Tom Egeland

Norwegian writer
Person human Q1397131
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Summary

Tom Egeland was born on July 8, 1959[1], in Oslo[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3], writer[4], and children's writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Norway[7]
  • Educated at: Nordtvet skole[8]
  • Award received: Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment[9], Riverton Prize[10], Arks barnbokspris[11], Prix Europa[12], Sagaprisen[13], Riksmål Society Literature Prize[14]
  • Member of: Riksmål Society[15], Rivertonklubben[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Genre: crime literature[18]
  • Family name: Egeland[19]
  • Given name: Tom[20]
  • Official website: https://tomegeland.com/no[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[22]
  • Social media followers: 30,129[23], 30,092[24], 29,815[25], 29,626[26]
  • P14750: DD78-FF68-578A-36BA-EB70[27]

Why It Matters

Tom Egeland has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Tom Egeland born?

Tom Egeland's place of birth was Oslo[2].

What did Tom Egeland do for work?

Tom Egeland worked as a journalist[3], writer[4], and children's writer[5].

Where did Tom Egeland go to school?

Tom Egeland was educated at Nordtvet skole[8].

What awards did Tom Egeland receive?

Honors received include Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment[9], Riverton Prize[10], Arks barnbokspris[11], and Prix Europa[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . tomegeland.com. Retrieved . tomegeland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . tomegeland.com. Retrieved . tomegeland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . tomegeland.com. Retrieved . tomegeland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . tomegeland.com. Retrieved . tomegeland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . tomegeland.com. Retrieved . tomegeland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . riksmalsforbundet.no. Retrieved . riksmalsforbundet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . rivertonklubben.no. rivertonklubben.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'is', 'it', 'nn', 'no',
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Place of birth → Oslo
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Norwegian
    Occupation → journalist, writer, children's writer
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