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Hannu Salama

1936 - Today

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Hannu Sulo Salama (born 4 October 1936), also known by his pen name Aki Rautala, is a Finnish author known for his working-class themes. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 and 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Hannu Salama is the 5,705th most popular writer (up from 5,837th in 2024), the 376th most popular biography from Finland (down from 374th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hannu Salama ranks 5,705 out of 7,302. Before him are Herberto Hélder, Elizabeth Montagu, Manuel Rivas, Julia Hartwig, Ha Jin, and Christopher Paolini. After him are Áron Tamási, Miklós Jósika, Gwendolyn Brooks, H. A. Rey, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lloyd C. Douglas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Hannu Salama ranks 476. Before him are Kjell Grede, Vladimir Resin, Dick Barnett, Ihor Turchyn, Claudio Barrientos, and Robert A. Parker. After him are Carl Kaufmann, Lawrence Gordon, Oreste Corbatta, Hans Grodotzki, Rubén Héctor Sosa, and Ismail Merchant.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Hannu Salama ranks 376 out of 751. Before him are Anna-Maja Henriksson (1964), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), Vilho Väisälä (1889), Toimi Alatalo (1929), Miina Sillanpää (1866), and Eeva Ruoppa (1932). After him are Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Niilo Halonen (1940), Leena Krohn (1947), Lucina Hagman (1863), Toni Nieminen (1975), and Arvo Viitanen (1924).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Hannu Salama ranks 31. Before him are Rosa Liksom (1958), Tua Forsström (1947), Märta Tikkanen (1935), Antti Tuuri (1944), Kjell Westö (1961), and Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921). After him are Leena Krohn (1947), Simo Puupponen (1915), Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), Katri Vala (1901), Monika Fagerholm (1961), and Kari Hotakainen (1957).

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