WRITER

Maj Sjöwall

1935 - 2020

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Maj Sjöwall (Swedish pronunciation: [maj ˈɧø̂ːval]; 25 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her books about police detective Martin Beck. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maj Sjöwall has received more than 170,967 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Maj Sjöwall is the 1,404th most popular writer (down from 1,274th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 195th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swedish Writer.

Maj Sjöwall is most famous for her novel series that was made into a movie called "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maj Sjöwall ranks 1,404 out of 7,302. Before her are Sima Xiangru, Siegfried Lenz, Robert Bloch, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Korney Chukovsky, and Kâtip Çelebi. After her are Gavrila Derzhavin, Jaan Kross, Jules de Goncourt, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, Georg Heym, and Philippe Soupault.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Maj Sjöwall ranks 74. Before her are Ken Kesey, Roger B. Chaffee, António Ramalho Eanes, Abdou Diouf, Sonny Bono, and Dharmendra. After her are Marina Doria, Khalil al-Wazir, Lajos Tichy, Toni Sailer, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and Charles Duke. Among people deceased in 2020, Maj Sjöwall ranks 86. Before her are Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Per Olov Enquist, Conchata Ferrell, Ida Haendel, Moussa Traoré, and Chuck Yeager. After her are Jānis Lūsis, Honor Blackman, Lorenzo Sanz, Manu Dibango, Roger Scruton, and George Blake.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Maj Sjöwall ranks 214 out of 1,879. Before her are Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), Sigfrid Edström (1870), Salomon August Andrée (1854), Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), and Johan Banér (1596). After her are Loreen (1983), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Canute II of Sweden (1200), Jussi Björling (1911), Henrik Larsson (1971), and Eva Ekeblad (1724).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Maj Sjöwall ranks 13. Before her are Eyvind Johnson (1900), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Harry Martinson (1904), Stieg Larsson (1954), Ellen Key (1849), and Per Olov Enquist (1934). After her are Karin Boye (1900), Elsa Beskow (1874), Olaus Petri (1493), Hjalmar Söderberg (1869), Camilla Läckberg (1974), and Jan Guillou (1944).

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