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Ingvar Kamprad

Swedish business magnate (1926-2018)
Person human Q216932

Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
March 30, 1926
Date of death
January 27, 2018
Place of birth
Pjätteryd
Place of death
Liatorp
Country of citizenship
Sweden[16]
Occupation
businessperson, entrepreneur, designer
Field of work
furniture industry[18]
Religion or worldview
Christianity[25]
Member of political party
New Swedish Movement[27]
Award received
International Swede of the Year, Global Economy Prize, Knight 1st class of the Order of Vasa, Order of Friendship, honorary doctorate of Lund University, Wikidata item[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Father
Franz Feodor Kamprad[8]
Mother
Berta Linnéa Matilda Kamprad[9]
Spouse
Kerstin Wadling, Margaretha Stennert[10][11]
Child
Annika Kihlbom, Peter Kamprad, Jonas Kamprad, Mathias Kamprad[12][13][14][15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, Swedish, English[35][36][37]
Affiliation
IKEA[38]
Birth name
Ingvar Kaamprad[39]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
More Than A Dozen European Billionaires—Linked To BMW, L’Oréal, Bosch—Have Families With Past Nazi Ties[34]
Family name
Kamprad[29]
Given name
Ingvar, Feodor[30][31]
Lifestyle
frugality[41]
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Manner of death
natural causes[33]
Medical condition
dyslexia[32]
Name in native language
Ingvar Kamprad[40]
Native language
Swedish[17]
Net worth
+58700000000
Number of children
+4
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project
Residence
Epalinges[28]
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🔖 Identifiers · 65
ISNI
0000000109819547
VIAF cluster ID
66624030
Library of Congress authority ID
n99015924
GND ID
121026957
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ingvar Kamprad (cropped).jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
135229433
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kamprad-ingvar
DDB person (GND) ID
121026957
Dagens Nyheter topic ID
ingvar-kamprad
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210316521939
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ingvar-Kamprad
FAST ID
429939
Show all 65 identifiers +53
FactGrid item ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
/m/010bk0
GeneaStar person ID
kampradf
Geni.com profile ID
6000000074987399876, 6000000017786764478
Golden ID
Ingvar_Kamprad-R669X
Goodreads author ID
99094
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
ingvar-kamprad
Gravsted.dk ID
ingvarkamprad
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ingvar_Kamprad
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
70494
IMDb ID
nm1149369
IdRef ID
050284584
JRC Names ID
87589
KulturNav-ID
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Lex ID
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Libris-URI
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LittleSis people ID
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Munzinger person ID
00000017294
NDL Authority ID
01151370
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLAI ID
1683606
NLP ID
a0000001200836
NUKAT ID
n00090693
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/69e8e576-3452-4c3d-bfe8-30417f7e909d
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012384965805171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201503822
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810586026305606
National Library of Portugal ID
1454055
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
184979021
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
20883
Notable Names Database ID
791/000043662
Obálky knih ID
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PM20 folder ID
pe/009116
Prabook ID
148550
Quora topic ID
Ingvar-Kamprad
RKDartists ID
325949
Runeberg author ID
kampring
SELIBR ID
238655
SNK ID
149899
SVKKL authority ID
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Swedish Portrait Archive ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Ingvar Kamprad
Treccani ID
ingvar-feodor-kamprad
Treccani's Dizionario di Economia e Finanza ID
ingvar-feodor-kamprad
Treccani's Lessico del XXI Secolo ID
ingvar-feodor-kamprad
Union List of Artist Names ID
500626988
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
ingvar-kamprad
WikiTree person ID
Kamprad-5
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b5532597-2192-4cca-bfd5-d9c5b311383f
ČSFD person ID
765837

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Order of Friendship, International Swede of the Year, honorary doctorate of Lund University
Founded entities 3
IKEA, Stichting INGKA Foundation, INGKA Group
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, French, Swedish
Occupation 3
entrepreneur, businessperson, designer
Given name 2
Ingvar, Feodor
Affiliation 1
IKEA
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Field of work 1
furniture industry
Instance of 1
human
Lifestyle 1
frugality
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Medical condition 1
dyslexia
Member of political party 1
New Swedish Movement
Named after 1
IKEA
Native language 1
Swedish
Place of death 1
Liatorp
Religion or worldview 1
Christianity
Residence 1
Epalinges
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Ingvar Kamprad was born on March 30, 1926[1], in Pjätteryd[2]. He died on January 27, 2018[3], in Liatorp[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5], entrepreneur[6], and designer[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ingvar Kamprad include IKEA[42], a furniture store chain[43], founded in 1943[44].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include IKEA[42], a furniture store chain[43], founded in 1943[44].

FAQs

Where was Ingvar Kamprad born?

Ingvar Kamprad was born in Pjätteryd[2].

Where did Ingvar Kamprad die?

Ingvar Kamprad died in Liatorp[4].

Who were Ingvar Kamprad's parents?

Ingvar Kamprad's father was Franz Feodor Kamprad[8]. Ingvar Kamprad's mother was Berta Linnéa Matilda Kamprad[9].

Who was Ingvar Kamprad married to?

Ingvar Kamprad's spouses include Kerstin Wadling[10] and Margaretha Stennert[11].

What did Ingvar Kamprad do for work?

Ingvar Kamprad worked as a businessperson[5], entrepreneur[6], and designer[7].

What awards did Ingvar Kamprad receive?

Honors received include International Swede of the Year[19], Global Economy Prize[20], Knight 1st class of the Order of Vasa[21], and Order of Friendship[22].

Related Entities

entrepreneur IKEA Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . hitta.se. hitta.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . expressen.se. expressen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . ifw-kiel.de. ifw-kiel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . iva.se. Retrieved . iva.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . newsroom.inter.ikea.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . forbes.com. forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Date of birth: 30 March 1926, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot task 2]])"
  2. 4w ago · Mmen6 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Annika Kihlbom, Peter Kamprad, Jonas Kamprad +1
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID → ingvar-kamprad
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  3. 5w ago · ~2026-52974-09 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Annika Kihlbom, Peter Kamprad, Jonas Kamprad +1
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  4. 10w ago · Magnus242 · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → International Swede of the Year, Global Economy Prize, Knight 1st class of the Order of Vasa +3
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  6. 20w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0412029-Kamprad-Ingvar-19262018
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  8. 23w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
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