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Eric Backman

1896 - 1965

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Eric Natanael Backman (18 May 1896 – 29 June 1965) was a Swedish long distance runner who had his best achievements at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the 8,000 m cross-country race, 2.6 seconds behind the legendary Paavo Nurmi. This second place helped the Swedish cross-country team to win the bronze medal behind Finland and Great Britain, as two other team members finished 10th and 11th. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Backman has received more than 14,316 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Backman is the 604th most popular athlete (down from 565th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 14k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Eric Backmen by language

Over the past year Eric Backman has had the most page views in the with 1,500 views, followed by Swedish (614), and Chinese (495). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (52.69%), Arabic (26.76%), and Ukrainian (21.30%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eric Backman ranks 604 out of 6,025. Before him are Kurt Behrens, Jaan Kikkas, Axel Norling, Alan Helffrich, Arthur Barnard, and Wyndham Halswelle. After him are Olivér Halassy, Heikki Liimatainen, Edward Lindberg, Aleksandr Baryshnikov, István Somodi, and Hal Connolly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Eric Backman ranks 199. Before him are Gerhard Fieseler, Barbara La Marr, Constantin Rădulescu, Ivan Merz, Hermann Jónasson, and Ruben Lagus. After him are Esteban Canal, Gunnar Lindström, Paul van Ostaijen, Agustín Sancho, Lotte Jacobi, and Jack Pickford. Among people deceased in 1965, Eric Backman ranks 154. Before him are Johnny Hayes, Sonja Graf, Constance Bennett, Giorgio Zampori, Tommy Hampson, and Reino Kuuskoski. After him are Pietro Bianchi, Alan Freed, Edgar Barth, Eric Brook, Kōsaku Yamada, and Eleanor Farjeon.

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