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Björn Waldegård

Swedish rally driver, first winner of the World Rally Championship for Drivers
Person Human Q352229

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1943, November 12, 1943[8]
Date of death
2014, August 29, 2014[9]
Place of birth
Solna Municipality
Place of death
Sweden, Solna Municipality[7]
Country of citizenship
Sweden[10]
Occupation
rally driver, racing driver
Award received
1979 World Rally Championship for Drivers[11]
Cause of death
cancer[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish[18]
Co-driver
Hans Thorszelius[20]
Country for sport
Sweden[19]
Given name
Björn[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Participant in
24 Hours of Le Mans[17]
Sport
rallying[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bjorn Waldegard en Björn Waldegård ar جورن فالديجورد de Björn Waldegard de Waldegard de Waldegård de Bjorn Waldegard de Björn Waldegaard es Bjorn Waldegard es Bjorn Waldergard fa بیورن والدگورد fr Bjorn Waldegard fr Björn Waldegard it Bjorn Waldegaard it Björn Waldegaard it Bjorn Waldegard ja ビョルン・ワルデガルド ja ビヨルン・ワルデガルド nl Bjorn Waldegaard nl Björn Waldegaard
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
311182610
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Björn Waldegård 1984.jpg ↗
Described at URL
seriewikin.serieframjandet.se, pantheon.world
Driver Database driver ID
bjorn-waldegaard
EWRC-results.com racer ID
7945
Freebase ID
/m/07kl2z
Juwra.com ID
waldegard_bjorn
Libris-URI
c9ps0vnw4145hwv
Munzinger Sport number
01000005868
NE.se ID
björn-waldegård
Prabook ID
2470859
Rallye-info.com driver or co-driver ID
1
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SELIBR ID
377817
Trading Card Database name ID
96511
Yle topic ID
18-146274

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🔗 Connections
← Winner 13
1975 Rallye Sanremo, 1976 Rallye Sanremo, 1977 Safari Rally, 1979 Acropolis Rally, 1986 Safari Rally, 1975 Swedish Rally, 1977 Acropolis Rally, 1977 Rally GB +5 more
Occupation 2
racing driver, rally driver
Cause of death 1
cancer
Co-driver 1
Hans Thorszelius
Country for sport 1
Sweden
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Given name 1
Björn
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Swedish
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Participant in 1
24 Hours of Le Mans
Place of birth 1
Solna Municipality
Place of death 1
Sweden
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
rallying
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Summary

Björn Waldegård was born on 1943[1] in Solna Municipality[2]. He died on 2014[3] in Sweden[4]. He worked as a rally driver[5] and racing driver[6].

FAQs

Where was Björn Waldegård born?

Björn Waldegård's place of birth was Solna Municipality[2].

Where did Björn Waldegård die?

Björn Waldegård died in Sweden[4].

What did Björn Waldegård do for work?

Björn Waldegård worked as a rally driver[5] and racing driver[6].

What awards did Björn Waldegård receive?

Honors received include 1979 World Rally Championship for Drivers[11].

Related Entities

Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . pantheon.world. pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Nationalencyklopedin. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Trading Card Database. pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Nationalencyklopedin. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Trading Card Database. pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · JuanManuel Ascari · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Driver Database driver ID → bjorn-waldegaard
    "Created claim: Driver Database driver ID: bjorn-waldegaard"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Solna Municipality
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Swedish
    Given name → Björn
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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