WRITER
Johan Falkberget
1879 - 1967

Johan Falkberget
Johan Falkberget, born Johan Petter Lillebakken, (30 September 1879 – 5 April 1967) was a Norwegian author. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Falkberget is the 5,542nd most popular writer (down from 5,419th in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from Norway (down from 371st in 2019) and the 66th most popular Norwegian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Johan Falkberget ranks 5,542 out of 7,302. Before him are Marina Lewycka, Madeline Miller, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Élie Blanchard, Carlo Cassola, and Armand Lanoux. After him are Günter de Bruyn, Gorch Fock, Sergei Lukyanenko, Léon Frapié, George Chapman, and Anšlavs Eglītis.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarina Lewycka
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,536
Madeline Miller
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,537
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
1950 - 2009
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,538
Élie Blanchard
1881 - 1941
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,539
Carlo Cassola
1917 - 1987
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,540
Armand Lanoux
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,541
Johan Falkberget
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,542
Günter de Bruyn
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,543
Gorch Fock
1880 - 1916
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,544
Sergei Lukyanenko
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,545
Léon Frapié
1863 - 1949
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 5,546
George Chapman
1559 - 1634
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 5,547
Anšlavs Eglītis
1906 - 1993
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 5,548
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Johan Falkberget ranks 229. Before him are Waldemar Tietgens, Lewis Stone, Aeneas Mackintosh, Eligio Ayala, Francesco Severi, and Andrey Arkhangelsky. After him are Maurice Vignerot, Alice Greene, Laura Hope Crews, Othmar Ammann, Juan Manuel Frutos, and Robert Daniel Carmichael. Among people deceased in 1967, Johan Falkberget ranks 234. Before him are Joseph Perotaux, Herman Teirlinck, Elmer Rice, Harald Julin, Georges Vanier, and Maximos IV Sayegh. After him are Billy Strayhorn, Pinto Colvig, Hans Walter, John Masefield, J. B. Lenoir, and Tilly Edinger.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsWaldemar Tietgens
ATHLETE
1879 - 1917
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 223
Lewis Stone
ACTOR
1879 - 1953
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 224
Aeneas Mackintosh
EXPLORER
1879 - 1916
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 225
Eligio Ayala
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1930
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 226
Francesco Severi
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1961
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 227
Andrey Arkhangelsky
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 228
Johan Falkberget
WRITER
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 229
Maurice Vignerot
ATHLETE
1879 - 1953
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 230
Alice Greene
TENNIS PLAYER
1879 - 1956
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 231
Laura Hope Crews
ACTOR
1879 - 1942
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 232
Othmar Ammann
ENGINEER
1879 - 1965
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 233
Juan Manuel Frutos
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1960
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 234
Robert Daniel Carmichael
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1967
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 235
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsJoseph Perotaux
ATHLETE
1883 - 1967
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 228
Herman Teirlinck
WRITER
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 229
Elmer Rice
WRITER
1892 - 1967
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 230
Harald Julin
ATHLETE
1890 - 1967
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 231
Georges Vanier
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1967
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 232
Maximos IV Sayegh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1967
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 233
Johan Falkberget
WRITER
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 234
Billy Strayhorn
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1967
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 235
Pinto Colvig
ACTOR
1892 - 1967
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 236
Hans Walter
ATHLETE
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 237
John Masefield
WRITER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 238
J. B. Lenoir
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1967
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 239
Tilly Edinger
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 240
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Johan Falkberget ranks 410 out of 1,039. Before him are Asbjørn Ruud (1919), Nils Arne Eggen (1941), Erling Evensen (1914), Jørn Lier Horst (1970), Thorbjørn Svenssen (1924), and Nils Petter Molvær (1960). After him are Inger Hagerup (1905), Aksel Hennie (1975), Ian Haugland (1964), Jan Axel Blomberg (1969), Ingrid Kristiansen (1956), and Grethe Kausland (1947).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsAsbjørn Ruud
ATHLETE
1919 - 1989
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 404
Nils Arne Eggen
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 405
Erling Evensen
SKIER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 406
Jørn Lier Horst
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 407
Thorbjørn Svenssen
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 408
Nils Petter Molvær
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 409
Johan Falkberget
WRITER
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 410
Inger Hagerup
WRITER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 411
Aksel Hennie
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 412
Ian Haugland
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 413
Jan Axel Blomberg
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 414
Ingrid Kristiansen
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 415
Grethe Kausland
SINGER
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 416
Among WRITERS In Norway
Among writers born in Norway, Johan Falkberget ranks 66. Before him are Johan Borgen (1902), Olav Aukrust (1883), Linn Ullmann (1966), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Vera Henriksen (1927), and Jørn Lier Horst (1970). After him are Inger Hagerup (1905), Vigdis Hjorth (1959), André Bjerke (1918), Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), Åsne Seierstad (1970), and Kåre Holt (1916).
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
Inger Hagerup
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 67
Vigdis Hjorth
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 68
André Bjerke
1918 - 1985
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 69
Steve Sem-Sandberg
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 70
Åsne Seierstad
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 71
Kåre Holt
1916 - 1997
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 72