WRITER
Gyrðir Elíasson
1961 - Today

Gyrðir Elíasson
Gyrðir Elíasson (born 4 April 1961) is an author and translator in Iceland. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gyrðir Elíasson is the 6,149th most popular writer (up from 6,236th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 94th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Icelander Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gyrðir Elíasson ranks 6,149 out of 7,302. Before him are Jerry Pournelle, Monika Fagerholm, Donald A. Wollheim, Javed Akhtar, John Logan, and Gurdial Singh. After him are Marie NDiaye, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Lev Rubinstein, Véronique Tadjo, Giuseppe Berto, and John Barbour.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJerry Pournelle
1933 - 2017
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 6,143
Monika Fagerholm
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 6,144
Donald A. Wollheim
1914 - 1990
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,145
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,146
John Logan
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,147
Gurdial Singh
1933 - 2016
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,148
Gyrðir Elíasson
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,149
Marie NDiaye
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,150
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 6,151
Lev Rubinstein
1947 - 2024
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 6,152
Véronique Tadjo
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 6,153
Giuseppe Berto
1914 - 1978
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 6,154
John Barbour
1316 - 1395
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 6,155
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Gyrðir Elíasson ranks 464. Before him are Keiko Matsui, John Thune, Monika Fagerholm, Satoshi Tsunami, John Logan, and Tarsem Singh. After him are Martín Lasarte, Hitoshi Saito, Blanche Barton, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Tawny Kitaen, and Benny Chan.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsKeiko Matsui
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 459
John Thune
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 460
Monika Fagerholm
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 461
Satoshi Tsunami
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 462
John Logan
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 463
Tarsem Singh
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 464
Gyrðir Elíasson
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 465
Martín Lasarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 466
Hitoshi Saito
WRESTLER
1961 - 2015
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 467
Blanche Barton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 468
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 469
Tawny Kitaen
ACTOR
1961 - 2021
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 470
Benny Chan
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2020
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 471
In Iceland
Among people born in Iceland, Gyrðir Elíasson ranks 95 out of 190. Before him are Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962), Björn Þórðarson (1879), Emil Jónsson (1902), Eiríkur Hauksson (1959), Bjarni Tryggvason (1945), and Emilíana Torrini (1977). After him are Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1960), Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (1975), Atli Eðvaldsson (1957), Jón Gnarr (1967), Alfreð Finnbogason (1989), and Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967).
Others born in Iceland
Go to all RankingsSigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 89
Björn Þórðarson
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 90
Emil Jónsson
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1986
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 91
Eiríkur Hauksson
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 92
Bjarni Tryggvason
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 2022
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 93
Emilíana Torrini
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 94
Gyrðir Elíasson
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 95
Guðmundur Guðmundsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 96
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 97
Atli Eðvaldsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 98
Jón Gnarr
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 99
Alfreð Finnbogason
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 100
Birgitta Jónsdóttir
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 101
Among WRITERS In Iceland
Among writers born in Iceland, Gyrðir Elíasson ranks 24. Before him are Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888), Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), and Snorri Hjartarson (1906). After him are Sjón (1962), and Jónína Leósdóttir (1954).
Hallgrímur Helgason
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 18
Einar Már Guðmundsson
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 19
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 20
Þórbergur Þórðarson
1888 - 1974
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 21
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
1940 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 22
Snorri Hjartarson
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 23
Gyrðir Elíasson
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 24
Sjón
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 25
Jónína Leósdóttir
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 26