ATHLETE

Oscar Swahn

1847 - 1927

Oscar Swahn

Oscar Gomer Swahn (20 October 1847 – 1 May 1927) was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games and won six medals, including three gold. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar Swahn has received more than 138,723 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Swahn is the 37th most popular athlete (down from 14th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 186th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Athlete.

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66.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
7.21
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Oscar Swahn ranks 37 out of 3,055. Before him are Javier Sotomayor, Éva Székely, Ellery Harding Clark, Alvin Kraenzlein, Marita Koch, and Irving Baxter. After him are Lasse Virén, Ronnie Coleman, Elvīra Ozoliņa, Jan Železný, Vasily Alekseyev, and Eddie Eagan.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Javier Sotomayor
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 31
Éva Székely
1927 - 2020
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 32
Ellery Harding Clark
1874 - 1949
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 33
Alvin Kraenzlein
1876 - 1928
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 34
Marita Koch
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 35
Irving Baxter
1876 - 1957
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 36
Oscar Swahn
1847 - 1927
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 37
Lasse Virén
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 38
Ronnie Coleman
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 39
Elvīra Ozoliņa
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 40
Jan Železný
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 41
Vasily Alekseyev
1942 - 2011
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 42
Eddie Eagan
1897 - 1967
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 43

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Oscar Swahn ranks 27. Before him are Nikolay Zhukovsky, Paul Langerhans, Catherine Dolgorukov, Bolesław Prus, Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, and Galileo Ferraris. After him are Adolf von Hildebrand, Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, John Bates Clark, Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg, Sidney Sonnino, and Princess Leopoldina of Brazil. Among people deceased in 1927, Oscar Swahn ranks 35. Before him are Boris Kustodiev, Saad Zaghloul, Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Li Dazhao, Shote Galica, and Sisowath of Cambodia. After him are Lizzie Borden, Carl David Tolmé Runge, Jānis Čakste, Michael Ancher, Jovan Cvijić, and Wilhelm Stenhammar.

Others Born in 1847

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Nikolay Zhukovsky
1847 - 1921
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 21
Paul Langerhans
1847 - 1888
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 22
Catherine Dolgorukov
1847 - 1922
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 23
Bolesław Prus
1847 - 1912
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 24
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
1847 - 1876
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 25
Galileo Ferraris
1847 - 1897
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 26
Oscar Swahn
1847 - 1927
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 27
Adolf von Hildebrand
1847 - 1921
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 28
Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
1847 - 1893
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 29
John Bates Clark
1847 - 1938
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 30
Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg
1847 - 1921
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 31
Sidney Sonnino
1847 - 1922
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 32
Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
1847 - 1871
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 33

Others Deceased in 1927

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Boris Kustodiev
1878 - 1927
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 29
Saad Zaghloul
1858 - 1927
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 30
Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1846 - 1927
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 31
Li Dazhao
1889 - 1927
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 32
Shote Galica
1895 - 1927
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 33
Sisowath of Cambodia
1840 - 1927
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 34
Oscar Swahn
1847 - 1927
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 35
Lizzie Borden
1860 - 1927
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 36
Carl David Tolmé Runge
1856 - 1927
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 37
Jānis Čakste
1859 - 1927
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 38
Michael Ancher
1849 - 1927
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 39
Jovan Cvijić
1865 - 1927
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 40
Wilhelm Stenhammar
1871 - 1927
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 41