WRITER

Sven Nordqvist

1946 - Today

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Sven Otto Rickard Nordqvist (born 30 April 1946) is a Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books, best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about the old farmer Pettson and his talented cat Findus. He is also active as a comic artist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Nordqvist is the 2,193rd most popular writer (down from 2,137th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 312th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sven Nordqvist ranks 2,193 out of 7,302. Before him are Albert Cohen, Ai Qing, Sébastien Japrisot, Raymond E. Feist, Julian Tuwim, and Anton Bernolák. After him are Christina Rossetti, Kuvempu, Lidia Zamenhof, Izumi Shikibu, Anne Applebaum, and Bernardus Silvestris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Sven Nordqvist ranks 224. Before him are Robert Mapplethorpe, Joseph Deiss, Craig Venter, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Maria Bethânia, and Miguel Reina. After him are Ruth Fuchs, Tom Savini, Michael Radford, Matthieu Ricard, André Dussollier, and Eduardo Camaño.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sven Nordqvist ranks 328 out of 1,879. Before him are Fredrik Reinfeldt (1965), Per Wahlöö (1926), Håkan Nesser (1950), John, Duke of Östergötland (1589), Lennart Skoglund (1929), and Ronnie Hellström (1949). After him are Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540), Thomas Ravelli (1959), Olof Swartz (1760), Anne Sofie von Otter (1955), Pernilla August (1958), and Lars Lagerbäck (1948).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Sven Nordqvist ranks 24. Before him are Camilla Läckberg (1974), Hjalmar Söderberg (1869), Maria Gripe (1923), Elsa Beskow (1874), Per Wahlöö (1926), and Håkan Nesser (1950). After him are Ulf Stark (1944), Esaias Tegnér (1782), Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793), Viveca Sten (1959), Artur Lundkvist (1906), and Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790).

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