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Christer Pettersson

1947 - 2004

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Carl Gustaf Christer Pettersson (23 April 1947 – 29 September 2004) was a Swedish criminal who was a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christer Pettersson has received more than 349,500 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Christer Pettersson is the 11,559th most popular politician, the 478th most popular biography from Sweden and the 111th most popular Swedish Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christer Pettersson ranks 11,559 out of 19,576. Before him are Zdeslav of Croatia, Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, Stephen I of Iberia, Erik Eriksen, Andrey of Gorodets, and Eric Trolle. After him are Cædwalla of Wessex, Sayed Morad Khan, Meskalamdug, Avetis Aharonian, Isaac Komnenos, and Margaritus of Brindisi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Christer Pettersson ranks 310. Before him are Joe Walsh, Jennifer Warnes, Andrew Blake, Frédéric Mitterrand, Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, and Mel Collins. After him are Minnie Riperton, Gregg Allman, Billy Hayes, Rodney Williams, Sally Oldfield, and Alfredo Cristiani. Among people deceased in 2004, Christer Pettersson ranks 144. Before him are Hubert Selby Jr., Juan Zambudio Velasco, Piero Piccioni, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, Kalevi Sorsa, and Carmen Laforet. After him are Rogelio Domínguez, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Ivan Hlinka, Ryszard Kukliński, Carlo Rustichelli, and Bryce DeWitt.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Christer Pettersson ranks 478 out of 1,879. Before him are Bertil Nordahl (1917), Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710), Rickard Sandler (1884), Leif G. W. Persson (1945), Anders Dahl (1751), and Åse Kleveland (1949). After him are Gunilla Bergström (1942), Vilgot Sjöman (1924), Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867), Ulla Jacobsson (1929), Arvid Posse (1820), and Sven Wollter (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Christer Pettersson ranks 111. Before him are Carl Johan Thyselius (1811), Estrid of the Obotrites (979), Erik Gustaf Boström (1842), Jan Eliasson (1940), Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (1883), and Rickard Sandler (1884). After him are Arvid Posse (1820), Agneta Andersson (1961), Felix Hamrin (1875), Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (1750), Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872), and Carl Gustaf Tessin (1695).

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