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Per Wästberg

1933 - Today

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Per Erik Wästberg (born 20 November 1933) is a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997. Wästberg was born in Stockholm, son of Erik Wästberg and his wife Greta née Hirsch, and holds a degree in literature from Uppsala University. He was editor-in-chief of Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter 1976–1982, and has been a contributor since 1953. He is an older brother of Olle Wästberg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Per Wästberg is the 4,606th most popular writer (up from 5,457th in 2019), the 716th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 906th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Wästberg ranks 4,606 out of 7,302. Before him are Anne Carson, Robert Richardson, Sandra Brown, Mira Lobe, Tommaso Landolfi, and Paruyr Sevak. After him are Mervyn Peake, Einar Benediktsson, Ekaterine Gabashvili, Solomana Kante, Elin Wägner, and Ioannis Chrysafis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Per Wästberg ranks 346. Before him are Tete Montoliu, Tsai Chin, Jean Vuarnet, Radivoje Ognjanović, Ford Konno, and Jerry Buss. After him are Bobby Helms, Marlene Ahrens, Arif Malikov, Valentina Rastvorova, Alex Cord, and Maurinho.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Wästberg ranks 716 out of 1,879. Before him are Mikael Håfström (1960), Charles John Andersson (1827), Gustav Wetterström (1911), Neneh Cherry (1964), Oscar Dickson (1823), and Gösta Olson (1883). After him are Anders Gärderud (1946), Elin Wägner (1882), Göran Claeson (1945), Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), Tor Aulin (1866), and Lasse Berghagen (1945).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Per Wästberg ranks 59. Before him are Sara Lidman (1923), Anna Maria Lenngren (1754), Jan Myrdal (1927), Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), and Runer Jonsson (1916). After him are Elin Wägner (1882), Dan Andersson (1888), Birgitta Trotzig (1929), Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901), Göran Tunström (1937), and Barbro Lindgren (1937).

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