BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Sweden

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swedish Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Swedish Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Jonas Jerebko (1987 - )

With an HPI of 33.20, Jonas Jerebko is the most famous Swedish Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.

Jonas Jerebko (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjuːnas jɛˈrɛbːkʊ]; born March 2, 1987) is a Swedish professional basketball player who last played for the Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He was selected as the 39th overall pick in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, becoming the second Swedish-born basketball player (after Miles Simon) to be selected in the NBA draft. Jerebko played a total of 10 seasons in the NBA with four different teams, the Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors.

2. Jeffery Taylor (1989 - )

With an HPI of 30.24, Jeffery Taylor is the 2nd most famous Swedish Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Jeffery Matthew Taylor (born May 23, 1989) is a Swedish-American professional basketball player for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt University, before being drafted 31st overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2012 NBA draft.

3. Marcus Eriksson (1993 - )

With an HPI of 23.79, Marcus Eriksson is the 3rd most famous Swedish Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Marcus Per Eriksson (born 5 December 1993) is a Swedish professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.

4. Ludvig Håkanson (1996 - )

With an HPI of 22.97, Ludvig Håkanson is the 4th most famous Swedish Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Ludvig "Ludde" Erik Håkanson (born 22 March 1996) is a Swedish professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.