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Nils Torvalds

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Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds (born 7 August 1945) is a Finnish politician who had been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2012 to 2024. He is a member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Swedo-Finnish Torvalds is the son of the poet Ole Torvalds, and the father of the software engineer Linus Torvalds of Linux kernel fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Torvalds is the 14,114th most popular politician (down from 12,738th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Finland (down from 184th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Finnish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nils Torvalds ranks 14,114 out of 19,576. Before him are Yun Chi-young, Élisabeth Baume-Schneider, Luis Alberto Monge, Mário da Graça Machungo, Marcus Junius Pera, and Muhammetnazar Gapurow. After him are Yawovi Agboyibo, Ali Soilih, Mut-Ashkur, Marco Pannella, Pybba of Mercia, and Nikola Kljusev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Nils Torvalds ranks 391. Before him are Philippe Rousselot, Raila Odinga, Kadir Topbaş, Christian Noël, István Juhász, and Ronee Blakley. After him are Connie Willis, Matti Salminen, Eva Janko, Geoff Emerick, Adele Goldberg, and Stephen Schneider.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Nils Torvalds ranks 259 out of 751. Before him are Rudolf Walden (1878), Eino Penttilä (1906), Toivo Kuula (1883), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Lydia Chukovskaya (1907), and Uma Aaltonen (1940). After him are Alexi Laiho (1979), Matti Salminen (1945), Adolf Lindfors (1879), Timo Mäkinen (1938), Teemu Sippo (1947), and Janne Ahonen (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Nils Torvalds ranks 63. Before him are Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797), Antti Tulenheimo (1879), Reino Kuuskoski (1907), Antti Hackzell (1881), Erkki Tuomioja (1946), and Rudolf Walden (1878). After him are Jyrki Katainen (1971), Johan Ehrnrooth (1833), Keijo Liinamaa (1929), Rainer von Fieandt (1890), Urho Castrén (1886), and Kullervo Manner (1880).

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