ATHLETE
Karl-Erik Nilsson
1922 - 2017
Karl-Erik Nilsson
Karl-Erik Nilsson (4 January 1922 – 14 December 2017) was a light-heavyweight (-87 kg) Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won one gold (in 1948) and two bronze medals. He won another bronze medal at the 1955 World Wrestling Championships. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl-Erik Nilsson has received more than 3,475 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Karl-Erik Nilsson is the 542nd most popular athlete (down from 382nd in 2019), the 711th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 625th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Swedish Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
3.5k
Page Views (PV)
48.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
8.93
Effective Languages (L*)
1.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Karl-Erik Nilssons by language
Over the past year Karl-Erik Nilsson has had the most page views in the Portuguese wikipedia edition with 732 views, followed by Russian (614), and Persian (547). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (221.31%), German (127.46%), and Hungarian (31.05%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Karl-Erik Nilsson ranks 542 out of 6,025. Before him are Ivan Gubijan, Teresa Ciepły, Paul Anderson, Olav Sunde, Walter Bathe, and Étienne Gailly. After him are Tinus Osendarp, Toivo Loukola, Henry Carr, Colette Besson, Magdalena Forsberg, and Georgios Orphanidis.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvan Gubijan
1923 - 2009
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 536
Teresa Ciepły
1937 - 2006
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 537
Paul Anderson
1932 - 1994
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 538
Olav Sunde
1903 - 1985
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 539
Walter Bathe
1892 - 1959
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 540
Étienne Gailly
1922 - 1971
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 541
Karl-Erik Nilsson
1922 - 2017
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 542
Tinus Osendarp
1916 - 2002
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 543
Toivo Loukola
1902 - 1984
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 544
Henry Carr
1941 - 2015
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 545
Colette Besson
1946 - 2005
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 546
Magdalena Forsberg
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 547
Georgios Orphanidis
1859 - 1942
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 548
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Karl-Erik Nilsson ranks 284. Before him are Léopold Anoul, Ingvar Rydell, José Luis Panizo, Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Félix Loustau, and Étienne Gailly. After him are Damon Knight, Stig Sundqvist, Ester Mägi, Natalya Meklin, Rui Campos, and Sid Caesar. Among people deceased in 2017, Karl-Erik Nilsson ranks 335. Before him are Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Yambo Ouologuem, Míriam Colón, Ezio Pascutti, Rance Howard, and Vyacheslav Ivanov. After him are Eduard Mudrik, Kim Joo-hyuk, Mervyn Rose, Redha Malek, Sandra Reemer, and Sue Grafton.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsLéopold Anoul
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 278
Ingvar Rydell
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2013
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 279
José Luis Panizo
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 280
Rosalio José Castillo Lara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2007
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 281
Félix Loustau
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 282
Étienne Gailly
ATHLETE
1922 - 1971
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 283
Karl-Erik Nilsson
ATHLETE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 284
Damon Knight
WRITER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 285
Stig Sundqvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 286
Ester Mägi
COMPOSER
1922 - 2021
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 287
Natalya Meklin
PILOT
1922 - 2005
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 288
Rui Campos
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 289
Sid Caesar
ACTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 290
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsHugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 329
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 330
Míriam Colón
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 331
Ezio Pascutti
COACH
1937 - 2017
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 332
Rance Howard
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 333
Vyacheslav Ivanov
LINGUIST
1929 - 2017
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 334
Karl-Erik Nilsson
ATHLETE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 335
Eduard Mudrik
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 336
Kim Joo-hyuk
ACTOR
1972 - 2017
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 337
Mervyn Rose
TENNIS PLAYER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 338
Redha Malek
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 339
Sandra Reemer
SINGER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 340
Sue Grafton
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 341
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Karl-Erik Nilsson ranks 711 out of 1,879. Before him are Ulf Andersson (1951), Mona Sahlin (1957), August Malmström (1829), Victor Hasselblad (1906), Gunder Hägg (1918), and Carl Skottsberg (1880). After him are Magdalena Forsberg (1967), Fredrik Backman (1981), Gunnar Sköld (1894), Jenny Berggren (1972), Martin Lundström (1918), and Hjalmar Johansson (1874).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsUlf Andersson
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 705
Mona Sahlin
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 706
August Malmström
PAINTER
1829 - 1901
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 707
Victor Hasselblad
INVENTOR
1906 - 1978
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 708
Gunder Hägg
ATHLETE
1918 - 2004
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 709
Carl Skottsberg
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1963
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 710
Karl-Erik Nilsson
ATHLETE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 711
Magdalena Forsberg
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 712
Fredrik Backman
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 713
Gunnar Sköld
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 714
Jenny Berggren
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 715
Martin Lundström
ATHLETE
1918 - 2016
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 716
Hjalmar Johansson
ATHLETE
1874 - 1957
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 717
Among ATHLETES In Sweden
Among athletes born in Sweden, Karl-Erik Nilsson ranks 24. Before him are Patrik Sjöberg (1965), Georg Åberg (1893), Ann-Britt Leyman (1922), Carl Bertilsson (1889), John Mikaelsson (1913), and Gunder Hägg (1918). After him are Magdalena Forsberg (1967), Gunnar Sköld (1894), Martin Lundström (1918), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Axel Norling (1884), and Anders Gärderud (1946).
Patrik Sjöberg
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 18
Georg Åberg
1893 - 1946
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 19
Ann-Britt Leyman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 20
Carl Bertilsson
1889 - 1968
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 21
John Mikaelsson
1913 - 1987
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 22
Gunder Hägg
1918 - 2004
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 23
Karl-Erik Nilsson
1922 - 2017
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 24
Magdalena Forsberg
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 25
Gunnar Sköld
1894 - 1971
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 26
Martin Lundström
1918 - 2016
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 27
Hjalmar Johansson
1874 - 1957
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 28
Axel Norling
1884 - 1964
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 29
Anders Gärderud
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 30