WRITER

Stieg Larsson

1954 - 2004

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Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, Swedish: [ˈkɑːɭ stiːɡ ˈæ̌ːɭand ˈlɑ̌ːʂɔn]; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the Millennium trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, starting in 2005, after he died of a sudden heart attack. The trilogy was adapted as three motion pictures in Sweden, and one in the United States (for the first book only). The publisher commissioned David Lagercrantz to write the next trilogy, and Karin Smirnoff to write the third trilogy in the series, which has seven novels as of September 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stieg Larsson is the 703rd most popular writer (down from 610th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 88th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Swedish Writer.

Stieg Larsson is most famous for his Millennium trilogy, which includes the novels The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Stieg Larsson ranks 703 out of 7,302. Before him are Antonio Tabucchi, Tatian, Thomas Friedman, Eugène Sue, Dietrich Eckart, and Matthew Lewis. After him are Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Georg Büchner, Multatuli, Cassiodorus, and Patrick White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Stieg Larsson ranks 28. Before him are João Lourenço, Kazuo Ishiguro, Oprah Winfrey, Serzh Sargsyan, Ray Liotta, and Peter J. Ratcliffe. After him are Jeffrey Sachs, Gianna Nannini, Jorge Jesus, Chris Gardner, Velupillai Prabhakaran, and Dennis Quaid. Among people deceased in 2004, Stieg Larsson ranks 26. Before him are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Janet Leigh, Sune Bergström, Maurice Wilkins, Akhmad Kadyrov, and Helmut Newton. After him are Laura Branigan, Julius Axelrod, Carlos Kleiber, Ko Yong-hui, Herbert C. Brown, and Leônidas.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Stieg Larsson ranks 104 out of 1,879. Before him are Birger Jarl (1210), Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934), Bertil Ohlin (1899), Ronnie Peterson (1944), Ermanaric (400), and Arvid Carlsson (1923). After him are Axel Munthe (1857), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Bibi Andersson (1935), Nathan Söderblom (1866), Hjalmar Branting (1860), and Eric XII of Sweden (1339).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Stieg Larsson ranks 10. Before him are Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Harry Martinson (1904), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), and Henning Mankell (1948). After him are Jan Guillou (1944), Ellen Key (1849), Maj Sjöwall (1935), Olaus Petri (1493), Per Olov Enquist (1934), and Karin Boye (1900).

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