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Nordahl Grieg

1902 - 1943

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Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular author and a controversial public figure. He served in World War II as a war correspondent and was killed while covering a bombing mission to Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nordahl Grieg is the 1,168th most popular writer (up from 2,617th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Norway (up from 159th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nordahl Grieg ranks 1,168 out of 7,302. Before him are Marcus Minucius Felix, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Henri Michaux, Danielle Steel, Comtessa de Dia, and Velimir Khlebnikov. After him are Tukaram, Juliusz Słowacki, Ibn Khallikan, Jean de Joinville, Sadriddin Ayni, and Bhāsa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Nordahl Grieg ranks 56. Before him are Luis Barragán, Mohammad Hatta, Gianpiero Combi, Lúcio Costa, Fritz Strassmann, and Carlo Levi. After him are Carlo Gambino, Mitsuo Fuchida, David O. Selznick, Josep Samitier, Oskar Morgenstern, and Shigeyoshi Suzuki. Among people deceased in 1943, Nordahl Grieg ranks 40. Before him are Mordechai Anielewicz, Aurel Stein, Oskar Schlemmer, André Antoine, Charley Paddock, and Sophie Taeuber-Arp. After him are Lydia Litvyak, Jane Avril, Franz Oppenheimer, Luz Long, Viktor Lutze, and Akira Matsunaga.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Nordahl Grieg ranks 78 out of 1,039. Before him are Christian Krohg (1852), Christian Michelsen (1857), Sverre of Norway (1145), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Max Manus (1914), and Alexander Kielland (1849). After him are Johan Halvorsen (1864), Halfdan the Black (810), Eric II of Norway (1268), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), and Morten Harket (1959).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Nordahl Grieg ranks 11. Before him are Jo Nesbø (1960), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jon Fosse (1959), Jonas Lie (1833), and Alexander Kielland (1849). After him are Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Dag Solstad (1941), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), and Herbjørg Wassmo (1942).

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