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Per Wästberg

1933 - Today

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Per Erik Wästberg (born 20 November 1933) is a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997. Wästberg was born in Stockholm, son of Erik Wästberg and his wife Greta née Hirsch, and holds a degree in literature from Uppsala University. He was editor-in-chief of Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter 1976–1982, and has been a contributor since 1953. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Wästberg has received more than 48,818 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Per Wästberg is the 5,467th most popular writer, the 925th most popular biography from Sweden and the 81st most popular Swedish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Wästberg ranks 5,467 out of 5,755. Before him are Mary Oliver, Philip Agee, Lydie Salvayre, Vincenzo Consolo, Gerrit Achterberg, and Hans Jæger. After him are Wajdi Mouawad, Uma Aaltonen, Terence Rattigan, Julia Alvarez, W. S. Merwin, and Howard Jacobson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Per Wästberg ranks 413. Before him are Ira Murchison, Ford Konno, Henry Hartsfield, David Storey, Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili, and Vincenzo Consolo. After him are Ann Richards, Jackie Blanchflower, István Gaál, Irmtraud Morgner, Valéria Gyenge, and John Hopfield.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Wästberg ranks 925 out of 1,612. Before him are Evy Berggren (1934), Nils Ramm (1903), Peter Jacob Hjelm (1746), Kjell Espmark (1930), Ingemar Hedberg (1920), and Joacim Cans (1970). After him are Magnus Samuelsson (1969), Sven Forssman (1882), Sven-Åke Lundbäck (1948), Gösta Olson (1883), Rosa Taikon (1926), and Stellan Bengtsson (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Per Wästberg ranks 81. Before him are Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), Fredrik Backman (1981), Kristina Lugn (1948), Lars Ahlin (1915), Majgull Axelsson (1947), and Kjell Espmark (1930). After him are Karin Alvtegen (1965), Johan Theorin (1963), Birger Sjöberg (1885), Gunnel Vallquist (1918), Stig Claesson (1928), and Göran Sonnevi (1939).

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