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Runer Jonsson

1916 - 2006

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Runer Jonsson (29 June 1916 — 29 October 2006) was a Swedish journalist and author. He was editor of Nybro Tidning and the author of the Vicke Viking series of children's books adapted into the animated series Vicky the Viking. At the age of 13, Jonsson was already working for the newspaper Nybro Tidning, and at 19 he became its sole editor in 1936. In this position, he distinguished himself primarily by harsh criticism of National Socialism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Runer Jonsson is the 4,540th most popular writer (up from 4,553rd in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 677th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Runer Jonsson ranks 4,540 out of 7,302. Before him are Anne Bradstreet, José María Heredia y Heredia, Vera Inber, Bolesław Leśmian, R. K. Narayan, and Vera Panova. After him are Ameen Rihani, Robert Edmond Grant, Paul Bekker, Teffi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and Francis de Miomandre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Runer Jonsson ranks 208. Before him are Evelyn Keyes, Bernard Heuvelmans, Franco Fabrizi, Lou Thesz, Rostislav Alexeyev, and Arie van Vliet. After him are Dinah Shore, Van Johnson, John D. MacDonald, Sudirman, Fernando Lamas, and David White. Among people deceased in 2006, Runer Jonsson ranks 241. Before him are Ivar Formo, Elizabeth Allen, Leon Niemczyk, Lou Rawls, Pjetër Arbnori, and Theodore Levitt. After him are Ray Barretto, Paul Arizin, Wolfgang Unzicker, Jaroslav Pelikan, Frank Beyer, and Jimmy Johnstone.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Runer Jonsson ranks 701 out of 1,879. Before him are Gunnar Jansson (1907), Jan Johansson (1931), Carl Westergren (1895), Gustaf Dyrssen (1891), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), and Anders Larsson (1892). After him are Henry Carlsson (1917), Jenny Berggren (1972), Erik Malmberg (1897), Gunnar Fischer (1910), Ewa Aulin (1950), and Gerard De Geer (1858).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Runer Jonsson ranks 58. Before him are David Lagercrantz (1962), Sara Lidman (1923), Anna Maria Lenngren (1754), Jan Myrdal (1927), Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), and Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659). After him are Per Wästberg (1933), Elin Wägner (1882), Dan Andersson (1888), Birgitta Trotzig (1929), Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901), and Göran Tunström (1937).

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