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Peter Englund

1957 - Today

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Peter Mikael Englund is a Swedish author and historian born on April 4, 1957. 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 91,156 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Englund is the 5,004th most popular writer (down from 4,705th in 2019), the 775th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 709th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Swedish Writer.

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  • 91k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter Englund ranks 5,004 out of 5,755. Before him are Melih Cevdet Anday, Fred Saberhagen, Louis Sachar, Ravindra Kelekar, Virgilio Piñera, and Alfhild Agrell. After him are Joseph Roumanille, Eyvindr skáldaspillir, Robert Herrick, Marilyn Ferguson, William Davenant, and Henri Béraud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Peter Englund ranks 286. Before him are Giuseppe Saronni, Faye Grant, Alan Ball, Thierry Meyssan, Walter Schachner, and Kenyu Horiuchi. After him are Vladimir Kiselyov, Simon Donaldson, Erik Hamrén, Florence Arthaud, Andrei Bukin, and Rui Rio.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Peter Englund ranks 775 out of 1,612. Before him are Åke Borg (1901), Lukas Moodysson (1969), Inga Tidblad (1901), Per Olof Sundman (1922), Adolf Wiklund (1921), and Gudrun Schyman (1948). After him are John Svanberg (1881), Eagle-Eye Cherry (1968), Åge Lundström (1890), Ruben Östlund (1974), William Grut (1914), and Erik Almlöf (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Peter Englund ranks 73. Before him are Göran Tunström (1937), Åsa Larsson (1966), Mari Jungstedt (1962), Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), Lukas Moodysson (1969), and Per Olof Sundman (1922). After him are Frank Heller (1886), Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), Fredrik Backman (1981), Kristina Lugn (1948), Lars Ahlin (1915), and Majgull Axelsson (1947).

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