HOCKEY PLAYER

Nils Nilsson

1936 - 2017

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Nils Erik "Dubbel-Nisse" Nilsson (8 March 1936 – 24 June 2017) was a Swedish ice hockey forward and footballer. Between 1954 and 1967 he played 205 international matches and scored 131 goals, which is the second-best scoring result, behind that of Sven Tumba. He won the world title in 1957 and 1962, finishing second in 1963 and 1967 and third in 1958 and 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nils Nilsson has received more than 7,967 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Nilsson is the 52nd most popular hockey player (down from 32nd in 2019), the 1,082nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 815th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Nils Nilsson ranks 52 out of 676. Before him are Mats Näslund, Sergei Fedorov, Peter Forsberg, Howie Morenz, Valentin Loos, and Dick Esser. After him are Herb Drury, Håkan Loob, Jan Klapáč, Ross Cuthbert, Alexander Almetov, and Vitali Davydov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Nils Nilsson ranks 504. Before him are Tommy Steele, Ivo Stefanoni, Marino Klinger, Michael Dertouzos, Eleonore Schwarz, and Leon O. Chua. After him are Carl Kaufmann, René Ferrier, Dick Cavett, John Tchicai, Sergio Navarro, and Robert F. Overmyer. Among people deceased in 2017, Nils Nilsson ranks 496. Before him are Józef Grudzień, Norman Johnson, Peter Sallis, Marc Baecke, Paul Falk, and David Storey. After him are Thomas Starzl, Bernie Casey, Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Marino Perani, Václav Machek, and Henri Emmanuelli.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nils Nilsson ranks 1,082 out of 1,879. Before him are Jonas Berggren (1967), Viktor Gyökeres (1998), Kristina Lugn (1948), Johnny Höglin (1943), Jonny Jakobsen (1963), and Magnus Samuelsson (1969). After him are Peter Eriksson (1958), Jan Möller (1953), Bo Ekelund (1894), Michael Amott (1969), Karin Alvtegen (1965), and Magnus Norman (1976).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Nils Nilsson ranks 3. Before him are Mats Näslund (1959), and Peter Forsberg (1973). After him are Håkan Loob (1960), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Ronald Pettersson (1935), Kent Nilsson (1956), Nicklas Lidström (1970), Mats Sundin (1971), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), and Tommy Salo (1971).

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