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Anders Larsson

1892 - 1945

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Anders Larsson (2 July 1892 – 4 January 1945) was a Swedish freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Larsson was nicknamed "Padd-Anders" for his large, paddle-like palms. He worked as a restaurant janitor and bouncer and consulted police forces on self-defense techniques. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anders Larsson has received more than 18,656 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Anders Larsson is the 151st most popular wrestler, the 879th most popular biography from Sweden and the 11th most popular Swedish Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Anders Larsson ranks 151 out of 1,027. Before him are Bubba Ray Dudley, Robert Van de Walle, Adolf Lindfors, Joseph Olivier, Jorge González, and Booker T. After him are Jerry Lawler, Scott Hall, László Papp, Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Hart, and The Fabulous Moolah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Anders Larsson ranks 242. Before him are Gregory La Cava, Boris Hagelin, Rex Ingram, Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Philippe Cattiau, and Manilal Gandhi. After him are Mariano Arrate, Johnny Dodds, Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Peggy Wood, Ferde Grofé, and Seiichiro Kashio. Among people deceased in 1945, Anders Larsson ranks 315. Before him are Gottlieb Haberlandt, Paolo Salvi, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Vikenty Veresaev, John Bray, and Hélène de Pourtalès. After him are Giovanni Palatucci, Kazimierz Prószyński, Adolf Bartels, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Kārlis Skalbe, and Ferdinand Kiefler.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anders Larsson ranks 879 out of 1,879. Before him are Alf Kjellin (1920), Gunnar Jansson (1907), Jan Boklöv (1966), Gösta Åsbrink (1881), Carl-Erik Holmberg (1906), and Hugo Jahnke (1886). After him are Lars Ahlin (1915), Majgull Axelsson (1947), Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Pontus Hanson (1884), Ferdinand Boberg (1860), and Thomas Sjöberg (1952).

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Among WRESTLERS In Sweden

Among wrestlers born in Sweden, Anders Larsson ranks 11. Before him are Carl Westergren (1895), Bertil Antonsson (1921), Claes Johanson (1884), Erik Malmberg (1897), Johan Richthoff (1898), and Gustav Freij (1922). After him are Axel Grönberg (1918), Knut Fridell (1908), Frithiof Mårtensson (1884), Kurt Pettersén (1916), Pelle Svensson (1943), and Lars-Erik Skiöld (1952).

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