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Éva Janikovszky

1926 - 2003

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Éva Janikovszky (April 23, 1926 in Szeged – July 14, 2003 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer. She wrote novels for both children and adults, but she is primarily known for her children's books, translated into 35 languages. Her first book was published in 1957. Among her most famous picture books are If I Were a Grown-Up and Who Does This Kid Take After? Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Éva Janikovszky is the 6,194th most popular writer (down from 6,129th in 2019), the 782nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 756th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Éva Janikovszky ranks 6,194 out of 7,302. Before her are Ali Sardar Jafri, Joyce Cary, Patricia A. McKillip, Beryl Bainbridge, Alberto Dines, and Thomas Traherne. After her are Meindert DeJong, Ahmad NikTalab, Kerstin Gier, Pentti Haanpää, Peter Orlovsky, and Julia Donaldson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Éva Janikovszky ranks 486. Before her are Randy Weston, Anatoly Logunov, Patrice Wymore, Tim LaHaye, Lionel Jeffries, and Desmond Connell. After her are Franca Falcucci, Jan Morris, Robert Creeley, Bud Shank, Dionizije Dvornić, and Misael Escuti. Among people deceased in 2003, Éva Janikovszky ranks 333. Before her are Armand Borel, Vera Zorina, Dave DeBusschere, Edward F. Moore, Peter Hacks, and Jan-Just Bos. After her are Robert Detweiler, Robert John Braidwood, Lou Harrison, C. Douglas Dillon, Sheb Wooley, and Karen Morley.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Éva Janikovszky ranks 782 out of 1,077. Before her are Attila Dargay (1927), István Tarlós (1948), Monique Covét (1976), Jenő Hámori (1933), Peter Medak (1937), and Gyula Juhász (1883). After her are Magda Gabor (1915), Gábor Gergely (1953), Mór Kóczán (1885), Ferenc Juhász (1928), Lajos Rácz (1952), and Krisztina Egerszegi (1974).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Éva Janikovszky ranks 75. Before her are Dániel Berzsenyi (1776), Ferenc Móra (1879), Zoltán Ambrus (1861), György Bessenyei (1747), Sándor Bródy (1863), and Gyula Juhász (1883). After her are Ferenc Juhász (1928), Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922), Sándor Csoóri (1930), Terézia Mora (1971), Krisztina Tóth (1967), and Henriett Seth F. (1980).

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