Jan Lööf

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Jan Lööf

Summary

Jan Lööf is a human[1]. His place of birth was Trollhättan church parish[2]. He was born on May 30, 1940[3]. He worked as an actor[4], illustrator[5], comics artist[6], writer[7], and jazz musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Trollhättan church parish[2], Jan Lööf…
  • Jan Lööf was born on May 30, 1940[3].
  • Jan Lööf held citizenship in Sweden[10].
  • Jan Lööf's professions included actor[4].
  • Jan Lööf worked as an illustrator[5].
  • Jan Lööf's professions included comics artist[6].
  • Jan Lööf's professions included writer[7].
  • Jan Lööf's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • Jan Lööf received the Selma Lagerlöf Prize[11].
  • Jan Lööf received the Adamson Awards[12].
  • Jan Lööf is recorded as male[13].
  • Jan Lööf's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jan Lööf's Commons category is recorded as Jan Lööf[15].
  • Jan Lööf's family name is recorded as Lööf[16].
  • Jan Lööf's given name is recorded as Jan[17].
  • Jan Lööf's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Swedish[18].
  • Jan Lööf's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: SE[21]

  • Began / founded: 1940-05-30[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0f94775f-b561-42f2-9883-5a795d40d553[23]

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Origins and Family

Jan Lööf's place of birth was Trollhättan church parish[2]. He was born on May 30, 1940[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], illustrator[5], comics artist[6], writer[7], and jazz musician[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Selma Lagerlöf Prize[11], a literary award[24], in Sweden[25], founded in 1983[26] and Adamson Awards[12], an award[27], in Sweden[28], founded in 1965[29].

Why It Matters

Jan Lööf ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Jan Lööf born?

Jan Lööf's place of birth was Trollhättan church parish[2].

What did Jan Lööf do for work?

Jan Lööf worked as actor[4], illustrator[5], comics artist[6], writer[7], and jazz musician[8].

What awards did Jan Lööf receive?

Honors received include Selma Lagerlöf Prize[11] and Adamson Awards[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Artists of the World Online. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svt play id medverkande/Jan_Lööf
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P6817]]: medverkande/Jan_Lööf"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received
    Citizenship
    Place of birth Trollhättan church parish
    Given name Jan
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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