WRITER
Leif G. W. Persson
1945 - Today

Leif G. W. Persson
Leif Gustav Willy Persson (born 12 March 1945) is a Swedish criminologist and novelist. Persson has four children, one of whom, Malin Persson Giolito, is also a crime writer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leif G. W. Persson is the 4,047th most popular writer (down from 3,339th in 2019), the 599th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 475th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Swedish Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Leif G. W. Persson ranks 4,047 out of 7,302. Before him are George Coșbuc, Daniel Silva, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina, Decimus Laberius, Mary Renault, and Onomacritus. After him are Jurek Becker, Mohammed Hussein Heikal, Zsigmond Móricz, Gary Chapman, Lygia Fagundes Telles, and Emmy Hennings.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Coșbuc
1866 - 1918
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4,041
Daniel Silva
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4,042
Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina
1815 - 1890
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4,043
Decimus Laberius
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,044
Mary Renault
1905 - 1983
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,045
Onomacritus
530 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,046
Leif G. W. Persson
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,047
Jurek Becker
1937 - 1997
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,048
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,049
Zsigmond Móricz
1879 - 1942
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,050
Gary Chapman
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,051
Lygia Fagundes Telles
1923 - 2022
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4,052
Emmy Hennings
1885 - 1948
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4,053
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Leif G. W. Persson ranks 351. Before him are Diahnne Abbott, Steinar Amundsen, Yu Zhengsheng, Burning Spear, Sadok Sassi, and Naftali Temu. After him are Hugo Fernández, Ken Livingstone, Donny Hathaway, Zoltán Varga, Guy Bonnet, and Agustín Balbuena.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsDiahnne Abbott
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 345
Steinar Amundsen
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 346
Yu Zhengsheng
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 347
Burning Spear
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 348
Sadok Sassi
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 349
Naftali Temu
ATHLETE
1945 - 2003
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 350
Leif G. W. Persson
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 351
Hugo Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 352
Ken Livingstone
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 353
Donny Hathaway
SINGER
1945 - 1979
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 354
Zoltán Varga
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2010
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 355
Guy Bonnet
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 356
Agustín Balbuena
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 357
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Leif G. W. Persson ranks 599 out of 1,879. Before him are Elisabeth Söderström (1927), Adolf Wiklund (1921), Klas Ingesson (1968), Henry Eriksson (1920), Eva Bonnier (1857), and Pia Sundhage (1960). After him are Anders Rydberg (1903), Axel Ljung (1884), Alfred Swahn (1879), Elisabeth Christina von Linné (1743), Gustaf Söderström (1865), and Jarl Kulle (1927).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsElisabeth Söderström
SINGER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 593
Adolf Wiklund
ATHLETE
1921 - 1970
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 594
Klas Ingesson
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2014
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 595
Henry Eriksson
ATHLETE
1920 - 2000
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 596
Eva Bonnier
PAINTER
1857 - 1909
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 597
Pia Sundhage
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 598
Leif G. W. Persson
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 599
Anders Rydberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 600
Axel Ljung
GYMNAST
1884 - 1938
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 601
Alfred Swahn
ATHLETE
1879 - 1931
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 602
Elisabeth Christina von Linné
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1782
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 603
Gustaf Söderström
ATHLETE
1865 - 1958
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 604
Jarl Kulle
ACTOR
1927 - 1997
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 605
Among WRITERS In Sweden
Among writers born in Sweden, Leif G. W. Persson ranks 50. Before him are Åsa Larsson (1966), Lina Sandell (1832), Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718), Hjalmar Bergman (1883), Moa Martinson (1890), and Gustaf Fröding (1860). After him are Sven Lindqvist (1932), David Lagercrantz (1962), Sara Lidman (1923), Anna Maria Lenngren (1754), Jan Myrdal (1927), and Johan Henric Kellgren (1751).
Åsa Larsson
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 44
Lina Sandell
1832 - 1903
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 45
Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht
1718 - 1763
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 46
Hjalmar Bergman
1883 - 1931
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 47
Moa Martinson
1890 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 48
Gustaf Fröding
1860 - 1911
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 49
Leif G. W. Persson
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 50
Sven Lindqvist
1932 - 2019
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 51
David Lagercrantz
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 52
Sara Lidman
1923 - 2004
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 53
Anna Maria Lenngren
1754 - 1817
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 54
Jan Myrdal
1927 - 2020
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 55
Johan Henric Kellgren
1751 - 1795
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 56