WRITER
Jan Myrdal
1927 - 2020
Jan Myrdal
Jan Myrdal (19 July 1927 – 30 October 2020) was a Swedish author known for his strident Maoist, anti-imperialist and contrarian views and heterodox and highly subjective style of autobiography. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Myrdal has received more than 117,917 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Myrdal is the 4,454th most popular writer (down from 4,099th in 2019), the 655th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 579th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Swedish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
56.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jan Myrdal ranks 4,454 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Ransome, Olaf Bull, Sāyaṇa, Ariel Dorfman, Gudrun Pausewang, and Severus Sanctus Endelechius. After him are Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Einar Benediktsson, Helen Thomas, Dai Sijie, Sakina Akhundzadeh, and Kostandin Kristoforidhi.
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Go to all RankingsArthur Ransome
1884 - 1967
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4,448
Olaf Bull
1883 - 1933
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4,449
Sāyaṇa
1400 - 1387
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4,450
Ariel Dorfman
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4,451
Gudrun Pausewang
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4,452
Severus Sanctus Endelechius
400 - 500
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,453
Jan Myrdal
1927 - 2020
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,454
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
1872 - 1945
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,455
Einar Benediktsson
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,456
Helen Thomas
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,457
Dai Sijie
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4,458
Sakina Akhundzadeh
1865 - 1927
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4,459
Kostandin Kristoforidhi
1827 - 1895
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4,460
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Jan Myrdal ranks 280. Before him are Robert Alt, Hirotugu Akaike, Tihomir Ognjanov, George O. Abell, Harold Brown, and Svyatoslav Fyodorov. After him are Joachim Fuchsberger, Serge Lang, Arturo Armando Molina, Otto Stich, Oskar Pastior, and Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani. Among people deceased in 2020, Jan Myrdal ranks 366. Before him are Yuri Bondarev, Wolfgang Uhlmann, John D. Barrow, Gergely Kulcsár, Jerry Sloan, and Gudrun Pausewang. After him are Giorgi Shengelaia, Inna Makarova, Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Allen Garfield, Tom Lister Jr., and John Baldessari.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsRobert Alt
ATHLETE
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 274
Hirotugu Akaike
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2009
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 275
Tihomir Ognjanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 276
George O. Abell
ASTRONOMER
1927 - 1983
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 277
Harold Brown
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 278
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2000
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 279
Jan Myrdal
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 280
Joachim Fuchsberger
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 281
Serge Lang
MATHEMATICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 282
Arturo Armando Molina
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 283
Otto Stich
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 284
Oskar Pastior
WRITER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 285
Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 286
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsYuri Bondarev
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 360
Wolfgang Uhlmann
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 361
John D. Barrow
PHYSICIST
1952 - 2020
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 362
Gergely Kulcsár
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 363
Jerry Sloan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 364
Gudrun Pausewang
WRITER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 365
Jan Myrdal
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 366
Giorgi Shengelaia
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 367
Inna Makarova
ACTOR
1926 - 2020
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 368
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 369
Allen Garfield
ACTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 370
Tom Lister Jr.
ACTOR
1958 - 2020
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 371
John Baldessari
PAINTER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 372
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Jan Myrdal ranks 655 out of 1,879. Before him are Sara Lidman (1923), Oscar von Sydow (1873), Patrik Sjöberg (1965), Henock Abrahamsson (1909), Jacob Bjerknes (1897), and Georg Åberg (1893). After him are Anders Frisk (1963), Janne Andersson (1962), Joel Kinnaman (1979), Arne Nyberg (1913), Claes Johanson (1884), and Pia Degermark (1949).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsSara Lidman
WRITER
1923 - 2004
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 649
Oscar von Sydow
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1936
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 650
Patrik Sjöberg
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 651
Henock Abrahamsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1958
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 652
Jacob Bjerknes
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1975
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 653
Georg Åberg
ATHLETE
1893 - 1946
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 654
Jan Myrdal
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 655
Anders Frisk
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 656
Janne Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 657
Joel Kinnaman
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 658
Arne Nyberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1970
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 659
Claes Johanson
WRESTLER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 660
Pia Degermark
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 661
Among WRITERS In Sweden
Among writers born in Sweden, Jan Myrdal ranks 57. Before him are Dagmar Lange (1914), Lina Sandell (1832), Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718), Dan Andersson (1888), Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901), and Sara Lidman (1923). After him are Runer Jonsson (1916), Birgitta Trotzig (1929), Elin Wägner (1882), Fredrik Backman (1981), Katarina Frostenson (1953), and Barbro Lindgren (1937).
Dagmar Lange
1914 - 1991
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 51
Lina Sandell
1832 - 1903
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 52
Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht
1718 - 1763
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 53
Dan Andersson
1888 - 1920
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 54
Ivar Lo-Johansson
1901 - 1990
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 55
Sara Lidman
1923 - 2004
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 56
Jan Myrdal
1927 - 2020
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 57
Runer Jonsson
1916 - 2006
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 58
Birgitta Trotzig
1929 - 2011
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 59
Elin Wägner
1882 - 1949
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 60
Fredrik Backman
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 61
Katarina Frostenson
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 62
Barbro Lindgren
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 63