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Jan Myrdal

1927 - 2020

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Jan Myrdal (19 July 1927 – 30 October 2020) was a Swedish author known for his strident Maoist, anti-imperialist and contrarian views and heterodox and highly subjective style of autobiography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Myrdal is the 4,361st most popular writer (up from 4,453rd in 2019), the 665th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 655th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jan Myrdal ranks 4,361 out of 7,302. Before him are Maurice Genevoix, Steen Steensen Blicher, Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Louise Penny, Gabriello Chiabrera, and Cora Sandel. After him are Guðbergur Bergsson, Margit Kaffka, Pierre Emmanuel, Nicolas Bouvier, Francisco Umbral, and Rémy Belleau.

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Among people born in 1927, Jan Myrdal ranks 289. Before him are Yevgeny Morgunov, Greta Andersen, Karl Stotz, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Otto Stich, and Hsing Yun. After him are Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Lars Hall, Trude Beiser, David Padilla, Lisa Lu, and Walter Zeman. Among people deceased in 2020, Jan Myrdal ranks 390. Before him are Aldo Aureggi, Maria Itkina, Yuri Bondarev, James Wolfensohn, Kazım Ayvaz, and Jerry Sloan. After him are Mário de Araújo Cabral, Pedro Casaldáliga, Jimmy Cobb, Ewa Demarczyk, Adalet Ağaoğlu, and Gary Peacock.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jan Myrdal ranks 665 out of 1,879. Before him are Nils Engdahl (1898), Jan Olsson (1944), Arvid Holmberg (1886), Patrik Andersson (1971), Inger Stevens (1934), and Torsten Lindberg (1917). After him are Kristina Wayborn (1950), Lars Hall (1927), Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), Arne Selmosson (1931), Marcus Schenkenberg (1968), and Peter Haber (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Jan Myrdal ranks 55. Before him are Gustaf Fröding (1860), Leif G. W. Persson (1945), Sven Lindqvist (1932), David Lagercrantz (1962), Sara Lidman (1923), and Anna Maria Lenngren (1754). After him are Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Runer Jonsson (1916), Per Wästberg (1933), Elin Wägner (1882), and Dan Andersson (1888).

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