SOCCER PLAYER
Nils Liedholm
1922 - 2007
Nils Liedholm
Nils Erik Liedholm (pronounced [ˈnɪlːs ˈlîːdhɔlm]; 8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007) was a Swedish football midfielder and coach. Il Barone (The Baron), as he is affectionately known in Italy, was renowned for being part of the Swedish "Gre-No-Li" trio of strikers along with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl at A.C. Milan and the Sweden national team, with which he achieved notable success throughout his career. Liedholm was an intelligent and technically gifted offensive playmaker who was renowned for his range of passing and his elegant style of play; he is regarded as one of Milan's and Sweden's greatest ever players, and considered one of the best players of the post-war era. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nils Liedholm has received more than 414,881 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Nils Liedholm is the 122nd most popular soccer player (down from 114th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 111th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Soccer Player.
Nils Liedholm is most famous for being a Swedish football player and coach. He played for the Swedish national team, winning the gold medal in the 1948 Olympics. He played for AC Milan, winning two Serie A titles and two European Cups. He coached AC Milan, winning two more Serie A titles.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
64.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
6.60
Effective Languages (L*)
3.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nils Liedholm ranks 122 out of 21,273. Before him are Berti Vogts, Luis Enrique, Luka Modrić, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Arthur Friedenreich, and Alessandro Del Piero. After him are Fabio Cannavaro, Miroslav Klose, Paulo Roberto Falcão, José Nasazzi, Helmut Rahn, and Lucien Laurent.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBerti Vogts
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 116
Luis Enrique
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 117
Luka Modrić
1985 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 118
Jean-Marie Pfaff
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 119
Arthur Friedenreich
1892 - 1969
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 120
Alessandro Del Piero
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 121
Nils Liedholm
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 122
Fabio Cannavaro
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 123
Miroslav Klose
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 124
Paulo Roberto Falcão
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 125
José Nasazzi
1901 - 1968
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 126
Helmut Rahn
1929 - 2003
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 127
Lucien Laurent
1907 - 2005
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 128
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Nils Liedholm ranks 43. Before him are Nándor Hidegkuti, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Nikolay Basov, Doris Day, Jacques Piccard, and Agostinho Neto. After him are Julius Nyerere, Arthur Ashkin, Jason Robards, Cornelius Castoriadis, Ademir de Menezes, and Leon M. Lederman. Among people deceased in 2007, Nils Liedholm ranks 25. Before him are Maurice Béjart, Ryszard Kapuściński, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sri Chinmoy, Ernst Otto Fischer, and Albert Ellis. After him are Abdul Rahman Arif, Richard Rorty, Jane Wyman, Arthur Kornberg, Ashraf Marwan, and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsNándor Hidegkuti
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 37
Ahmed Sékou Touré
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 38
Nikolay Basov
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2001
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 39
Doris Day
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 40
Jacques Piccard
INVENTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 41
Agostinho Neto
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1979
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 42
Nils Liedholm
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 43
Julius Nyerere
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 44
Arthur Ashkin
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2020
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 45
Jason Robards
ACTOR
1922 - 2000
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 46
Cornelius Castoriadis
ECONOMIST
1922 - 1997
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 47
Ademir de Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 48
Leon M. Lederman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 49
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsMaurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 19
Ryszard Kapuściński
WRITER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 20
Jean-Pierre Cassel
ACTOR
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 21
Sri Chinmoy
WRITER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 22
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 23
Albert Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 2007
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 24
Nils Liedholm
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 25
Abdul Rahman Arif
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 26
Richard Rorty
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 27
Jane Wyman
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 28
Arthur Kornberg
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 29
Ashraf Marwan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 30
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 31
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Nils Liedholm ranks 107 out of 1,879. Before him are Bibi Andersson (1935), Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Alva Myrdal (1902), Bertil Ohlin (1899), and Lennart Torstensson (1603). After him are Svante Pääbo (1955), Rudolf Kjellén (1864), Ulf von Euler (1905), Arvid Carlsson (1923), Peter Stormare (1953), and Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsBibi Andersson
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 101
Haakon VI of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1340 - 1380
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 102
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 103
Alva Myrdal
DIPLOMAT
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 104
Bertil Ohlin
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1979
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 105
Lennart Torstensson
ENGINEER
1603 - 1651
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 106
Nils Liedholm
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 107
Svante Pääbo
BIOLOGIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 108
Rudolf Kjellén
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1922
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 109
Ulf von Euler
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1983
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 110
Arvid Carlsson
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 111
Peter Stormare
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 112
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1951
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 113
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden
Among soccer players born in Sweden, Nils Liedholm ranks 4. Before him are Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981), and Kurt Hamrin (1934). After him are Gunnar Gren (1920), Bo Larsson (1944), Henrik Larsson (1971), Reino Börjesson (1929), Agne Simonsson (1935), Ove Kindvall (1943), Lennart Skoglund (1929), and Ronnie Hellström (1949).
Gunnar Nordahl
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1
Zlatan Ibrahimović
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 2
Kurt Hamrin
1934 - 2024
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 3
Nils Liedholm
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 4
Gunnar Gren
1920 - 1991
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 5
Bo Larsson
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 6
Henrik Larsson
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 7
Reino Börjesson
1929 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 8
Agne Simonsson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 9
Ove Kindvall
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 10
Lennart Skoglund
1929 - 1975
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 11
Ronnie Hellström
1949 - 2022
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 12