WRITER

Per Olof Sundman

1922 - 1992

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Per Olof Sundman (4 September 1922, Vaxholm – 9 October 1992, Stockholm) was a Swedish writer and politician. Sundman was born in Vaxholm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Olof Sundman has received more than 25,920 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Per Olof Sundman is the 5,167th most popular writer (down from 4,979th in 2019), the 827th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 771st in 2019) and the 71st most popular Swedish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 26k

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  • 47.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Jägarna
1957
Berättelsen om Såm
1977
Undersökningen
1970
Ingen fruktan, intet hopp
Balloon ascensions
1968
The Flight of the Eagle
Discoveries in geography, Explorers, Fiction
Documentary novel about attempted balloon flight to North Pole by S.A. Andree in 1897. Translation of Swedish original Ingenjor Andrees Luftfard, Stockholm, 1967.
1968
Ishav
Ymer-80 (Expedition)
1982

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Olof Sundman ranks 5,167 out of 7,302. Before him are Ludwig Thoma, Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan, Peter Härtling, Richard Powers, Viktoriya Tokareva, and Elizabeth Goudge. After him are Ekaterine Gabashvili, János Pilinszky, Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Mats Wahl, Elinor Glyn, and Anna Brigadere.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Per Olof Sundman ranks 320. Before him are Nancy Walker, Mariya Polivanova, Coleen Gray, Roger Gautier, Gustav Freij, and Warwick Estevam Kerr. After him are Olga Guillot, Solomana Kante, María Luisa Bemberg, Roscoe Lee Browne, Musa Gareyev, and Jacques Lataste. Among people deceased in 1992, Per Olof Sundman ranks 211. Before him are Georges Beuchat, Luigi Marchisio, Mohamed Benhima, Luka Lipošinović, Nancy Walker, and Luis Alcoriza. After him are Nguyễn Thị Định, Ronnie Bucknum, Jan Flinterman, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Bep van Klaveren, and Morris Kline.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Olof Sundman ranks 827 out of 1,879. Before him are Axel Nordlander (1879), Gustav Freij (1922), Dagny Carlsson (1912), Olof Mellberg (1977), Greta Johansson (1895), and Ivan Betskoy (1704). After him are Ted Gärdestad (1956), Per Berlin (1921), Mats Wahl (1945), Nils Hellsten (1885), Quorthon (1966), and Maria Röhl (1801).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Per Olof Sundman ranks 71. Before him are Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Anna Maria Lenngren (1754), Mari Jungstedt (1962), Peter Englund (1957), Frank Heller (1886), and Dagny Carlsson (1912). After him are Mats Wahl (1945), Göran Tunström (1937), Kjell Espmark (1930), Lars Ahlin (1915), Majgull Axelsson (1947), and Johan Henric Kellgren (1751).

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