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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Yahya Hassan is the 7,220th most popular writer (down from 7,210th in 2019), the 910th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 911th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Danish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yahya Hassan ranks 7,220 out of 7,302. Before him are Helen DeWitt, Femke Dekker, Jane Espenson, Beau Willimon, James Frey, and Dawid Jung. After him are Anita Sarkeesian, Jesmyn Ward, Ann Brashares, Sanjay Gupta, Chetan Bhagat, and Roxane Gay.

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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 889. Before him are Shad Gaspard, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Tom Lester, Richard Adjei, Willie Thorne, and Tony Hsieh. After him are Lynn Shelton, Robert Archibald, Floyd Cardoz, Joe Diffie, Marius Žaliūkas, and Lara van Ruijven.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Yahya Hassan ranks 910 out of 1,032. Before him are Frederik Sørensen (1992), Mohamed Daramy (2002), Michael Gravgaard (1978), Lasse Vibe (1987), Casper Ulrich Mortensen (1989), and Karin Mortensen (1977). After him are Peter Løvenkrands (1980), Rasmus Quist Hansen (1980), Peter Regin (1986), Patrick Dorgu (2004), Annika Langvad (1984), and Rikke Skov (1980).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Yahya Hassan ranks 52. Before him are Peer Hultberg (1935), Benny Andersen (1929), Carsten Jensen (1952), Pia Tafdrup (1952), Sherin Khankan (1974), and Sandi Toksvig (1958).

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