1920 - 1991
Johan Gunnar Gren (pronounced [ˈɡɵ̌nːar ˈɡreːn]; 31 October 1920 – 10 November 1991) was a Swedish professional football player and coach. He is best remembered for playing for IFK Göteborg and A.C. Milan. A creative forward, known for his technical skill, vision, tactical intelligence, and passing ability as a playmaker, he was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at Milan and the Sweden national team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunnar Gren has received more than 151,251 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Gunnar Gren is the 104th most popular soccer player (up from 106th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 120th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Soccer Player.
Gunnar Gren is most famous for being a Swedish Olympic athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He won a gold medal in the 110 meter hurdles and a silver medal in the 400 meter hurdles.
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Among soccer players, Gunnar Gren ranks 104 out of 16,923. Before him are Ivica Osim, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Rudi Völler, Nils Liedholm, Zoltán Czibor, and Berti Vogts. After him are José Altafini, Andriy Shevchenko, Gheorghe Hagi, José Nasazzi, César Luis Menotti, and Alessandro Del Piero.
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 98
1925 - 2002
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 99
1960 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 100
1922 - 2007
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 101
1929 - 1997
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 102
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 103
1920 - 1991
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 104
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 105
1976 - Present
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 106
1965 - Present
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 107
1901 - 1968
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 108
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 109
1974 - Present
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 110
Among people born in 1920, Gunnar Gren ranks 42. Before him are Dave Brubeck, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Alberto Sordi, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Sun Myung Moon, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi. After him are Walter Nowotny, Maureen O'Hara, Frank Sheeran, Ștefan Kovács, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Michèle Morgan. Among people deceased in 1991, Gunnar Gren ranks 32. Before him are Oona O'Neill, Rajiv Gandhi, Henri Lefebvre, Ragnar Granit, Claudio Arrau, and Stan Getz. After him are Arno Breker, Jean Tinguely, Leo Fender, Don Siegel, Wilhelm Kempff, and Natalia Ginzburg.
1920 - 2012
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 36
1920 - 2016
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 37
1920 - 2003
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 38
1920 - 2017
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 39
1920 - 2012
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 40
1920 - 2014
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 41
1920 - 1991
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 42
1920 - 1944
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 43
1920 - 2015
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 44
1920 - 2003
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 45
1920 - 1995
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 46
1920 - 1995
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 47
1920 - 2016
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 48
1925 - 1991
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 26
1944 - 1991
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 27
1901 - 1991
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 28
1900 - 1991
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 29
1903 - 1991
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 30
1927 - 1991
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 31
1920 - 1991
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 32
1900 - 1991
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 33
1925 - 1991
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 34
1909 - 1991
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 35
1912 - 1991
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 36
1895 - 1991
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 37
1916 - 1991
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 38
Among people born in Sweden, Gunnar Gren ranks 117 out of 1,296. Before him are Birgit Nilsson (1918), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Harriet Andersson (1932), Nils Liedholm (1922), Claes Oldenburg (1929), and Ulf von Euler (1905). After him are Maj Sjöwall (1935), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Lennart Johansson (1929), Nathan Söderblom (1866), and Catherine of Vadstena (1331).
1918 - 2005
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 111
1700 - 1739
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 112
1932 - Present
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 113
1922 - 2007
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 114
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 115
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 116
1920 - 1991
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 117
1935 - 2020
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 118
1130 - 1167
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 119
1884 - 1965
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 120
1929 - 2019
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 121
1866 - 1931
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 122
1331 - 1381
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 123
Among soccer players born in Sweden, Gunnar Gren ranks 4. Before him are Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981), and Nils Liedholm (1922). After him are Kurt Hamrin (1934), Henrik Larsson (1971), Agne Simonsson (1935), Lennart Skoglund (1929), Thomas Ravelli (1959), Ove Kindvall (1943), Sven Rydell (1905), and Kalle Svensson (1925).
1921 - 1995
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 1
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 2
1922 - 2007
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 3
1920 - 1991
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 4
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 5
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 6
1935 - 2020
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 7
1929 - 1975
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 8
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 9
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 10
1905 - 1975
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 11
1925 - 2000
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 12