WRITER

Henning Mankell

1948 - 2015

Photo of Henning Mankell

Icon of person Henning Mankell

Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. He was a left-wing social critic and activist. In his books and plays he constantly highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henning Mankell is the 416th most popular writer (down from 404th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Writer.

Henning Mankell is most famous for his detective novels about Kurt Wallander, a Swedish police officer. The books are set in the fictional town of Ystad, where Wallander is the head of the local police department.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Henning Mankell by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henning Mankell ranks 416 out of 7,302. Before him are W. B. Yeats, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Sándor Petőfi, Wu Cheng'en, and James Fenimore Cooper. After him are Arthur de Gobineau, Jack Kerouac, Pietro Aretino, Paula Hitler, Ennius, and John Galsworthy.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Henning Mankell ranks 31. Before him are Charles Taylor, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Klaus Meine, Olivia Newton-John, Marcello Lippi, and George Tupou V. After him are Patrizia Reggiani, Andrzej Sapkowski, Antonín Panenka, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Sauli Niinistö, and Keke Rosberg. Among people deceased in 2015, Henning Mankell ranks 19. Before him are Terry Pratchett, Omar Sharif, Kim Young-sam, Helmut Schmidt, Süleyman Demirel, and Anita Ekberg. After him are Irwin Rose, Yves Chauvin, Richard von Weizsäcker, Laura Antonelli, Dusty Rhodes, and Josef Masopust.

Others Born in 1948

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2015

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Henning Mankell ranks 69 out of 1,879. Before him are Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Anita Ekberg (1931), Kai Siegbahn (1918), Theodor Svedberg (1884), Astrid of Sweden (1905), and Eric IX of Sweden (1120). After him are Arne Tiselius (1902), Tomas Lindahl (1938), Dolph Lundgren (1957), Gunnar Myrdal (1898), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), and Charles XI of Sweden (1655).

Others born in Sweden

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Henning Mankell ranks 9. Before him are August Strindberg (1849), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Harry Martinson (1904), and Verner von Heidenstam (1859). After him are Stieg Larsson (1954), Jan Guillou (1944), Ellen Key (1849), Maj Sjöwall (1935), Olaus Petri (1493), and Per Olov Enquist (1934).

Swedish born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous