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Gunnar Gunnarsson

1889 - 1975

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Gunnar Gunnarsson (18 May 1889 – 21 November 1975) was an Icelandic author who wrote mainly in Danish. He grew up, in considerable poverty, on Valþjófsstaður in Fljótsdalur valley and on Ljótsstaðir in Vopnafjörður. During the first half of 20th century he became one of the most popular novelists in Denmark and Germany. One time he went to Germany and had a meeting with Hitler and is considered to be the only Icelander to have met him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnar Gunnarsson is the 1,436th most popular writer (up from 1,614th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Iceland (down from 17th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among writers, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 1,436 out of 7,302. Before him are Maryse Condé, Mendele Mocher Sforim, Ruth Rendell, Samuel ibn Naghrillah, Vivant Denon, and Rainis. After him are Tarjei Vesaas, James Anderson, Marcel Aymé, Jeppe Aakjær, Kenji Miyazawa, and Hierocles of Alexandria.

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Among people born in 1889, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 60. Before him are Siegfried Kracauer, Hannes Meyer, Erik Jan Hanussen, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Efim Bogoljubov, and Beno Gutenberg. After him are Walther Gerlach, Olave Baden-Powell, Richard Glücks, Eberhard von Mackensen, Zoltán Tildy, and Amrit Kaur. Among people deceased in 1975, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 52. Before him are Annette Kellermann, Marguerite Perey, Luigi Dallapiccola, William Phillips, Joseph Bech, and Susan Hayward. After him are Ernst Hanfstaengl, Thornton Wilder, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, George Stevens, Lung Chien, and Al Lettieri.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 21 out of 190. Before him are Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Friðrik Ólafsson (1935), and Jón Sigurðsson (1811). After him are Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), and Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Gunnar Gunnarsson ranks 4. Before him are Halldór Laxness (1902), Snorri Sturluson (1179), and Egill Skallagrímsson (904). After him are Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), and Sæmundr fróði (1056).

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