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Jan Myrdal

1927 - 2020

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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 107,834 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Myrdal is the 4,112th most popular writer, the 580th most popular biography from Sweden and the 58th most popular Swedish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jan Myrdal ranks 4,112 out of 5,755. Before him are Kekaumenos, Pyotr Tkachev, Sara Teasdale, Saneatsu Mushanokōji, Quim Monzó, and Lydia Chukovskaya. After him are Georg Sauerwein, Abel Bonnard, Kostandin Kristoforidhi, Juan José Arreola, Knud Knudsen, and Corín Tellado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Jan Myrdal ranks 253. Before him are Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Ramsey Clark, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Lisa Lu, and Mark Blaug. After him are Josef Posipal, Corín Tellado, David Dinkins, Rodolfo Walsh, Pasquale Festa Campanile, and Mathé Altéry. Among people deceased in 2020, Jan Myrdal ranks 324. Before him are Rika Zaraï, Maria Itkina, Rajendra K. Pachauri, John Baldessari, Shirley Douglas, and Alex Olmedo. After him are James Wolfensohn, David Dinkins, Henryk Gulbinowicz, Wes Unseld, Luis Eduardo Aute, and Goyo Benito.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jan Myrdal ranks 580 out of 1,612. Before him are Viveca Sten (1959), Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901), Oscar Dickson (1823), Gunde Svan (1962), Nils Edén (1871), and Naima Wifstrand (1890). After him are Ann-Britt Leyman (1922), Mats Wahl (1945), Claes Johanson (1884), Torsten Hägerstrand (1916), Carl Johan Thyselius (1811), and Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Jan Myrdal ranks 58. Before him are Barbro Lindgren (1937), Dan Andersson (1888), Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718), Elin Wägner (1882), Viveca Sten (1959), and Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901). After him are Mats Wahl (1945), Hjalmar Bergman (1883), Jan Arnald (1963), Sara Lidman (1923), Anna Maria Lenngren (1754), and Birgitta Trotzig (1929).

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