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Runer Jonsson

1916 - 2006

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Runer Jonsson (29 June 1916 — 29 October 2006) was a Swedish journalist and author. He was editor of Nybro Tidning and the author of the Vicke Viking series of children's books adapted into the animated series Vicky the Viking. At the age of 13, Jonsson was already working for the newspaper Nybro Tidning, and at 19 he became its sole editor in 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Runer Jonsson has received more than 24,704 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Runer Jonsson is the 3,861st most popular writer (down from 3,400th in 2019), the 536th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 476th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Swedish Writer.

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  • 25k

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  • 49.05

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Runer Jonsson ranks 3,861 out of 5,755Before him are Yashpal, Frans Michael Franzén, Yusuf Idris, Iwan Bloch, Joachim Ringelnatz, and Manuel José Quintana. After him are Peyo Yavorov, Antanas Baranauskas, Johan Turi, Lino Aldani, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, and Johan Bojer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Runer Jonsson ranks 160Before him are Sudirman, Anne Hébert, Evelyn Keyes, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Giuseppe Taddei, and Gino Bianco. After him are Charles Kittel, Rostislav Alexeyev, Adriana Caselotti, Hidetoki Takahashi, Robert Charpentier, and Tinus Osendarp. Among people deceased in 2006, Runer Jonsson ranks 196Before him are Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Lars Korvald, Ion Drîmbă, Arif Mardin, Jean-Louis de Rambures, and Gert Fredriksson. After him are Tadao Onishi, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Ray Barretto, Maxi Herber, Pjetër Arbnori, and Max Merkel.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Runer Jonsson ranks 536 out of 1,612Before him are Karl Staaf (1881), Ylva Johansson (1964), Carl Fredrik Hill (1849), Peter Haber (1952), Ola Rapace (1971), and Karl Rudolphi (1771). After him are Ricky Bruch (1946), Ralf Edström (1952), Jarl Kulle (1927), Bo Svenson (1941), Harald Edelstam (1913), and Henri Saint Cyr (1902).

Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Runer Jonsson ranks 50Before him are Lina Sandell (1832), Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783), Kerstin Ekman (1933), David Lagercrantz (1962), Moa Martinson (1890), and Torgny Lindgren (1938). After him are Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790), Barbro Lindgren (1937), Dan Andersson (1888), Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718), Elin Wägner (1882), and Viveca Sten (1959).