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Jo Nesbø

1960 - Today

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Jon "Jo" Nesbø (Norwegian: [ˈjuː ˈnɛ̀sbøː]; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian novelist and musician. His books had sold over 50 million copies worldwide by 2021, making him the most successful Norwegian author to date. He first came to prominence as the singer, rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter of country-pop band Di Derre, when their second album became a big hit in Norway, almost selling enough to make double platinum. The album was initially titled Kvinner & Klær (Women & Clothing), but had to be renamed and re-released as Jenter & Sånt (Girls & Stuff) after the eponymous Norwegian women's fashion magazine filed a complaint. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jo Nesbø is the 453rd most popular writer (down from 367th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Norway (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Jo Nesbø is most famous for his Harry Hole series of crime novels.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jo Nesbø ranks 453 out of 7,302. Before him are Athenaeus, Henry James, Philip Larkin, Thomas De Quincey, Philip Roth, and Demetrius Vikelas. After him are Carl Spitteler, Louis Aragon, Marguerite Yourcenar, Gabriela Mistral, Ahmad Yasawi, and Baldassare Castiglione.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jo Nesbø ranks 16. Before him are Rafael Benítez, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Jeffrey Dahmer, Hassan Nasrallah, Antonio Banderas, and Sean Penn. After him are Julianne Moore, Pierluigi Collina, Joachim Löw, Hugh Grant, Tilda Swinton, and Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jo Nesbø ranks 35 out of 1,039. Before him are Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Haakon V of Norway (1270), Ivar Aasen (1813), Trygve Lie (1896), Ragnar Frisch (1895), and Odd Hassel (1897). After him are Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Inge I of Norway (1135), Lars Onsager (1903), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), and Ludvig Holberg (1684).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jo Nesbø ranks 5. Before him are Henrik Ibsen (1828), Knut Hamsun (1859), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), and Ivar Aasen (1813). After him are Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jon Fosse (1959), Jonas Lie (1833), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812).

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