1972 - Today
Espen Knutsen (born January 12, 1972) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey player and currently the general manager of Vålerenga in the Norwegian GET-ligaen. He played five seasons in the North American-based National Hockey League (NHL), and is to date the only Norwegian to have played in the NHL All-Star Game. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Espen Knutsen has received more than 141,712 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Espen Knutsen is the 205th most popular hockey player (down from 111th in 2019), the 704th most popular biography from Norway (down from 550th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Hockey Player.
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Among hockey players, Espen Knutsen ranks 205 out of 364. Before him are Frans Nielsen, Andrei Markov, Vadim Shipachyov, Milan Hnilička, Linus Omark, and Doug Gilmour. After him are Brian Leetch, Connor McDavid, Viktor Kozlov, Niko Kapanen, Niklas Kronwall, and Joe Nieuwendyk.
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 199
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.16
Rank: 200
1987 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 201
1973 - Present
HPI: 31.07
Rank: 202
1987 - Present
HPI: 31.05
Rank: 203
1963 - Present
HPI: 31.03
Rank: 204
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 205
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.97
Rank: 206
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.95
Rank: 207
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.91
Rank: 208
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.82
Rank: 209
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.70
Rank: 210
1966 - Present
HPI: 30.63
Rank: 211
Among people born in 1972, Espen Knutsen ranks 785. Before him are Beto O'Rourke, Yuriy Melnichenko, Michelle McLean, György Kolonics, Christian McBride, and Marek Lemsalu. After him are Saul Williams, Alain Gomis, Leonard Roberts, Svetlana Boyko, Fernando Echávarri, and Norbert Rózsa.
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 779
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 780
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 781
1972 - 2008
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 782
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.03
Rank: 783
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 784
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 785
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.00
Rank: 786
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.98
Rank: 787
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.97
Rank: 788
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.95
Rank: 789
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 790
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.78
Rank: 791
Among people born in Norway, Espen Knutsen ranks 704 out of 927. Before him are Johan Remen Evensen (1985), Sjur Røthe (1988), Odd Christian Eiking (1994), Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (1984), Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (1990), and Ragnhild Haga (1991). After him are Galder (1976), Tonje Larsen (1975), Kristian Blummenfelt (1994), Sigurd Pettersen (1980), Jakob Ingebrigtsen (2000), and Lisa Loven Kongsli (1979).
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.22
Rank: 698
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.18
Rank: 699
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 700
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 701
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.11
Rank: 702
1991 - Present
HPI: 31.06
Rank: 703
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 704
1976 - Present
HPI: 30.87
Rank: 705
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.87
Rank: 706
1994 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 707
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 708
2000 - Present
HPI: 30.79
Rank: 709
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.78
Rank: 710
Among hockey players born in Norway, Espen Knutsen ranks 1. After him are Patrick Thoresen (1983), Mathis Olimb (1986), Lars Haugen (1987), Mats Zuccarello (1987), Jonas Holøs (1987), and Ken André Olimb (1989).
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 1
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.79
Rank: 2
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.68
Rank: 3
1987 - Present
HPI: 25.53
Rank: 4
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.87
Rank: 5
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.05
Rank: 6
1989 - Present
HPI: 21.19
Rank: 7