BOXER
Ingemar Johansson
1932 - 2009
Ingemar Johansson
Jens Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋː(ɛ)mar ˈjûːanˌsɔn]; 22 September 1932 – 30 January 2009) was a Swedish professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1963. He held the world heavyweight title from 1959 to 1960, and was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. Johansson won the title by defeating Floyd Patterson via third-round stoppage, after flooring him seven times in that round. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ingemar Johansson has received more than 759,091 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ingemar Johansson is the 21st most popular boxer (down from 20th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 220th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Boxer.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.26
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, Ingemar Johansson ranks 21 out of 496. Before him are Primo Carnera, Roberto Durán, Larry Holmes, Teófilo Stevenson, Rubin Carter, and László Papp. After him are Floyd Patterson, Vitali Klitschko, Ken Norton, Mate Parlov, Nino Benvenuti, and James J. Braddock.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrimo Carnera
1906 - 1967
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 15
Roberto Durán
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 16
Larry Holmes
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 17
Teófilo Stevenson
1952 - 2012
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 18
Rubin Carter
1937 - 2014
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 19
László Papp
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 20
Ingemar Johansson
1932 - 2009
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 21
Floyd Patterson
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 22
Vitali Klitschko
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 23
Ken Norton
1943 - 2013
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 24
Mate Parlov
1948 - 2008
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 25
Nino Benvenuti
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 26
James J. Braddock
1905 - 1974
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Ingemar Johansson ranks 101. Before him are Manmohan Singh, Dudley R. Herschbach, Michael Smith, Delphine Seyrig, Oleg Protopopov, and Wojciech Kilar. After him are Joe Zawinul, Antonio Tejero, Rodion Shchedrin, Paolo Villaggio, Wolf Vostell, and Amrish Puri. Among people deceased in 2009, Ingemar Johansson ranks 59. Before him are Achille Compagnoni, Israel Gelfand, Mario Benedetti, Takashi Takabayashi, Sverre Fehn, and Toni Sailer. After him are Susan Atkins, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, J. G. Ballard, Clive Granger, Alicia de Larrocha, and Shih Kien.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsManmohan Singh
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 95
Dudley R. Herschbach
CHEMIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 96
Michael Smith
CHEMIST
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 97
Delphine Seyrig
ACTOR
1932 - 1990
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 98
Oleg Protopopov
SKATER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 99
Wojciech Kilar
COMPOSER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 100
Ingemar Johansson
BOXER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 101
Joe Zawinul
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2007
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 102
Antonio Tejero
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 103
Rodion Shchedrin
COMPOSER
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 104
Paolo Villaggio
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 105
Wolf Vostell
PAINTER
1932 - 1998
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 106
Amrish Puri
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 107
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsAchille Compagnoni
MOUNTAINEER
1914 - 2009
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 53
Israel Gelfand
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 2009
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 54
Mario Benedetti
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 55
Takashi Takabayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 56
Sverre Fehn
ARCHITECT
1924 - 2009
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 57
Toni Sailer
SKIER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 58
Ingemar Johansson
BOXER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 59
Susan Atkins
EXTREMIST
1948 - 2009
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 60
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 61
J. G. Ballard
WRITER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 62
Clive Granger
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2009
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 63
Alicia de Larrocha
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 64
Shih Kien
ACTOR
1913 - 2009
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 65
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Ingemar Johansson ranks 223 out of 1,879. Before him are Canute II of Sweden (1200), Jussi Björling (1911), Henrik Larsson (1971), Eva Ekeblad (1724), Thomas Bartholin (1616), and Karin Boye (1900). After him are Georg Brandt (1694), Per Gessle (1959), Hans Rosling (1948), Lena Olin (1955), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), and Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsCanute II of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1234
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 217
Jussi Björling
SINGER
1911 - 1960
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 218
Henrik Larsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 219
Eva Ekeblad
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1786
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 220
Thomas Bartholin
PHYSICIAN
1616 - 1680
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 221
Karin Boye
WRITER
1900 - 1941
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 222
Ingemar Johansson
BOXER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 223
Georg Brandt
CHEMIST
1694 - 1768
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 224
Per Gessle
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 225
Hans Rosling
PHYSICIAN
1948 - 2017
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 226
Lena Olin
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 227
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
NOBLEMAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 228
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1899 - 1977
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 229
Among BOXERS In Sweden
Among boxers born in Sweden, Ingemar Johansson ranks 1. After him are Nils Ramm (1903), Otto von Porat (1903), Lars Myrberg (1964), Badou Jack (1983), and Yang Wenlu (1991).
Ingemar Johansson
1932 - 2009
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1
Nils Ramm
1903 - 1986
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 2
Otto von Porat
1903 - 1982
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 3
Lars Myrberg
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 4
Badou Jack
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.36
Rank: 5
Yang Wenlu
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6