REFEREE
Ivan Eklind
1905 - 1981
Ivan Eklind
Ivan Henning Hjalmar Eklind (15 October 1905 – 23 July 1981) was a football referee from Sweden best known for officiating the 1934 FIFA World Cup final between Italy and Czechoslovakia in Rome. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Eklind has received more than 35,752 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ivan Eklind is the 3rd most popular referee, the 360th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 432nd in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Referee.
Memorability Metrics
36k
Page Views (PV)
54.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
9.76
Effective Languages (L*)
1.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among REFEREES
Among referees, Ivan Eklind ranks 3 out of 147. Before him are Pierluigi Collina, and Romualdo Arppi Filho. After him are Damir Skomina, Sándor Puhl, Michel Vautrot, Markus Merk, Horacio Elizondo, Rudi Glöckner, Nicolae Rainea, Jack Taylor, and Björn Kuipers.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierluigi Collina
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1
Romualdo Arppi Filho
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2
Ivan Eklind
1905 - 1981
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 3
Damir Skomina
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4
Sándor Puhl
1955 - 2021
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5
Michel Vautrot
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 6
Markus Merk
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 7
Horacio Elizondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 8
Rudi Glöckner
1929 - 1999
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 9
Nicolae Rainea
1933 - 2015
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 10
Jack Taylor
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11
Björn Kuipers
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Ivan Eklind ranks 126. Before him are Hiroshi Inagaki, Maximilian Grabner, Louis Harold Gray, Henry Koster, Hans Freudenthal, and Pierre Brasseur. After him are Nathan Homer Knorr, Eduard Tubin, Albert W. Tucker, Franz König, Frits Philips, and Luigi Zampa. Among people deceased in 1981, Ivan Eklind ranks 86. Before him are Harry Harlow, Helmut Gröttrup, Nargis, Jerzy Neyman, Michele Andreolo, and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. After him are Edith Head, Rensis Likert, Edvard Kocbek, Mohammad Beheshti, Paul Anspach, and Victor Kugler.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsHiroshi Inagaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1980
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 120
Maximilian Grabner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1948
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 121
Louis Harold Gray
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1965
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 122
Henry Koster
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1988
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 123
Hans Freudenthal
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 124
Pierre Brasseur
ACTOR
1905 - 1972
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 125
Ivan Eklind
REFEREE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 126
Nathan Homer Knorr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1977
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 127
Eduard Tubin
COMPOSER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 128
Albert W. Tucker
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 129
Franz König
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 130
Frits Philips
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 2005
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 131
Luigi Zampa
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1991
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 132
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsHarry Harlow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1981
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 80
Helmut Gröttrup
INVENTOR
1916 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 81
Nargis
ACTOR
1929 - 1981
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 82
Jerzy Neyman
STATISTICIAN
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 83
Michele Andreolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1981
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 84
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1981
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 85
Ivan Eklind
REFEREE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 86
Edith Head
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1981
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 87
Rensis Likert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1981
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 88
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 89
Mohammad Beheshti
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1981
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 90
Paul Anspach
FENCER
1882 - 1981
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 91
Victor Kugler
CELEBRITY
1900 - 1981
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 92
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Ivan Eklind ranks 360 out of 1,879. Before him are Maria Gripe (1923), Ola Ullsten (1931), Erik Nilsson (1916), Marika Green (1943), Svante Nilsson (1460), and Anders Sparrman (1748). After him are Kalle Svensson (1925), Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862), Noomi Rapace (1979), Thomas Ravelli (1959), Sofia Helin (1972), and Princess Amalia of Sweden (1805).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsMaria Gripe
WRITER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 354
Ola Ullsten
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 355
Erik Nilsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1995
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 356
Marika Green
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 357
Svante Nilsson
POLITICIAN
1460 - 1512
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 358
Anders Sparrman
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1820
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 359
Ivan Eklind
REFEREE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 360
Kalle Svensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 361
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1953
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 362
Noomi Rapace
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 363
Thomas Ravelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 364
Sofia Helin
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 365
Princess Amalia of Sweden
COMPANION
1805 - 1853
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 366
Among REFEREES In Sweden
Among referees born in Sweden, Ivan Eklind ranks 1. After him are Jonas Eriksson (1974), Martin Hansson (1971), Peter Fröjdfeldt (1963), and Andreas Ekberg (1985).
Ivan Eklind
1905 - 1981
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1
Jonas Eriksson
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 2
Martin Hansson
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 3
Peter Fröjdfeldt
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 4
Andreas Ekberg
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.41
Rank: 5