WRITER
Ole Nydahl
1941 - Today

Ole Nydahl
Ole Nydahl (born 19 March 1941), also known as Lama Ole, is a lama providing Mahamudra teachings in the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Since the early 1970s, Nydahl has toured the world giving lectures and meditation courses. With his wife, Hannah Nydahl (1946-2007), he founded Diamond Way Buddhism, a worldwide Karma Kagyu Buddhist organization with over 600 centers for lay practitioners. Nydahl is the author of more than twenty books (in German and English) about Diamond Way Vajrayana Buddhism, with translations into multiple languages. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ole Nydahl is the 1,701st most popular writer (down from 1,696th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 178th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Danish Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ole Nydahl ranks 1,701 out of 7,302. Before him are Mohamed Choukri, Sima Xiangru, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, James Brendan Connolly, Enzo of Sardinia, and Mateo Alemán. After him are John Gray, Aleksandr Kuprin, Anne Sexton, Friedrich Rückert, Konstantin Paustovsky, and Jens Fink-Jensen.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMohamed Choukri
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,695
Sima Xiangru
179 BC - 117 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,696
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
1866 - 1936
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,697
James Brendan Connolly
1868 - 1957
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,698
Enzo of Sardinia
1220 - 1272
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,699
Mateo Alemán
1547 - 1613
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,700
Ole Nydahl
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,701
John Gray
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,702
Aleksandr Kuprin
1870 - 1938
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,703
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,704
Friedrich Rückert
1788 - 1866
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,705
Konstantin Paustovsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,706
Jens Fink-Jensen
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,707
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Ole Nydahl ranks 156. Before him are Otto Sander, Kyu Sakamoto, Adrian Lyne, Luis Alberto Lacalle, Christopher Jones, and Beau Bridges. After him are Nangolo Mbumba, Federico Faggin, Nora Ephron, Barbet Schroeder, Josef Jelínek, and Sergio Oliva.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsOtto Sander
ACTOR
1941 - 2013
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 150
Kyu Sakamoto
SINGER
1941 - 1985
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 151
Adrian Lyne
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 152
Luis Alberto Lacalle
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 153
Christopher Jones
ACTOR
1941 - 2014
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 154
Beau Bridges
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 155
Ole Nydahl
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 156
Nangolo Mbumba
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 157
Federico Faggin
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 158
Nora Ephron
WRITER
1941 - 2012
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 159
Barbet Schroeder
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 160
Josef Jelínek
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2024
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 161
Sergio Oliva
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 162
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Ole Nydahl ranks 185 out of 1,032. Before him are Erik Pontoppidan (1698), August Bournonville (1805), Anker Jørgensen (1922), Lars Løkke Rasmussen (1964), Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737), and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970). After him are Jens Fink-Jensen (1956), Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887), Vilhelm Thomsen (1842), Edvard Eriksen (1876), Nathaniel Wallich (1786), and Preben Elkjær (1957).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsErik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 179
August Bournonville
DANCER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 180
Anker Jørgensen
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 181
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 182
Morten Thrane Brünnich
BIOLOGIST
1737 - 1827
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 183
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 184
Ole Nydahl
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 185
Jens Fink-Jensen
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 186
Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1940
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 187
Vilhelm Thomsen
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 188
Edvard Eriksen
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1959
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 189
Nathaniel Wallich
BIOLOGIST
1786 - 1854
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 190
Preben Elkjær
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 191
Among WRITERS In Denmark
Among writers born in Denmark, Ole Nydahl ranks 17. Before him are Sven Hassel (1917), Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Adam Oehlenschläger (1779), Jeppe Aakjær (1866), and Aksel Sandemose (1899). After him are Jens Fink-Jensen (1956), Inger Christensen (1935), Herman Bang (1857), Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621), Kjeld Abell (1901), and Peter Høeg (1957).
Sven Hassel
1917 - 2012
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 11
Martin Andersen Nexø
1869 - 1954
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 12
Jussi Adler-Olsen
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 13
Adam Oehlenschläger
1779 - 1850
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 14
Jeppe Aakjær
1866 - 1930
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 15
Aksel Sandemose
1899 - 1965
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 16
Ole Nydahl
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 17
Jens Fink-Jensen
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 18
Inger Christensen
1935 - 2009
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 19
Herman Bang
1857 - 1912
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 20
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
1621 - 1698
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 21
Kjeld Abell
1901 - 1961
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 22
Peter Høeg
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 23