WRITER
Torgny Lindgren
1938 - 2017

Torgny Lindgren
Gustav Torgny Lindgren (16 June 1938 – 16 March 2017) was a Swedish writer. Lindgren was the son of Andreas Lindgren and Helga Björk. He studied in Umeå to become a teacher and worked as a teacher until the middle of the 1970s. For several years he was active as a local politician for the Swedish Social Democratic Party. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Torgny Lindgren is the 3,582nd most popular writer (up from 3,804th in 2019), the 530th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 551st in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Swedish Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Torgny Lindgren ranks 3,582 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Corneille, Musine Kokalari, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Dorothea Viehmann, E. W. Hornung, and Antoine de la Sale. After him are Teofilo Folengo, Ozaki Kōyō, Titus Quinctius Atta, Augusto Monterroso, Arthur Waley, and Giovanni Pontano.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Corneille
1625 - 1709
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 3,576
Musine Kokalari
1917 - 1983
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 3,577
Jessie Redmon Fauset
1882 - 1961
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 3,578
Dorothea Viehmann
1755 - 1816
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 3,579
E. W. Hornung
1866 - 1921
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 3,580
Antoine de la Sale
1388 - 1462
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 3,581
Torgny Lindgren
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 3,582
Teofilo Folengo
1491 - 1544
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 3,583
Ozaki Kōyō
1868 - 1903
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 3,584
Titus Quinctius Atta
50 BC - 77 BC
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 3,585
Augusto Monterroso
1921 - 2003
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 3,586
Arthur Waley
1889 - 1966
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 3,587
Giovanni Pontano
1426 - 1503
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 3,588
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Torgny Lindgren ranks 282. Before him are Moshe Safdie, Dennis Oppenheim, Enzo G. Castellari, Daevid Allen, Anatoly Marchenko, and Shashi Kapoor. After him are Lindsay Kemp, Betty Cuthbert, Ants Antson, Günter Brus, Aquilino Bocos Merino, and Mirko Kovač. Among people deceased in 2017, Torgny Lindgren ranks 251. Before him are Max Gallo, Hilarion Capucci, Ludvig Faddeev, Christine Keeler, Shashi Kapoor, and Jan Tříska. After him are Betty Cuthbert, Brunhilde Pomsel, Armando Calderón Sol, Georgy Grechko, Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Attilio Nicora.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsMoshe Safdie
ARCHITECT
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 276
Dennis Oppenheim
SCULPTOR
1938 - 2011
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 277
Enzo G. Castellari
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 278
Daevid Allen
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2015
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 279
Anatoly Marchenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 1986
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 280
Shashi Kapoor
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 281
Torgny Lindgren
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 282
Lindsay Kemp
DANCER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 283
Betty Cuthbert
ATHLETE
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 284
Ants Antson
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2015
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 285
Günter Brus
ARTIST
1938 - 2024
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 286
Aquilino Bocos Merino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 287
Mirko Kovač
WRITER
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 288
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsMax Gallo
WRITER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 245
Hilarion Capucci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 246
Ludvig Faddeev
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2017
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 247
Christine Keeler
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2017
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 248
Shashi Kapoor
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 249
Jan Tříska
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 250
Torgny Lindgren
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 251
Betty Cuthbert
ATHLETE
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 252
Brunhilde Pomsel
ACTOR
1911 - 2017
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 253
Armando Calderón Sol
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2017
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 254
Georgy Grechko
ASTRONAUT
1931 - 2017
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 255
Daphne Caruana Galizia
JOURNALIST
1964 - 2017
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 256
Attilio Nicora
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2017
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 257
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Torgny Lindgren ranks 530 out of 1,879. Before him are Felix Hamrin (1875), Sven-Bertil Taube (1934), Martin Dahlin (1968), Fanny Brate (1861), Gösta Lilliehöök (1884), and Gunnar Eriksson (1921). After him are Charles De Geer (1720), Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898), Erik Lundqvist (1908), Rickard Sandler (1884), Karl Staaff (1860), and Anders Jahan Retzius (1742).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsFelix Hamrin
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1937
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 524
Sven-Bertil Taube
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 525
Martin Dahlin
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 526
Fanny Brate
PAINTER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 527
Gösta Lilliehöök
ATHLETE
1884 - 1974
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 528
Gunnar Eriksson
SKIER
1921 - 1982
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 529
Torgny Lindgren
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 530
Charles De Geer
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1778
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 531
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1957
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 532
Erik Lundqvist
ATHLETE
1908 - 1963
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 533
Rickard Sandler
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1964
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 534
Karl Staaff
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1915
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 535
Anders Jahan Retzius
CHEMIST
1742 - 1821
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 536
Among WRITERS In Sweden
Among writers born in Sweden, Torgny Lindgren ranks 43. Before him are Kerstin Ekman (1933), Marianne Fredriksson (1927), Gunnar Ekelöf (1907), Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783), Viktor Rydberg (1828), and Liza Marklund (1962). After him are Åsa Larsson (1966), Lina Sandell (1832), Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718), Hjalmar Bergman (1883), Moa Martinson (1890), and Gustaf Fröding (1860).
Kerstin Ekman
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 37
Marianne Fredriksson
1927 - 2007
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 38
Gunnar Ekelöf
1907 - 1968
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 39
Erik Gustaf Geijer
1783 - 1847
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 40
Viktor Rydberg
1828 - 1895
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 41
Liza Marklund
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 42
Torgny Lindgren
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 43
Åsa Larsson
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 44
Lina Sandell
1832 - 1903
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 45
Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht
1718 - 1763
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 46
Hjalmar Bergman
1883 - 1931
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 47
Moa Martinson
1890 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 48
Gustaf Fröding
1860 - 1911
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 49