1921 - 1982
Krång Erik Gunnar Eriksson (13 September 1921 – 8 July 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won two medals at the 1948 Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the individual 18 km. Eriksson won the 50 km event at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, but finished 12th at the 1952 Olympics and 21st at the 1954 World Championships.Eriksson had five brothers and three sisters. Their father died aged 42, and the children had to start working in their teens at the local knife factory; in 1946 they started their own hardware business. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunnar Eriksson has received more than 17,245 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gunnar Eriksson is the 40th most popular skier (down from 39th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 605th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Skier.
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Among skiers, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 40 out of 541. Before him are Yukio Kasaya, Heidi Biebl, Josef Bradl, Laila Schou Nilsen, Bojan Križaj, and Helmut Recknagel. After him are Marielle Goitschel, Maurilio De Zolt, Vreni Schneider, Gunde Svan, Émile Allais, and Erik Schinegger.
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 34
1941 - 2022
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 35
1918 - 1982
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 36
1919 - 1998
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 37
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 38
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 39
1921 - 1982
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 40
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 41
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 42
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 43
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 44
1912 - 2012
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 45
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 46
Among people born in 1921, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 255. Before him are Pierre Bec, Inge Borkh, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Verghese Kurien, Bernard Lown, and Mikayil Abdullayev. After him are Kees de Jager, Jacques Martin, Juan José Arreola, Alfréd Rényi, Carol Channing, and Sotiria Bellou. Among people deceased in 1982, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 156. Before him are Maria Jeritza, Lightnin' Hopkins, Antonio Guzmán Fernández, Josef Bradl, Ludwig Bieberbach, and Hal Foster. After him are Hendrik Wade Bode, Sonny Stitt, Karl Hein, Vladislao Cap, Marie Rambert, and Jean Batten.
1921 - 2014
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 249
1921 - 2018
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 250
1921 - 2001
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 251
1921 - 2012
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 252
1921 - 2021
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 253
1921 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 254
1921 - 1982
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 255
1921 - 2021
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 256
1921 - 2010
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 257
1921 - 2001
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 258
1921 - 1970
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 259
1921 - 2019
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 260
1921 - 1997
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 261
1887 - 1982
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 150
1912 - 1982
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 151
1911 - 1982
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 152
1918 - 1982
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 153
1886 - 1982
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 154
1892 - 1982
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 155
1921 - 1982
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 156
1905 - 1982
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 157
1924 - 1982
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 158
1908 - 1982
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 159
1934 - 1982
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 160
1888 - 1982
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 161
1909 - 1982
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 162
Among people born in Sweden, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 570 out of 1,612. Before him are Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718), Peter Tägtgren (1970), Inger Stevens (1934), Bo Larsson (1944), Gunnar Andersson (1928), and Elin Wägner (1882). After him are Lisa Fonssagrives (1911), Carl Bonde (1872), Björn Granath (1946), Viveca Sten (1959), Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901), and Oscar Dickson (1823).
1718 - 1763
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 564
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 565
1934 - 1970
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 566
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 567
1928 - 1969
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 568
1882 - 1949
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 569
1921 - 1982
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 570
1911 - 1992
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 571
1872 - 1957
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 572
1946 - 2017
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 573
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 574
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 575
1823 - 1897
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 576
Among skiers born in Sweden, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 4. Before him are Ingemar Stenmark (1956), Sixten Jernberg (1929), and Sonja Edström (1930). After him are Gunde Svan (1962), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Jan Boklöv (1966), Nils Östensson (1918), Elis Wiklund (1909), Nils Karlsson (1917), Anja Pärson (1981), and Sven Utterström (1901).
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 1
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2
1930 - 2020
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 3
1921 - 1982
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 4
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 5
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 6
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 7
1918 - 1949
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 8
1909 - 1982
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 9
1917 - 2012
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 10
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 11
1901 - 1979
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 12