WRITER
Mats Wahl
1945 - Today

Mats Wahl
Mats Wahl (born 10 May 1945 in Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish author. He has published 43 books but also written several plays for the theatre, TV programs, novels and movies. Vinterviken (in English: the Winter bay) is one of his most famous books, which is also a film. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mats Wahl is the 5,172nd most popular writer (down from 5,171st in 2019), the 852nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 830th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Swedish Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Mats Wahl ranks 5,172 out of 7,302. Before him are Joël Dicker, György Faludy, Rick Warren, Kjell Westö, Bob Shaw, and Louis L'Amour. After him are Wilhelm Geiger, Albert Londres, Valerian Pidmohylny, Barbara Ehrenreich, Willem Bilderdijk, and Tomás António Gonzaga.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoël Dicker
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 5,166
György Faludy
1910 - 2006
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 5,167
Rick Warren
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 5,168
Kjell Westö
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 5,169
Bob Shaw
1931 - 1996
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 5,170
Louis L'Amour
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 5,171
Mats Wahl
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 5,172
Wilhelm Geiger
1856 - 1943
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 5,173
Albert Londres
1884 - 1932
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 5,174
Valerian Pidmohylny
1901 - 1937
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 5,175
Barbara Ehrenreich
1941 - 2022
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 5,176
Willem Bilderdijk
1756 - 1831
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 5,177
Tomás António Gonzaga
1744 - 1810
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 5,178
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Mats Wahl ranks 470. Before him are Avi Shlaim, Peter Pace, José Luis Romero, Sylvia Vrethammar, Manuel Duarte, and Toshikatsu Matsuoka. After him are Lev Alburt, Betty Stöve, Loni Anderson, Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba, Anne Murray, and John H. Coates.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsAvi Shlaim
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 464
Peter Pace
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 465
José Luis Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 466
Sylvia Vrethammar
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 467
Manuel Duarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 468
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2007
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 469
Mats Wahl
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 470
Lev Alburt
CHESS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 471
Betty Stöve
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 472
Loni Anderson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 473
Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 474
Anne Murray
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 475
John H. Coates
MATHEMATICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 476
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Mats Wahl ranks 852 out of 1,879. Before him are Ann Linde (1961), Olle Åhlund (1920), Dagny Carlsson (1912), Sylvia Vrethammar (1945), Alice Tegnér (1864), and Axel Norling (1884). After him are Jan Olsson (1942), Bengt Edlén (1906), Kee Marcello (1960), Knut Fridell (1908), Peter Forsberg (1973), and Günther (1967).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsAnn Linde
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 846
Olle Åhlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 847
Dagny Carlsson
WRITER
1912 - 2022
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 848
Sylvia Vrethammar
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 849
Alice Tegnér
MUSICIAN
1864 - 1943
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 850
Axel Norling
ATHLETE
1884 - 1964
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 851
Mats Wahl
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 852
Jan Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 853
Bengt Edlén
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1993
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 854
Kee Marcello
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 855
Knut Fridell
WRESTLER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 856
Peter Forsberg
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 857
Günther
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 858
Among WRITERS In Sweden
Among writers born in Sweden, Mats Wahl ranks 70. Before him are Göran Tunström (1937), Barbro Lindgren (1937), Jan Arnald (1963), Dagmar Lange (1914), Kjell Espmark (1930), and Dagny Carlsson (1912). After him are Lukas Moodysson (1969), Frank Heller (1886), Gunnel Vallquist (1918), Per Olof Sundman (1922), Katarina Frostenson (1953), and Albert Engström (1869).
Göran Tunström
1937 - 2000
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 64
Barbro Lindgren
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 65
Jan Arnald
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 66
Dagmar Lange
1914 - 1991
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 67
Kjell Espmark
1930 - 2022
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 68
Dagny Carlsson
1912 - 2022
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 69
Mats Wahl
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 70
Lukas Moodysson
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 71
Frank Heller
1886 - 1947
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 72
Gunnel Vallquist
1918 - 2016
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 73
Per Olof Sundman
1922 - 1992
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 74
Katarina Frostenson
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 75
Albert Engström
1869 - 1940
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 76