ACTOR

Gösta Ekman

1890 - 1938

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Frans Gösta Viktor Ekman (28 December 1890 – 12 January 1938) was a Swedish actor, director and singer. Generally spoken of as Swedish theatre's most legendary stage actor, Gösta Ekman enjoyed a prolific stage career during his short life, becoming the first real star of Swedish theatre. His boyish good looks attracted both sexes, helping to create a massive cult following and elevating him to the status of a living legend. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gösta Ekman has received more than 155,833 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Gösta Ekman is the 2,669th most popular actor (down from 2,500th in 2019), the 459th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 421st in 2019) and the 41st most popular Swedish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gösta Ekman ranks 2,669 out of 13,578. Before him are Cyril Cusack, Oliver Platt, Kristina Wayborn, Alice Brady, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Eddie Bracken. After him are Sven-Bertil Taube, Jarl Kulle, Dany Robin, Robin Shou, Sarah Siddons, and James Karen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Gösta Ekman ranks 130. Before him are Walter Hasenclever, Elia Abu Madi, Sigurd Hoel, André Gobert, Helge Løvland, and Erich Weinert. After him are Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, Harry Hopkins, Traugott Herr, Oswald de Andrade, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, and Frank Morgan. Among people deceased in 1938, Gösta Ekman ranks 130. Before him are Abdurauf Fitrat, Erik Werenskiold, Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia, Jānis Rudzutaks, Samuel Alexander, and Jane Toppan. After him are Max Wien, Aleksandar Malinov, Turar Ryskulov, Leopoldo Lugones, Alexander Svechin, and Mirza Davud Huseynov.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gösta Ekman ranks 459 out of 1,879. Before him are Victoria Benedictsson (1850), Carl Charlier (1862), Jan Eliasson (1940), Allan Pettersson (1911), Kristina Wayborn (1950), and Martin Dahlin (1968). After him are Sven-Bertil Taube (1934), Jarl Kulle (1927), Henrik Sjöberg (1875), Richard Bergh (1858), William Chambers (1723), and Sven Davidson (1928).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Gösta Ekman ranks 41. Before him are Alexander Skarsgård (1976), Mai Zetterling (1925), Peter Haber (1952), Anita Björk (1923), Alicia Vikander (1988), and Kristina Wayborn (1950). After him are Sven-Bertil Taube (1934), Jarl Kulle (1927), Ulla Jacobsson (1929), Sven Wollter (1934), Lena Endre (1955), and Anna Q. Nilsson (1888).

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Television and Movie Roles

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