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Elis Wiklund

1909 - 1982

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Elis Wiklund (12 December 1909 – 15 March 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won the 50 km race at the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and 1936 Winter Olympics. Wiklund won two individual Swedish titles: in the 30 km in 1938 and in the 50 km in 1941. He was an accomplished accordion player, and produced records in 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elis Wiklund has received more than 14,643 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Elis Wiklund is the 95th most popular skier (down from 67th in 2019), the 861st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 687th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Skier.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Elis Wiklund ranks 95 out of 817. Before him are Gunde Svan, Stein Eriksen, Walter Steiner, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Franco Nones, and Yvonne Rüegg. After him are Jan Boklöv, Anders Haugen, Christine Goitschel, Tapio Mäkelä, Anja Pärson, and Heini Hemmi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Elis Wiklund ranks 324. Before him are Giuseppe Viani, Max Black, Dieter Borsche, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, and Sergey Gritsevets. After him are Ivan Fuqua, Martha Norelius, Bill Carr, Giovanni Palatucci, Julius J. Epstein, and Rune Carlsson. Among people deceased in 1982, Elis Wiklund ranks 222. Before him are Stanley Holloway, Dieter Borsche, Ricardo Pérez Godoy, Frank Séchehaye, Kenneth More, and Jovan Miladinović. After him are Rafael Méndez, John Gardner, Tauno Palo, Eleanor Powell, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, and Max de Terra.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Elis Wiklund ranks 861 out of 1,879. Before him are Ola Rapace (1971), Tomas Alfredson (1965), Evert Gunnarsson (1929), Prawitz Öberg (1930), Otto Andersson (1910), and Charles John Andersson (1827). After him are Mary Stävin (1957), Gunnar Höjer (1875), Erik Pettersson (1944), Arne Månsson (1925), John Levén (1963), and Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (1944).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Elis Wiklund ranks 8. Before him are Sixten Jernberg (1929), Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Sonja Edström (1930), Nils Karlsson (1917), Thomas Wassberg (1956), and Gunde Svan (1962). After him are Jan Boklöv (1966), Anja Pärson (1981), Nils Östensson (1918), Assar Rönnlund (1935), Sven Utterström (1901), and Stig Sollander (1926).

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