CYCLIST
Gösta Pettersson
1940 - Today
Gösta Pettersson
Gösta Artur Roland Pettersson (born 23 November 1940) is a retired Swedish cyclist. As an amateur, he competed in the individual and team road events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals, in 1964 and 1968. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gösta Pettersson has received more than 41,752 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Gösta Pettersson is the 66th most popular cyclist (down from 55th in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 435th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Cyclist.
Memorability Metrics
42k
Page Views (PV)
59.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.13
Effective Languages (L*)
1.62
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Gösta Pettersson ranks 66 out of 1,613. Before him are Stan Ockers, Maurice De Waele, Bjarne Riis, André Leducq, Bernard Thévenet, and Lucien Aimar. After him are Greg LeMond, Luigi Ganna, Maurice Peeters, Jan Ullrich, Hennie Kuiper, and Paolo Pedretti.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStan Ockers
1920 - 1956
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 60
Maurice De Waele
1896 - 1952
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 61
Bjarne Riis
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 62
André Leducq
1904 - 1980
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 63
Bernard Thévenet
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 64
Lucien Aimar
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 65
Gösta Pettersson
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 66
Greg LeMond
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 67
Luigi Ganna
1883 - 1957
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 68
Maurice Peeters
1882 - 1957
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 69
Jan Ullrich
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 70
Hennie Kuiper
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 71
Paolo Pedretti
1906 - 1983
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 72
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Gösta Pettersson ranks 231. Before him are Kishin Shinoyama, Quentin Skinner, Hiroshi Katayama, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Larry Hankin, and Peter Mutharika. After him are Yozhef Sabo, Jesús López Cobos, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Pharoah Sanders, Bob Hewitt, and Peter Benchley.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsKishin Shinoyama
PHOTOGRAPHER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 225
Quentin Skinner
HISTORIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 226
Hiroshi Katayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 227
Jaime Roldós Aguilera
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1981
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 228
Larry Hankin
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 229
Peter Mutharika
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 230
Gösta Pettersson
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 231
Yozhef Sabo
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 232
Jesús López Cobos
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2018
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 233
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 234
Pharoah Sanders
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 235
Bob Hewitt
TENNIS PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 236
Peter Benchley
WRITER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 237
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Gösta Pettersson ranks 439 out of 1,879. Before him are Eugène Jansson (1862), Emma Wiklund (1968), Johan David Åkerblad (1763), Gunnar Ekelöf (1907), Odd Nerdrum (1944), and Jan Johansson (1931). After him are Estrid of the Obotrites (979), Greta Thunberg (2003), Victoria Silvstedt (1974), Conny Torstensson (1949), Sophie Adlersparre (1823), and E-Type (1965).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsEugène Jansson
PAINTER
1862 - 1915
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 433
Emma Wiklund
MODEL
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 434
Johan David Åkerblad
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1763 - 1819
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 435
Gunnar Ekelöf
WRITER
1907 - 1968
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 436
Odd Nerdrum
PAINTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 437
Jan Johansson
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1968
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 438
Gösta Pettersson
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 439
Estrid of the Obotrites
POLITICIAN
979 - 1035
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 440
Greta Thunberg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2003 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 441
Victoria Silvstedt
MODEL
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 442
Conny Torstensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 443
Sophie Adlersparre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1823 - 1895
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 444
E-Type
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 445
Among CYCLISTS In Sweden
Among cyclists born in Sweden, Gösta Pettersson ranks 1. After him are Erik Pettersson (1944), Bernhard Britz (1906), Tomas Pettersson (1947), Bernt Johansson (1953), Magnus Bäckstedt (1975), Gustav Larsson (1980), Michel Lafis (1967), Fredrik Kessiakoff (1980), Jan Karlsson (1966), Emma Johansson (1983), and Susanne Ljungskog (1976).
Gösta Pettersson
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1
Erik Pettersson
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 2
Bernhard Britz
1906 - 1935
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 3
Tomas Pettersson
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 4
Bernt Johansson
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 5
Magnus Bäckstedt
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 6
Gustav Larsson
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 7
Michel Lafis
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 8
Fredrik Kessiakoff
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 9
Jan Karlsson
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 10
Emma Johansson
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 11
Susanne Ljungskog
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 12