. Before him are Hana Kimura, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Lynn Shelton, Kizito Mihigo, Willie Thorne, and Execution of Navid Afkari. After him are Shad Gaspard, Tom Lester, Arianne Caoili, Joe Diffie, Helen Morgan, and Robert Archibald.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Yahya Hassan ranks 911 out of 1,032. Before him are Mads Christiansen (1986), Morten Østergaard (1976), Natasha Thomas (1986), Christian Holst (1981), Mads Rasmussen (1981), and Anette Hoffmann (1971). After him are Casper Nielsen (1994), Tomas Thordarson (1974), Kim Astrup (1992), Erik Sviatchenko (1991), Lasse Norman Hansen (1992), and Rikke Møller Pedersen (1989).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Yahya Hassan ranks 52. Before him are Carsten Jensen (1952), Dorrit Willumsen (1940), Benny Andersen (1929), Pia Tafdrup (1952), Sherin Khankan (1974), and Sandi Toksvig (1958).

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