WRITER

Göran Sonnevi

1939 - Today

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Göran Sonnevi (born 3 October 1939 in Lund, Skåne County) is a Swedish poet and translator. Sonnevi grew up in Halmstad; he studied literature and linguistics at the University of Lund, also getting librarian training. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Göran Sonnevi has received more than 22,437 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Göran Sonnevi is the 5,942nd most popular writer (down from 5,643rd in 2019), the 1,062nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 998th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Swedish Writer.

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  • 51.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Göran Sonnevi ranks 5,942 out of 7,302. Before him are Mina Loy, Ian Buruma, Zoé Valdés, Wilma Mankiller, Philippe Delerm, and Christian Kracht. After him are Sita Ram Goel, Benny Andersen, Claude Esteban, J. Michael Straczynski, Susan Cooper, and Arvo Valton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Göran Sonnevi ranks 507. Before him are Jose Maria Sison, David Ray Griffin, Murray Rose, Yoseph Imry, Don Williams, and Anne Heggtveit. After him are Zbigniew Namysłowski, Erik Pevernagie, Luis Eyzaguirre, Álvaro Pombo, John Danielsen, and Paride Tumburus.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Göran Sonnevi ranks 1,062 out of 1,879. Before him are Gustaf Lindblom (1891), Ann-Sofi Pettersson (1932), Peter Forsberg (1973), Anita Gradin (1933), Nils Middelboe (1887), and Evy Berggren (1934). After him are Jimmie Åkesson (1979), Emilia Rydberg (1978), Kenneth Eriksson (1956), Karl Gustafsson (1888), Nils Granfelt (1887), and Anders Limpar (1965).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Göran Sonnevi ranks 84. Before him are Lukas Moodysson (1969), Per Wästberg (1933), Albert Engström (1869), Johan Theorin (1963), Gunnel Vallquist (1918), and Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894). After him are Kristina Lugn (1948), Karin Alvtegen (1965), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Birger Sjöberg (1885), Stig Claesson (1928), and Mikael Niemi (1959).

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