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Per Olof Sundman

1922 - 1992

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Per Olof Sundman (4 September 1922, Vaxholm – 9 October 1992, Stockholm) was a Swedish writer and politician. Sundman was born in Vaxholm. After World War II, Sundman joined the Centre Party and in 1969 he was elected to the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag. Per Olof Sundman released his first book in 1957 and soon became a successful writer, even internationally. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Per Olof Sundman is the 5,390th most popular writer (down from 5,167th in 2019), the 903rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 827th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Olof Sundman ranks 5,390 out of 7,302. Before him are Guerra Junqueiro, László Németh, Jacques Chessex, Herman Teirlinck, Andrew Murray, and Frank O'Hara. After him are Umihana Čuvidina, Anne V. Coates, Angélica Gorodischer, Philippe Claudel, Vernon Lee, and Hugh Walpole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Per Olof Sundman ranks 342. Before him are Roscoe Lee Browne, Elsa Joubert, Kathryn Grayson, Milton H. Greene, María Luisa Bemberg, and Ria Baran. After him are Margaret Leighton, Jean Malaurie, Jacques Pollet, André Buffière, Musa Gareyev, and Héctor Rossetto. Among people deceased in 1992, Per Olof Sundman ranks 224. Before him are William Schuman, Paul Winter, Jan Flinterman, László Szabados, Zellig Harris, and Andor Földes. After him are Neville Brand, Ron Woodroof, Luis Rosales, Sven Delblanc, Klaes Karppinen, and Bertalan Papp.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Olof Sundman ranks 903 out of 1,879. Before him are Ola Rapace (1971), Gunnar Larsson (1951), Anders Tegnell (1956), Per Berlin (1921), Nils Täpp (1917), and Gunnar Setterwall (1881). After him are Kim Källström (1982), Tor Johnson (1902), Robin Söderling (1984), Carl von Essen (1940), Hans Berglund (1918), and Sven Landberg (1888).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Per Olof Sundman ranks 74. Before him are Kjell Espmark (1930), Dagny Carlsson (1912), Mats Wahl (1945), Lukas Moodysson (1969), Frank Heller (1886), and Gunnel Vallquist (1918). After him are Katarina Frostenson (1953), Albert Engström (1869), Peter Englund (1957), Mari Jungstedt (1962), Johan Theorin (1963), and Lars Ahlin (1915).

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