WRITER

Tim Krabbé

1943 - Today

Photo of Tim Krabbé

Icon of person Tim Krabbé

Hans Maarten Timotheus "Tim" Krabbé (born 13 April 1943) is a Dutch journalist, novelist and chess player. Krabbé was born in Amsterdam. His writing has appeared in most major periodicals in the Netherlands. Once a competitive cyclist, he is known to Dutch readers for his novel De Renner (The Rider), first published in 1978 and translated into English in 2002, of which The Guardian's Matt Seaton wrote: "Nothing better is ever likely to be written on the subjective experience of cycle-racing". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Krabbé is the 3,052nd most popular writer (up from 3,489th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 560th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Dutch Writer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Tim Krabbé by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tim Krabbé ranks 3,052 out of 7,302. Before him are Avetik Isahakyan, Henrietta Szold, Antoine de Rivarol, Àngel Guimerà, Louis of Granada, and Sigurd Hoel. After him are Wu Jingzi, Alda Merini, Al-Asmaʿi, Bronisława Wajs, Charlotte Smith, and Jules Barbier.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Tim Krabbé ranks 273. Before him are Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, Angélica María, Marika Green, Antal Dunai, Joselito, and Iñaki Sáez. After him are Charles Murray, Jimmy Wang Yu, Dagmar Lassander, Clément Mouamba, Jim Croce, and Dušan Uhrin.

Others Born in 1943

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Tim Krabbé ranks 496 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918), Rudi Carrell (1934), Johannes van den Bosch (1780), Virgil van Dijk (1991), Gijs van Lennep (1942), and Barent Fabritius (1624). After him are Jelle Zijlstra (1918), Dick van Dijk (1946), Arnold Houbraken (1660), Henri Nouwen (1932), Memphis Depay (1994), and Gerrie Mühren (1946).

Others born in Netherlands

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Tim Krabbé ranks 22. Before him are Herman Gorter (1864), Louis Couperus (1863), Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Jacob Israël de Haan (1881), and Gerard Reve (1923). After him are Gysbert Japiks (1603), Macropedius (1487), Jan Luyken (1649), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), and Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911).

Dutch born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous