WRITER

Gunnel Vallquist

1918 - 2016

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Gunnel Vallquist (19 June 1918 – 11 January 2016) was a Swedish writer and translator. Born in Stockholm, Vallquist was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1982. Vallquist was a member of the Catholic Church and wrote several essays on Catholic religion in contemporary times, among them reports from the Second Vatican Council. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunnel Vallquist has received more than 18,387 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnel Vallquist is the 5,609th most popular writer (down from 5,570th in 2019), the 941st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 965th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Swedish Writer.

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  • 45.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gunnel Vallquist ranks 5,609 out of 7,302. Before her are Rıfat Ilgaz, Judith Krantz, Marie Kondo, William McGonagall, Gyula Juhász, and Howard Ashman. After her are Sun Axelsson, Ferreira Gullar, Agnes von Krusenstjerna, August Spies, Snorri Hjartarson, and Blas de Otero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Gunnel Vallquist ranks 260. Before her are Reinaldo Gorno, Mariano Mores, Peter Poreku Dery, Tranquilo Cappozzo, Madeleine L'Engle, and Yelizaveta Chaikina. After her are Axel Grönberg, Douglas Bennett, Donald Regan, Anne Gwynne, Jacques Baratier, and Gersh Budker. Among people deceased in 2016, Gunnel Vallquist ranks 422. Before her are Jacques Rouffio, Howard Marks, Tom M. Apostol, Mr. Fuji, Fernando Cardenal, and Velimir Sombolac. After her are Ferreira Gullar, Melvin Laird, Bertil Roos, Kimbo Slice, Rudolf Haag, and Nené.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gunnel Vallquist ranks 941 out of 1,879. Before her are Nina Persson (1974), Marcus Berg (1986), Helena Bergström (1964), Sara Danius (1962), Roland Nilsson (1963), and Axel Janse (1888). After her are Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), Gunnar Åkerlund (1923), Jonas Björkman (1972), Gustaf Jansson (1922), Axel Grönberg (1918), and Wollmar Boström (1878).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Gunnel Vallquist ranks 82. Before her are Majgull Axelsson (1947), Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), Lukas Moodysson (1969), Per Wästberg (1933), Albert Engström (1869), and Johan Theorin (1963). After her are Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), Göran Sonnevi (1939), Kristina Lugn (1948), Karin Alvtegen (1965), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), and Birger Sjöberg (1885).

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