WRITER

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää

1943 - 2001

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áilu in the Northern Sámi language and with the stage name of Áillohaš (23 March 1943 – 26 November 2001), was a Finnish-born Norwegian Sámi writer, musician and artist. He was one of the most internationally recognised contributors of Sámi culture. He was mostly known for his joiks and poems. He was the official provincial artist of Lapland from 1978 to 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nils-Aslak Valkeapää is the 2,233rd most popular writer (up from 2,453rd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Finland (up from 105th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää ranks 2,233 out of 7,302. Before him are Arkady Gaidar, Rahel Varnhagen, Frédéric Ozanam, Joseph Kessel, Suzanne Collins, and Rudolf Rocker. After him are Claude Farrère, Nina Berberova, Pierre Klossowski, Clive Barker, Wanda Wasilewska, and Meleager of Gadara.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Arkady Gaidar
1904 - 1941
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,227
Rahel Varnhagen
1771 - 1833
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,228
Frédéric Ozanam
1813 - 1853
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,229
Joseph Kessel
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,230
Suzanne Collins
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,231
Rudolf Rocker
1873 - 1958
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,232
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,233
Claude Farrère
1876 - 1957
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,234
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,235
Pierre Klossowski
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,236
Clive Barker
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,237
Wanda Wasilewska
1905 - 1964
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,238
Meleager of Gadara
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,239

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää ranks 210. Before him are Randy Newman, Ian Kershaw, Boris Gromov, Soad Hosny, Lucio Battisti, and Nikolay Shmatko. After him are Edward L. G. Bowell, Albert Pintat, Nicholas Negroponte, Carmen Argenziano, Winston Groom, and Henry Hill. Among people deceased in 2001, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää ranks 87. Before him are Renato Carosone, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Elazar Shach, William Masters, and Soad Hosny. After him are Hannelore Kohl, Pierre Klossowski, Tamara Smirnova, Mortimer J. Adler, Phoolan Devi, and Tommy Flanagan.

Others Born in 1943

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Randy Newman
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 204
Ian Kershaw
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 205
Boris Gromov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 206
Soad Hosny
ACTOR
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 207
Lucio Battisti
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 208
Nikolay Shmatko
ARTIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 209
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
WRITER
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 210
Edward L. G. Bowell
ASTRONOMER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 211
Albert Pintat
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 212
Nicholas Negroponte
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 213
Carmen Argenziano
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 214
Winston Groom
WRITER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 215
Henry Hill
PAINTER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 216

Others Deceased in 2001

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Renato Carosone
SINGER
1920 - 2001
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 81
Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2001
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 82
Víctor Paz Estenssoro
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2001
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 83
Elazar Shach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 2001
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 84
William Masters
CELEBRITY
1915 - 2001
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 85
Soad Hosny
ACTOR
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 86
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
WRITER
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 87
Hannelore Kohl
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 88
Pierre Klossowski
WRITER
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 89
Tamara Smirnova
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 90
Mortimer J. Adler
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 2001
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 91
Phoolan Devi
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2001
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 92
Tommy Flanagan
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2001
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 93