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Peter Englund

1957 - Today

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Peter Mikael Englund (born 4 April 1957) is a Swedish author and historian. He focuses on writing non-fiction books and essays, mostly about the Swedish Empire and other historical events. Englund is known for his accessible writing style, which includes narrative details that are often left out in traditional history books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Englund has received more than 98,397 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Englund is the 4,999th most popular writer (down from 4,987th in 2019), the 780th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 774th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Swedish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 98k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter Englund ranks 4,999 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter F. Hamilton, Aminata Sow Fall, Eleanor Farjeon, Alki Zei, Vladimir Oravsky, and José Bergamín. After him are Henjō, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Paul van Ostaijen, Margery Kempe, Paul Mattick, and Dany Laferrière.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Peter Englund ranks 284. Before him are John Eriksen, Lucio Gutiérrez, Heather Thomas, Vitaly Daraselia, Rabih Abou-Khalil, and Evangelos Venizelos. After him are Ingrid Auerswald, Kevin McHale, Alexandra Marinina, Mario Van Peebles, LeVar Burton, and Vinny Appice.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Peter Englund ranks 780 out of 1,879. Before him are Olle Åhlund (1920), Gunnar Olsson (1908), Jeanna Bauck (1840), Bengt Eriksson (1931), Hanna Pauli (1864), and Per Thorén (1885). After him are May Britt (1933), Tore Svensson (1927), Arvid Holmberg (1886), Stefan Schwarz (1969), Carl Folcker (1889), and Karl Johan Svensson (1887).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Peter Englund ranks 68. Before him are Katarina Frostenson (1953), Barbro Lindgren (1937), Jan Arnald (1963), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Anna Maria Lenngren (1754), and Mari Jungstedt (1962). After him are Frank Heller (1886), Dagny Carlsson (1912), Per Olof Sundman (1922), Mats Wahl (1945), Göran Tunström (1937), and Kjell Espmark (1930).

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