WRITER
Snorri Hjartarson
1906 - 1986

Snorri Hjartarson
Snorri Hjartarson (22 April 1906 – 27 December 1986) was an Icelandic poet, and a winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Snorri Hjartarson is the 5,633rd most popular writer (down from 5,614th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 75th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Icelander Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Snorri Hjartarson ranks 5,633 out of 7,302. Before him are Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, Elvira Lindo, Sándor Kisfaludy, Olivier Rolin, Kazimierz Brodziński, and Josipina Turnograjska. After him are Ian Buruma, Ellen Niit, John Braine, Ōshikōchi no Mitsune, Ahmet Haşim, and Ann Cleeves.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSarah Fuller Flower Adams
1805 - 1848
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 5,627
Elvira Lindo
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,628
Sándor Kisfaludy
1772 - 1844
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,629
Olivier Rolin
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,630
Kazimierz Brodziński
1791 - 1835
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,631
Josipina Turnograjska
1833 - 1854
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,632
Snorri Hjartarson
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,633
Ian Buruma
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,634
Ellen Niit
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,635
John Braine
1922 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,636
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
900 - 1000
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,637
Ahmet Haşim
1887 - 1933
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5,638
Ann Cleeves
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5,639
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Snorri Hjartarson ranks 358. Before him are Bruce Bennett, Andrei Abrikosov, Diana Wynyard, Richard Rado, Klaus Egge, and Jorge Icaza Coronel. After him are Cai Chusheng, Gerardo Romero, Richard Lawrence, Ernst Krebs, Richard Llewellyn, and Betty Bronson. Among people deceased in 1986, Snorri Hjartarson ranks 250. Before him are Arvid Thörn, Enrique Tierno Galván, James Fifer, Blanche Sweet, Robert Alda, and Rukmini Devi Arundale. After him are John Braine, Brian Aherne, Dan Pagis, Albert Scherrer, Romeo Rivers, and Harry Benjamin.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsBruce Bennett
ACTOR
1906 - 2007
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 352
Andrei Abrikosov
ACTOR
1906 - 1973
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 353
Diana Wynyard
ACTOR
1906 - 1964
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 354
Richard Rado
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1989
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 355
Klaus Egge
COMPOSER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 356
Jorge Icaza Coronel
WRITER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 357
Snorri Hjartarson
WRITER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 358
Cai Chusheng
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1968
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 359
Gerardo Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 360
Richard Lawrence
ATHLETE
1906 - 1974
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 361
Ernst Krebs
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 362
Richard Llewellyn
WRITER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 363
Betty Bronson
ACTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 364
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsArvid Thörn
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 244
Enrique Tierno Galván
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1986
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 245
James Fifer
ATHLETE
1930 - 1986
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 246
Blanche Sweet
ACTOR
1896 - 1986
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 247
Robert Alda
ACTOR
1914 - 1986
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 248
Rukmini Devi Arundale
DANCER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 249
Snorri Hjartarson
WRITER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 250
John Braine
WRITER
1922 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 251
Brian Aherne
ACTOR
1902 - 1986
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 252
Dan Pagis
WRITER
1930 - 1986
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 253
Albert Scherrer
RACING DRIVER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 254
Romeo Rivers
ATHLETE
1907 - 1986
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 255
Harry Benjamin
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1986
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 256
In Iceland
Among people born in Iceland, Snorri Hjartarson ranks 86 out of 190. Before him are Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894), Teitur Thordarson (1952), Einar Arnórsson (1880), Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), and Jón Þorláksson (1877). After him are Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (1963), Arnór Guðjohnsen (1961), Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962), Björn Þórðarson (1879), Emil Jónsson (1902), and Eiríkur Hauksson (1959).
Others born in Iceland
Go to all RankingsFríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
WRITER
1940 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 80
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1980
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 81
Teitur Thordarson
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 82
Einar Arnórsson
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1955
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 83
Jóhann Jóhannsson
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2018
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 84
Jón Þorláksson
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1935
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 85
Snorri Hjartarson
WRITER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 86
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 87
Arnór Guðjohnsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 88
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 89
Björn Þórðarson
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 90
Emil Jónsson
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1986
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 91
Eiríkur Hauksson
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 92
Among WRITERS In Iceland
Among writers born in Iceland, Snorri Hjartarson ranks 23. Before him are Einar Benediktsson (1864), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888), and Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940). After him are Gyrðir Elíasson (1961), Sjón (1962), and Jónína Leósdóttir (1954).
Einar Benediktsson
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 17
Hallgrímur Helgason
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 18
Einar Már Guðmundsson
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 19
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 20
Þórbergur Þórðarson
1888 - 1974
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 21
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
1940 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 22
Snorri Hjartarson
1906 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 23
Gyrðir Elíasson
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 24
Sjón
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 25
Jónína Leósdóttir
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 26