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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 237,089 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Esbjörn Svensson is the 1,368th most popular musician (down from 1,336th in 2019), the 706th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 657th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 1,368 out of 2,662Before him are Skip James, Chuck Mangione, Jay Kay, Buddy DeFranco, Matthias Reim, and Dan Hartman. After him are Dizzy Reed, Hugh Masekela, John Dolmayan, Sébastien Izambard, Jolin Tsai, and Markus Grosskopf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 234Before him are Albert Dupontel, Nicole, Linus Roache, Luciano Floridi, Megumi Yokota, and Vyacheslav Volodin. After him are Ursula Karven, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Vivica A. Fox, Sven Väth, Arsen Avakov, and Niall Ferguson. Among people deceased in 2008, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 231Before him are Johnny Griffin, Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Nunzio Gallo, Neil Bartlett, Natalia Bessmertnova, and Ignazio Fabra. After him are Valentin Bubukin, Anita Page, Anatoly Karatsuba, Annemarie Renger, Wu Xueqian, and Frank Piasecki.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 706 out of 1,612Before him are Kee Marcello (1960), Måns Zelmerlöw (1986), Conny Andersson (1939), Axel Norling (1884), Tor Johnson (1902), and Göran Tunström (1937). After him are Tomas Ledin (1952), Henry Carlsson (1917), Egon Jönsson (1921), Christer Fuglesang (1957), Nils Middelboe (1887), and Hjalmar Andersson (1889).

Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Esbjörn Svensson ranks 17Before him are Eric Ericson (1918), Åse Kleveland (1949), Peter Tägtgren (1970), Mic Michaeli (1962), Max Martin (1971), and Kee Marcello (1960). After him are Alice Tegnér (1864), Quorthon (1966), Tim Sköld (1966), Jens Johansson (1963), Ted Gärdestad (1956), and Anders Johansson (1962).