WRITER
Hans Christian Branner
1903 - 1966

Hans Christian Branner
Hans Christian Branner (23 June 1903 – 24 April 1966) was a Danish novelist, essayist and playwright. He was a leading writer of the post-World War II period in Denmark and a founder member of the Danish Academy. His work dealt with the themes of power, fear and loneliness and earned him several literary awards including De Gyldne Laurbær (1950, for Rytteren), the Holberg Medal (1954) and the Danish Playwrights' Honorary Award (1961). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Christian Branner is the 5,271st most popular writer (up from 5,353rd in 2019), the 533rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 530th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Danish Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Hans Christian Branner ranks 5,271 out of 7,302. Before him are Humayun Ahmed, Édouard Pailleron, Athenaeus Mechanicus, Lise Nørgaard, August Jakobson, and Viktoriya Tokareva. After him are José Luandino Vieira, Leyla Erbil, Kitamura Tokoku, Henry Roth, John Hersey, and Mihály Csokonai.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHumayun Ahmed
1948 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 5,265
Édouard Pailleron
1834 - 1899
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 5,266
Athenaeus Mechanicus
200 BC - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 5,267
Lise Nørgaard
1917 - 2023
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 5,268
August Jakobson
1904 - 1963
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,269
Viktoriya Tokareva
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,270
Hans Christian Branner
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,271
José Luandino Vieira
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,272
Leyla Erbil
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,273
Kitamura Tokoku
1868 - 1894
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,274
Henry Roth
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,275
John Hersey
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,276
Mihály Csokonai
1773 - 1805
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,277
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Hans Christian Branner ranks 288. Before him are Yashpal, Hermanni Pihlajamäki, Fernand Jourdant, Norman Foster, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, and Nancy Carroll. After him are Afanasy Beloborodov, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Nilo Murtinho Braga, Curly Howard, M. King Hubbert, and Alan Napier. Among people deceased in 1966, Hans Christian Branner ranks 182. Before him are Iosif Czako, Jakub Szynkiewicz, Cordwainer Smith, Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Gösta Åsbrink, and René Schick. After him are Bernhard Zondek, Carl Osburn, Frank O'Hara, Giorgi Leonidze, Juan Natalicio González, and Bill Carr.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsYashpal
WRITER
1903 - 1976
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 282
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
WRESTLER
1903 - 1982
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 283
Fernand Jourdant
ATHLETE
1903 - 1956
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 284
Norman Foster
ACTOR
1903 - 1976
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 285
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1991
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 286
Nancy Carroll
ACTOR
1903 - 1965
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 287
Hans Christian Branner
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 288
Afanasy Beloborodov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 289
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
SWIMMER
1903 - 1986
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 290
Nilo Murtinho Braga
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1975
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 291
Curly Howard
ACTOR
1903 - 1952
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 292
M. King Hubbert
GEOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 293
Alan Napier
ACTOR
1903 - 1988
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 294
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsIosif Czako
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 176
Jakub Szynkiewicz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1966
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 177
Cordwainer Smith
WRITER
1913 - 1966
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 178
Steingrímur Steinþórsson
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 179
Gösta Åsbrink
GYMNAST
1881 - 1966
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 180
René Schick
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1966
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 181
Hans Christian Branner
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 182
Bernhard Zondek
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 183
Carl Osburn
ATHLETE
1884 - 1966
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 184
Frank O'Hara
WRITER
1926 - 1966
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 185
Giorgi Leonidze
WRITER
1899 - 1966
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 186
Juan Natalicio González
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1966
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 187
Bill Carr
ATHLETE
1909 - 1966
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 188
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Hans Christian Branner ranks 533 out of 1,032. Before him are Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850), Daniel Agger (1984), Dorrit Willumsen (1940), Nina Bang (1866), Lise Nørgaard (1917), and Lars Jørgen Madsen (1871). After him are Jan Magnussen (1973), Niels Fredborg (1946), Betty Nansen (1873), Kim Milton Nielsen (1960), Peer Hultberg (1935), and Lone Scherfig (1959).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsJørgen Pedersen Gram
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 527
Daniel Agger
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 528
Dorrit Willumsen
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 529
Nina Bang
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1928
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 530
Lise Nørgaard
WRITER
1917 - 2023
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 531
Lars Jørgen Madsen
ATHLETE
1871 - 1925
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 532
Hans Christian Branner
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 533
Jan Magnussen
RACING DRIVER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 534
Niels Fredborg
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 535
Betty Nansen
ACTOR
1873 - 1943
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 536
Kim Milton Nielsen
REFEREE
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 537
Peer Hultberg
WRITER
1935 - 2007
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 538
Lone Scherfig
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 539
Among WRITERS In Denmark
Among writers born in Denmark, Hans Christian Branner ranks 45. Before him are Steen Steensen Blicher (1782), Henrik Nordbrandt (1945), Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940), Villy Sørensen (1929), Dorrit Willumsen (1940), and Lise Nørgaard (1917). After him are Peer Hultberg (1935), Benny Andersen (1929), Carsten Jensen (1952), Pia Tafdrup (1952), Sherin Khankan (1974), and Sandi Toksvig (1958).
Steen Steensen Blicher
1782 - 1848
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 39
Henrik Nordbrandt
1945 - 2023
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 40
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 41
Villy Sørensen
1929 - 2001
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 42
Dorrit Willumsen
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 43
Lise Nørgaard
1917 - 2023
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 44
Hans Christian Branner
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 45
Peer Hultberg
1935 - 2007
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 46
Benny Andersen
1929 - 2018
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 47
Carsten Jensen
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 48
Pia Tafdrup
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 49
Sherin Khankan
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 50
Sandi Toksvig
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 51