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Alf Prøysen

1914 - 1970

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Alf Prøysen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑɫf ˈprœʏsn̩]) (23 July 1914 – 23 November 1970) was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the 20th century. He worked in several different media including books, newspapers and records. He also made significant contributions to music as well as to television and radio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alf Prøysen is the 3,497th most popular writer (up from 3,780th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 235th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alf Prøysen ranks 3,497 out of 7,302. Before him are Doppo Kunikida, Vladislav Vančura, Moses ibn Ezra, Zacharias Werner, Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, and H.D.. After him are Max Aub, Édouard Drumont, Tariq Ali, Subh-i-Azal, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, and Enrique Vila-Matas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Alf Prøysen ranks 206. Before him are Hans Wegner, Afonsinho, Arvīds Jansons, Viola Desmond, Jorge Bolet, and Baba Amte. After him are František Čapek, Ehmetjan Qasim, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Lakshmi Sahgal, Sergej Kraigher, and Wayne Morris. Among people deceased in 1970, Alf Prøysen ranks 149. Before him are Ernst May, Nathan Alterman, Giuseppe Pizzardo, Terry Sawchuk, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, and Kurt Feldt. After him are František Junek, Sydney Chapman, Blanche Stuart Scott, Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Adhemar Pimenta, and Albert Ayler.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alf Prøysen ranks 222 out of 1,039. Before him are Belle Gunness (1859), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), John Norum (1964), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Gunnar Heiberg (1857), and Bjørn Wirkola (1943). After him are Harriet Bosse (1878), Niels Juel (1629), Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969), Helmer Hanssen (1870), Toralf Engan (1936), and Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Alf Prøysen ranks 43. Before him are Sigurd Hoel (1890), Johan Bojer (1872), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Karl Ove Knausgård (1968), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), and Gunnar Heiberg (1857). After him are Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Johan Turi (1854), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), and Olav Duun (1876).

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