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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Michal Viewegh is the 6,807th most popular writer (down from 6,711th in 2024), 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 6,807 out of 7,302. Before him are Federico Andahazi, Richard A. Knaak, Randall Jarrell, Kevin Poulsen, Robert Hunter, and Koushun Takami. 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 757. Before him are Agnès Buzyn, Julie Otsuka, Aleksandr Potashov, Elmo Nüganen, Elena Cattaneo, and Jon Rønningen. After him are Jaime Magalhães, Kaija Kärkinen, Manasi Pradhan, Josef Hader, Edson Aparecido de Souza, and Bill Sage.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Michal Viewegh ranks 892 out of 1,200. Before 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), Jessica Fridrich (1964), Jiří Šlégr (1971), Karolína Muchová (1996), and David Lafata (1981).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Michal Viewegh ranks 86. Before 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), Hana Andronikova (1967), Radka Denemarková (1968), Jaroslav Rudiš (1972), and Petr Zelenka (1967).

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