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Fredrik Backman

1981 - Today

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Fredrik Backman (born 2 June 1981) is a Swedish author, blogger, and columnist. He wrote A Man Called Ove (2012), Things My Son Needs to Know about the World (2012), My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (2013), Britt-Marie Was Here (2014), Beartown (2017), Us Against You (2018), Anxious People (2020), The Winners (2022), and My Friends (2025). The books were number one bestsellers in his home country of Sweden. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Fredrik Backman is the 5,929th most popular writer (down from 4,716th in 2024), the 1,051st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 713th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fredrik Backman ranks 5,928 out of 7,302. Before him are Brigitte Kronauer, Jules Roy, David Storey, Jeroen Brouwers, and José Jiménez Lozano. After him are David S. Goyer, Zoltán Ambrus, Kristina Brenk, Conrad Aiken, Ismat Chughtai, Paulina Chiziane, and Sarah Waters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Fredrik Backman ranks 193. Before him are Michelle Dockery, Cristian Zaccardo, Jo In-sung, Summer Glau, Patrick J. Adams, and Lee Chun-soo. After him are Tenoch Huerta, Anastasia Myskina, Tim Wiese, Takafumi Kanazawa, Péter Magyar, and Jenna Bush Hager.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Fredrik Backman ranks 1,051 out of 1,879. Before him are Nils Widforss (1880), Denniz Pop (1963), Warner Oland (1879), Christer Björkman (1957), Håkan Loob (1960), and Otto Nilsson (1879). After him are Eric Carlberg (1880), Mercedes Mason (1982), Folke Rogard (1899), Osvald Moberg (1888), Bertil Roos (1943), and Sture Allén (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Fredrik Backman ranks 84. Before him are Mari Jungstedt (1962), Johan Theorin (1963), Lars Ahlin (1915), Majgull Axelsson (1947), Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), and Göran Sonnevi (1939). After him are John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Eva Ström (1947), Martin Österdahl (1973), Kristina Lugn (1948), Stig Claesson (1928), and Birger Sjöberg (1885).

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