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Herberto Hélder

1930 - 2015

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Herberto Helder de Oliveira (Funchal, São Pedro, 23 November 1930 – Cascais, 23 March 2015) was a Portuguese poet often considered the most important Portuguese poet of the second half of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herberto Hélder is the 5,699th most popular writer (down from 5,682nd in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 378th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herberto Hélder ranks 5,699 out of 7,302. Before him are Darya Dontsova, T. C. Boyle, Natalena Koroleva, Werewere Liking, Amiri Baraka, and Madeleine L'Engle. After him are Elizabeth Montagu, Manuel Rivas, Julia Hartwig, Ha Jin, Christopher Paolini, and Hannu Salama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Herberto Hélder ranks 510. Before him are Innes Ireland, Nicole Marthe Le Douarin, Michele Giordano, Rober Eryol, Richard Davis, and Dan Pagis. After him are Richard Davalos, Andrey Petrov, Atef Sedky, Petar Šegvić, Oscar Rossi, and Hryhorii Chapkis. Among people deceased in 2015, Herberto Hélder ranks 397. Before him are Elsa Cayat, Nina Otkalenko, Maria Vicol, Dobrosav Krstić, Ron Moody, and Jiří Hledík. After him are Stephan Beckenbauer, Gregory Walcott, Bruno Visintin, Happy Rockefeller, Richard Dysart, and David Canary.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Herberto Hélder ranks 397 out of 633. Before him are João Pereira (1984), Jorge de Sena (1919), Henrique da Silveira (1901), António Oliveira (1952), Nélson Semedo (1993), and Nuno Mendes (2002). After him are Fernando Meira (1978), Bebé (1990), Paulo de Carvalho (1947), Francisco Conceição (2002), Domingos Paciência (1969), and Carlos Mendes (1947).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Herberto Hélder ranks 38. Before him are José Luandino Vieira (1935), Guerra Junqueiro (1850), Eugénio de Andrade (1923), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), Natália Correia (1923), and Jorge de Sena (1919). After him are Ferreira de Castro (1898), and José Luís Peixoto (1974).

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