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Michal Viewegh

1962 - Today

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Michal Viewegh is one of the most popular contemporary Czech writers. He is the most published Czech author of all time, with over a million books sold. In 1993 he earned the prestigious Jiří Orten award for Czech writers 30 years old or younger. Viewegh survived a traumatic aortic rupture in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michal Viewegh is the 6,779th most popular writer (down from 6,711th in 2019), the 892nd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 873rd in 2019) and the 86th most popular Czech Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michal Viewegh ranks 6,779 out of 7,302Before him are Walter Mosley, Federico Andahazi, Richard A. Knaak, Randall Jarrell, Kevin Poulsen, and Robert Hunter. After him are Michael Arndt, Calixthe Beyala, Milan Ohnisko, Grant Morrison, R. D. Blackmore, and Terrence McNally.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Michal Viewegh ranks 687Before him are Paul Schulze, Tamara McKinney, Paddy Lowe, Agnès Buzyn, Elena Cattaneo, and Jon Rønningen. After him are Kaija Kärkinen, Manasi Pradhan, Josef Hader, Edson Aparecido de Souza, Bill Sage, and Per Frimann.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Michal Viewegh ranks 892 out of 1,200Before him are Roman Kreuziger (1986), Václav Němeček (1967), Martina Sáblíková (1987), Jiří Štajner (1976), Tomáš Satoranský (1991), and Kateřina Siniaková (1996). After him are Milan Ohnisko (1965), Pavel Vízner (1970), Jiří Šlégr (1971), Karolína Muchová (1996), David Lafata (1981), and Miloš Tichý (1966).

Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Michal Viewegh ranks 86Before him are Marie Pujmanová (1893), Antonín Sova (1864), Fredy Perlman (1934), Franz Fühmann (1922), Michal Šanda (1965), and Jáchym Topol (1962). After him are Milan Ohnisko (1965), Radka Denemarková (1968), and Petr Zelenka (1967).