WRITER
Jørn Lier Horst
1970 - Today

Jørn Lier Horst
Jørn Lier Horst (born 27 February 1970) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction and a former Senior Investigating Officer at Vestfold police district. His books have been published in over 40 countries and have sold more than ten million copies. Horst made his writing debut in 2004 with Key Witness, based on a true murder story. The detective character in his crime novels is William Wisting, and a television series based on the series premiered in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jørn Lier Horst is the 5,477th most popular writer (down from 5,272nd in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Norway (down from 355th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Norwegian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jørn Lier Horst ranks 5,477 out of 7,302. Before him are Isabel-Clara Simó, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Ulrich Plenzdorf, K. Shivaram Karanth, Peter Härtling, and Leslie Charteris. After him are Maeve Binchy, Carl Amery, Yordan Radichkov, Teresa de la Parra, Federigo Tozzi, and Shahrnush Parsipur.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsabel-Clara Simó
1943 - 2020
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 5,471
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
1884 - 1980
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,472
Ulrich Plenzdorf
1934 - 2007
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,473
K. Shivaram Karanth
1902 - 1997
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,474
Peter Härtling
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,475
Leslie Charteris
1907 - 1993
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 5,476
Jørn Lier Horst
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 5,477
Maeve Binchy
1939 - 2012
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 5,478
Carl Amery
1922 - 2005
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 5,479
Yordan Radichkov
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,480
Teresa de la Parra
1889 - 1936
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,481
Federigo Tozzi
1883 - 1920
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,482
Shahrnush Parsipur
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 5,483
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Jørn Lier Horst ranks 211. Before him are Julie Bowen, Pedro Proença, Anthony Anderson, Iryna Bilyk, Marie-Josée Croze, and Erick Thohir. After him are Jonathan Stroud, Chris Cuomo, Kim Do-hoon, Vladimir Medinsky, Michael Shanks, and Hideki Kamiya.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsJulie Bowen
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 205
Pedro Proença
REFEREE
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 206
Anthony Anderson
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 207
Iryna Bilyk
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 208
Marie-Josée Croze
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 209
Erick Thohir
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 210
Jørn Lier Horst
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 211
Jonathan Stroud
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 212
Chris Cuomo
JOURNALIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 213
Kim Do-hoon
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 214
Vladimir Medinsky
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 215
Michael Shanks
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 216
Hideki Kamiya
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 217
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Jørn Lier Horst ranks 407 out of 1,039. Before him are Olaf Gulbransson (1873), Hanne Krogh (1956), Frithjof Ulleberg (1911), Asbjørn Ruud (1919), Nils Arne Eggen (1941), and Erling Evensen (1914). After him are Thorbjørn Svenssen (1924), Nils Petter Molvær (1960), Johan Falkberget (1879), Inger Hagerup (1905), Aksel Hennie (1975), and Ian Haugland (1964).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsOlaf Gulbransson
PAINTER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 401
Hanne Krogh
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 402
Frithjof Ulleberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 403
Asbjørn 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
Among WRITERS In Norway
Among writers born in Norway, Jørn Lier Horst ranks 65. Before him are Erlend Loe (1969), Johan Borgen (1902), Olav Aukrust (1883), Linn Ullmann (1966), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), and Vera Henriksen (1927). After him are Johan Falkberget (1879), Inger Hagerup (1905), Vigdis Hjorth (1959), André Bjerke (1918), Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), and Åsne Seierstad (1970).
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
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