HOCKEY PLAYER

Frans Nielsen

1984 - Today

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Frans Nielsen (born 24 April 1984) is a Danish former professional ice hockey forward who played with the New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). Nielsen was the first Danish citizen to play in the NHL. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frans Nielsen has received more than 196,977 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Frans Nielsen is the 426th most popular hockey player (down from 199th in 2019), the 952nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 743rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Frans Nielsen ranks 426 out of 676. Before him are Atte Ohtamaa, Victor Hedman, Paul Stastny, Miks Indrašis, Mercedes Margalot, and Phil Kessel. After him are Johan Franzén, Antti Pihlström, Andrej Meszároš, Thomas Vanek, Antti Niemi, and Kris Letang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Frans Nielsen ranks 1,084. Before him are Gábor Császár, Ashley Williams, Maceo Rigters, Linn Jørum Sulland, Alex Scott, and Yutaro Abe. After him are Héctor Font, Takanori Sugeno, Fred Benson, Arnold Kruiswijk, Irakli Turmanidze, and Giovanni Marchese.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Frans Nielsen ranks 952 out of 1,032. Before him are Mattias Skjelmose (2000), Jens Jønsson (1993), Sara Petersen (1987), Marcus Ingvartsen (1996), Jens Odgaard (1999), and Katrine Fruelund (1978). After him are Francis Dickoh (1982), Frederik Vesti (2002), Victor Kristiansen (2002), Karen Brødsgaard (1978), Nicklas Helenius (1991), and Brian Vandborg (1981).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Denmark

Among hockey players born in Denmark, Frans Nielsen ranks 2. Before him are Morten Green (1981). After him are Peter Regin (1986), Sebastian Dahm (1987), Philip Larsen (1989), Lars Eller (1989), Nicklas Jensen (1993), Frederik Andersen (1989), Mikkel Bødker (1989), Nikolaj Ehlers (1996), and Jannik Hansen (1986).

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