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Jan Guillou

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Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɑːn ɡɪˈjuː], French: [ɡiju]; born 17 January 1944) is a French-Swedish author and journalist. Guillou's fame in Sweden was established during his time as an investigative journalist, most notably in 1973 when he and co-reporter Peter Bratt exposed a secret, immoral and illegal intelligence organization in Sweden, Informationsbyrån (IB). He is still active within journalism as a column writer for the Swedish evening tabloid Aftonbladet. Among his books are a series of spy fiction novels about a spy named Carl Hamilton, and a trilogy of historical fiction novels about a Knight Templar, Arn Magnusson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Guillou is the 1,242nd most popular writer (up from 1,598th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 250th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Swedish Writer.

Jan Guillou is most famous for writing the internationally successful "Hamilton" series of spy novels. The series follows the story of Carl Hamilton, a Swedish secret agent who works for the Swedish security police, SÄPO, and later for the international intelligence agency, Coq Rouge. The first book in the series, "Coq Rouge," was published in 1986 and has been translated into several languages.

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Among writers, Jan Guillou ranks 1,242 out of 7,302. Before him are Rasul Gamzatov, Lu You, Max Nordau, Charles Péguy, Achilles Tatius, and Hayim Nahman Bialik. After him are Meng Haoran, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Thomas Mayne Reid, Daniil Kharms, Lao She, and Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jan Guillou ranks 121. Before him are Tahar Ben Jelloun, Coluche, Keith Emerson, Max Romeo, Peter Tosh, and Patrick Depailler. After him are Michael Nyman, Geneviève Grad, Günter Netzer, Ram Chandra Poudel, Ren Zhengfei, and Rexhep Meidani.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jan Guillou ranks 187 out of 1,879. Before him are Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Carl Bildt (1949), Britt Ekland (1942), Oscar Montelius (1843), Inger Nilsson (1959), and Helge von Koch (1870). After him are Knut Wicksell (1851), Olaus Rudbeck (1630), Mats Wilander (1964), Torsten Wiesel (1924), Ellen Key (1849), and Canute II of Sweden (1200).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Jan Guillou ranks 11. Before him are Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Harry Martinson (1904), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Henning Mankell (1948), and Stieg Larsson (1954). After him are Ellen Key (1849), Maj Sjöwall (1935), Olaus Petri (1493), Per Olov Enquist (1934), Karin Boye (1900), and Stig Dagerman (1923).

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