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Esbjörn Svensson

1964 - 2008

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Bror Fredrik "Esbjörn" Svensson (16 April 1964 – 14 June 2008) was a Swedish jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio, commonly known as e.s.t. Svensson became one of Europe's most successful jazz musicians at the turn of the 21st century before his death, at the age of 44, in a scuba diving accident. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Esbjörn Svensson has received more than 247,967 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Esbjörn Svensson is the 1,489th most popular musician (down from 1,363rd in 2019), the 842nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 705th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Swedish Musician.

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  • 46.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 1,489 out of 3,175. Before him are King Tubby, Mikhail Krug, Charlie Byrd, John Taylor, Alexander Dreyschock, and Jan Axel Blomberg. After him are Sonny Fortune, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Tim Sköld, Cassandra Wilson, Duane Eddy, and Bobby Timmons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 273. Before him are Kusuma Wardhani, Gianni Bugno, Stuart McCall, Fernando De Napoli, Bernd Schneider, and Petr Nečas. After him are Jorge Drexler, Miroslav Kadlec, Zazie, Kikuko Inoue, Ahmed Radhi, and Evan Stone. Among people deceased in 2008, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 262. Before him are Gustaw Holoubek, Tony Duvert, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Edie Adams, Philip Agee, and Jaime Gómez. After him are Tom Lantos, William F. Buckley Jr., Annemarie Renger, Bill Miller, Larry James, and Carole Caldwell Graebner.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 842 out of 1,879. Before him are Göran Therborn (1941), Emil Forsberg (1991), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Gunde Svan (1962), Lennart Samuelsson (1924), and Kjell Bäckman (1934). After him are Inga Gentzel (1908), Tim Sköld (1966), Göran Tunström (1937), Erik Almgren (1908), Anders Svensson (1976), and Kjell Espmark (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 22. Before him are Mic Michaeli (1962), Jens Johansson (1963), Lasse Holm (1943), Kee Marcello (1960), Ted Gärdestad (1956), and Quorthon (1966). After him are Tim Sköld (1966), John Levén (1963), Anders Johansson (1962), Alice Tegnér (1864), Ola Brunkert (1946), and Stefan Olsdal (1974).

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