Karlsson-on-the-Roof

fictional character in a series of children's books by Astrid Lindgren
Person literary_character Q1500349
Karlsson-on-the-Roof
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Karlsson-on-the-Roof

Summary

Karlsson-on-the-Roof is a literary character[1]. He draws 800 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #131 of 421).[2]

Key Facts

  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof held citizenship in Sweden[3].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof is the creator of Q55767[4].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof is recorded as male[5].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's instance of is recorded as literary character[6].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's instance of is recorded as fictional human[7].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's instance of is recorded as animated character[8].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's illustrator is recorded as Ilon Wikland[9].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof was performed by Spartak Mishulin[10].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's Commons category is recorded as Karlsson-on-the-Roof[11].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's residence is recorded as Stockholm[12].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's voice actor is recorded as Vasily Livanov[13].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's family name is recorded as Karlsson[14].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's present in work is recorded as Karlsson-on-the-Roof[15].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's present in work is recorded as Karlsson Flies Again[16].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's present in work is recorded as Karlsson is Sneaking Around Again[17].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's present in work is recorded as Karlsson on the Roof[18].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's present in work is recorded as Karlsson på taket[19].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's present in work is recorded as Junior and Karlsson[20].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's present in work is recorded as Junior and Karlsson, who lives on the roof[21].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as flight[22].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's significant person is recorded as Svante Svantesson[23].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's narrative role is recorded as main character[24].
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof's enemy is recorded as Hildur Bock[25].

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Works and Contributions

Karlsson-on-the-Roof is the creator of Q55767[4].

Why It Matters

Karlsson-on-the-Roof draws 800 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #131 of 421).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Karlsson-on-the-Roof. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Karlsson-on-the-Roof. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Illustrator → Ilon Wikland
    Voice actor → Vasily Livanov
    Citizenship → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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