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Yahya Hassan

1995 - 2020

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Yahya Hassan (19 May 1995 – 29 April 2020) was a Danish poet and political activist of Palestinian descent, whose poems and public statements criticizing both Islam and Danish policies on migration and participation in armed conflicts made him a much-debated and controversial figure. His most notable work, Yahya Hassan, as of 2013 was the best-selling debut poetry collection in Denmark, and has been printed in more than 120,000 copies (middle of 2015). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Yahya Hassan is the 7,375th most popular writer (down from 7,210th in 2024), the 950th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 911th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Danish Writer.

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Among writers, Yahya Hassan ranks 7,375 out of 7,302. Before him are Beau Willimon, David Magee, Hissa Hilal, Caitlín R. Kiernan, James Frey, and Dawid Jung. After him are Richard Appel, Anita Sarkeesian, Annemarie Jacir, Jesmyn Ward, Ann Brashares, and Sanjay Gupta.

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Among people born in 1995, Yahya Hassan ranks 455. Before him are Mërgim Vojvoda, Jan Lisiecki, Robert Bauer, Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Otar Kakabadze, and Nadine Visser. After him are Marco Schwarz, Urša Bogataj, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, Isaak, Satnam Singh, and Kosuke Nakamura. Among people deceased in 2020, Yahya Hassan ranks 902. Before him are Elizabeth Wurtzel, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Tom Lester, Richard Adjei, Willie Thorne, and Tony Hsieh. After him are John Andretti, Lynn Shelton, Robert Archibald, Floyd Cardoz, Joe Diffie, and Marius Žaliūkas.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Yahya Hassan ranks 950 out of 1,032. Before him are Michael Gravgaard (1978), Lasse Vibe (1987), Stephan Mølvig (1979), Casper Ulrich Mortensen (1989), Susanne Munk Wilbek (1967), and Karin Mortensen (1977). After him are Peter Løvenkrands (1980), Rasmus Quist Hansen (1980), Peter Regin (1986), Karen Hækkerup (1974), Patrick Dorgu (2004), and Tonje Kjærgaard (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Yahya Hassan ranks 53. Before him are Benny Andersen (1929), Carsten Jensen (1952), Pia Tafdrup (1952), Janne Teller (1964), Sherin Khankan (1974), and Sandi Toksvig (1958).

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