ACTOR

Björn Granath

1946 - 2017

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Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor who appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He starred in a broad range of roles from comedic to dramatic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Björn Granath has received more than 219,172 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Björn Granath is the 3,576th most popular actor (up from 3,617th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 572nd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Swedish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Björn Granaths by language

Over the past year Björn Granath has had the most page views in the with 34,177 views, followed by English (17,978), and German (4,067). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (141.38%), Macedonian (64.93%), and French (22.91%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Björn Granath ranks 3,576 out of 13,578. Before him are Gabriela Spanic, Norma Talmadge, Hugo Haas, Konrad Ernst Ackermann, Dominique Blanc, and Pamela Reed. After him are Bérénice Bejo, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bengt Ekerot, Tarcísio Meira, Daniela Ruah, and Megumi Hayashibara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Björn Granath ranks 415. Before him are Francis Goya, Ricky Bruch, Sacheen Littlefeather, Vladimir Muntyan, Mario Zenari, and Wubbo Ockels. After him are Luis Puenzo, Ahmed Rami, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Jack Horner, Don Schollander, and Goyo Benito. Among people deceased in 2017, Björn Granath ranks 276. Before him are Tim Pigott-Smith, Margot Hielscher, Ludvig Faddeev, Kim Jong-hyun, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, and Ivo Brešan. After him are Hubert Dreyfus, András Kovács, Shunichiro Okano, Teresa Ann Savoy, Ulli Lommel, and Brad Harris.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Björn Granath ranks 591 out of 1,879. Before him are Bror Mellberg (1923), Nils Ramm (1903), Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland (1984), Henry Carlsson (1917), Knut Kroon (1906), and Kent Karlsson (1945). After him are Bengt Ekerot (1920), Lina Sandell (1832), Olle Anderberg (1919), Carl Westergren (1895), Hasse Ekman (1915), and Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken (1626).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Björn Granath ranks 53. Before him are Anna Q. Nilsson (1888), Hans Alfredson (1931), Inger Stevens (1934), Gösta Ekman (1939), Janet Ågren (1949), and Ricky Bruch (1946). After him are Bengt Ekerot (1920), Bo Svenson (1941), Gustaf Skarsgård (1980), Petra Mede (1970), Hillevi Rombin (1933), and Rebecca Ferguson (1983).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Gustav Morell
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
Feb 27o 20097.524 / 10
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The King of Sweden
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
Sep 20o 20176.969 / 10
The American
Hunter #2
Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.
Aug 31o 20105.9 / 10