MUSICIAN
Björn Ulvaeus
1945 - Today
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ ɵlˈvěːɵs] ; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Björn Ulvaeus has received more than 6,888,214 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Björn Ulvaeus is the 64th most popular musician (down from 36th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Musician.
Björn Ulvaeus is most famous for being a member of the Swedish pop group ABBA.
Memorability Metrics
6.9M
Page Views (PV)
73.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
7.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Björn Ulvaeus ranks 64 out of 3,175. Before him are Benny Andersson, Baroness Mary Vetsera, Cliff Burton, Duke Ellington, John Deacon, and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. After him are Charlie Watts, Ritchie Blackmore, Django Reinhardt, Mstislav Rostropovich, Dean Martin, and Jamiroquai.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBenny Andersson
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 58
Baroness Mary Vetsera
1871 - 1889
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 59
Cliff Burton
1962 - 1986
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 60
Duke Ellington
1899 - 1974
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 61
John Deacon
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 62
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
1959 - 1997
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 63
Björn Ulvaeus
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 64
Charlie Watts
1941 - 2021
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 65
Ritchie Blackmore
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 66
Django Reinhardt
1910 - 1953
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 67
Mstislav Rostropovich
1927 - 2007
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 68
Dean Martin
1917 - 1995
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 69
Jamiroquai
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 70
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Björn Ulvaeus ranks 25. Before him are Pete Townshend, Eddy Merckx, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Mircea Lucescu, and Yoshinori Ohsumi. After him are Moshe Katsav, Patrick Modiano, Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Stewart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and Ian Gillan.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsPete Townshend
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 19
Eddy Merckx
CYCLIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 20
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 21
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 1982
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 22
Mircea Lucescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 23
Yoshinori Ohsumi
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 24
Björn Ulvaeus
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 25
Moshe Katsav
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 26
Patrick Modiano
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 27
Ritchie Blackmore
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 28
Rod Stewart
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 29
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 30
Ian Gillan
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 31
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Björn Ulvaeus ranks 58 out of 1,879. Before him are Benny Andersson (1946), Gustaf Dalén (1869), Max von Sydow (1929), Stellan Skarsgård (1951), Astrid of Sweden (1905), and Anita Ekberg (1931). After him are Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Folke Bernadotte (1895), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Björn Borg (1956), Henning Mankell (1948), and Anders Jonas Ångström (1814).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsBenny Andersson
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 52
Gustaf Dalén
PHYSICIST
1869 - 1937
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 53
Max von Sydow
ACTOR
1929 - 2020
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 54
Stellan Skarsgård
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 55
Astrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1905 - 1935
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 56
Anita Ekberg
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 57
Björn Ulvaeus
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 58
Gunnar Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 59
Folke Bernadotte
DIPLOMAT
1895 - 1948
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 60
Gustav III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1792
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 61
Björn Borg
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 62
Henning Mankell
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 63
Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 64
Among MUSICIANS In Sweden
Among musicians born in Sweden, Björn Ulvaeus ranks 2. Before him are Benny Andersson (1946). After him are Franz Berwald (1796), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Per Gessle (1959), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Stig Anderson (1931), Mikkey Dee (1963), Avicii (1989), Jan Johansson (1931), Tor Aulin (1866), and Eric Ericson (1918).
Benny Andersson
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1
Björn Ulvaeus
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 2
Franz Berwald
1796 - 1868
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 3
Carl Michael Bellman
1740 - 1795
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 4
Per Gessle
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 5
Yngwie Malmsteen
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 6
Stig Anderson
1931 - 1997
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 7
Mikkey Dee
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 8
Avicii
1989 - 2018
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 9
Jan Johansson
1931 - 1968
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 10
Tor Aulin
1866 - 1914
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 11
Eric Ericson
1918 - 2013
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 12