WRITER
Johan Borgen
1902 - 1979

Johan Borgen
Johan Collett Müller Borgen (28 April 1902 – 16 October 1979) was a Norwegian writer, journalist and critic. His best-known work is the novel Lillelord for which he was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1955. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Borgen is the 4,856th most popular writer (down from 3,121st in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 194th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Norwegian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Johan Borgen ranks 4,856 out of 7,302. Before him are Antanas Baranauskas, Rodolfo Walsh, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Nancy Huston, Grant Allen, and Kenjirō Tokutomi. After him are Franciszek Karpiński, Akram Aylisli, Ronald Knox, František Čelakovský, Hanif Kureishi, and José Eustasio Rivera.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntanas Baranauskas
1835 - 1902
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,850
Rodolfo Walsh
1927 - 1977
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,851
Einar Már Guðmundsson
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,852
Nancy Huston
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,853
Grant Allen
1848 - 1899
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4,854
Kenjirō Tokutomi
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4,855
Johan Borgen
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4,856
Franciszek Karpiński
1741 - 1825
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,857
Akram Aylisli
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,858
Ronald Knox
1888 - 1957
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,859
František Čelakovský
1799 - 1852
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,860
Hanif Kureishi
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,861
José Eustasio Rivera
1888 - 1928
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,862
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Johan Borgen ranks 242. Before him are Luo Ronghuan, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Jesús Bermúdez, Edward Condon, Nils Rosén, and Princess Sophie of Luxembourg. After him are Myrtle Cook, Josef von Báky, Alexander Abusch, Otto Winzer, Giuseppe Lepori, and Ernő Goldfinger. Among people deceased in 1979, Johan Borgen ranks 197. Before him are Willibald Schmaus, Paul Paray, Andreo Cseh, Eduardo González Valiño, Gustav Winckler, and Juan Arremón. After him are Guglielmo Segato, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Amelia Piccinini, Vilho Niittymaa, Nikolai Tikhonov, and Margaret Harwood.
Others Born in 1902
Go to all RankingsLuo Ronghuan
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1963
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 236
Ethelda Bleibtrey
SWIMMER
1902 - 1978
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 237
Jesús Bermúdez
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1945
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 238
Edward Condon
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1974
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 239
Nils Rosén
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1951
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 240
Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1902 - 1941
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 241
Johan Borgen
WRITER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 242
Myrtle Cook
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1985
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 243
Josef von Báky
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1966
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 244
Alexander Abusch
WRITER
1902 - 1982
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 245
Otto Winzer
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1975
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 246
Giuseppe Lepori
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 247
Ernő Goldfinger
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1987
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 248
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsWillibald Schmaus
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 191
Paul Paray
CONDUCTOR
1886 - 1979
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 192
Andreo Cseh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1979
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 193
Eduardo González Valiño
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 194
Gustav Winckler
SINGER
1925 - 1979
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 195
Juan Arremón
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 196
Johan Borgen
WRITER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 197
Guglielmo Segato
CYCLIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 198
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
WRITER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 199
Amelia Piccinini
ATHLETE
1917 - 1979
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 200
Vilho Niittymaa
ATHLETE
1896 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 201
Nikolai Tikhonov
WRITER
1896 - 1979
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 202
Margaret Harwood
ASTRONOMER
1885 - 1979
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 203
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Johan Borgen ranks 333 out of 1,039. Before him are Knut Johannesen (1933), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), Deeyah Khan (1977), Anders Haugen (1888), Peder Balke (1804), and Erlend Loe (1969). After him are Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Olav Aukrust (1883), Jørn Andersen (1963), Ståle Solbakken (1968), Linn Ullmann (1966), and Tore André Flo (1973).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsKnut Johannesen
SKATER
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 327
Torgeir Brandtzæg
SKIER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 328
Deeyah Khan
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 329
Anders Haugen
SKIER
1888 - 1984
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 330
Peder Balke
PAINTER
1804 - 1887
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 331
Erlend Loe
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 332
Johan Borgen
WRITER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 333
Ketil Bjørnstad
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 334
Olav Aukrust
WRITER
1883 - 1929
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 335
Jørn Andersen
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 336
Ståle Solbakken
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 337
Linn Ullmann
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 338
Tore André Flo
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 339
Among WRITERS In Norway
Among writers born in Norway, Johan Borgen ranks 60. Before him are Hulda Garborg (1862), Roy Jacobsen (1954), Jan Kjærstad (1953), Hans Jæger (1854), Christian Lassen (1800), and Erlend Loe (1969). After him are Olav Aukrust (1883), Linn Ullmann (1966), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Vera Henriksen (1927), Jørn Lier Horst (1970), and Johan Falkberget (1879).
Hulda Garborg
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 54
Roy Jacobsen
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 55
Jan Kjærstad
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 56
Hans Jæger
1854 - 1910
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 57
Christian Lassen
1800 - 1876
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 58
Erlend Loe
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 59
Johan Borgen
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 60
Olav Aukrust
1883 - 1929
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 61
Linn Ullmann
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 62
Jens Bjørneboe
1920 - 1976
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 63
Vera Henriksen
1927 - 2016
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 64
Jørn Lier Horst
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 65
Johan Falkberget
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 66