SKATER
Per Thorén
1885 - 1962
Per Thorén
Per Ludvig Julius Thorén (26 January 1885 – 5 January 1962) was a Swedish figure skater in the early 20th century who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Thorén has received more than 16,955 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Per Thorén is the 64th most popular skater (down from 61st in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 697th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Skater.
Memorability Metrics
17k
Page Views (PV)
47.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
8.53
Effective Languages (L*)
1.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SKATERS
Among skaters, Per Thorén ranks 64 out of 483. Before him are Odd Lundberg, Evgeni Plushenko, Fritzi Burger, Richard Johansson, Göran Claeson, and Sissy Schwarz. After him are Lilly Scholz, Viktor Kosichkin, Andrea Kékesy, Ludwig Wrede, Oleg Goncharenko, and Eva Pawlik.
Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOdd Lundberg
1917 - 1983
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 58
Evgeni Plushenko
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 59
Fritzi Burger
1910 - 1999
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 60
Richard Johansson
1882 - 1952
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 61
Göran Claeson
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 62
Sissy Schwarz
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 63
Per Thorén
1885 - 1962
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 64
Lilly Scholz
1903 - 1994
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 65
Viktor Kosichkin
1938 - 2012
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 66
Andrea Kékesy
1926 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 67
Ludwig Wrede
1894 - 1965
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 68
Oleg Goncharenko
1931 - 1986
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 69
Eva Pawlik
1927 - 1983
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 70
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Per Thorén ranks 197. Before him are Marcello Bertinetti, María Grever, Anita Rée, Carl Silfverstrand, Tim Ahearne, and Boris Vilkitsky. After him are Américo Castro, Enrico Porro, José Durand Laguna, Leonida Tonelli, Lajos Tihanyi, and Robert Liottel. Among people deceased in 1962, Per Thorén ranks 159. Before him are Purushottam Das Tandon, Viacheslav Ragozin, Jean Stern, Yvette Andréyor, G. M. Trevelyan, and Arseny Golovko. After him are Miklós Szabados, Karen Lachmann, George Preca, Frederick Schule, Willis H. O'Brien, and Ramón Pérez de Ayala.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsMarcello Bertinetti
ATHLETE
1885 - 1967
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 191
María Grever
SINGER
1885 - 1951
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 192
Anita Rée
PAINTER
1885 - 1933
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 193
Carl Silfverstrand
ATHLETE
1885 - 1975
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 194
Tim Ahearne
ATHLETE
1885 - 1968
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 195
Boris Vilkitsky
EXPLORER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 196
Per Thorén
SKATER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 197
Américo Castro
HISTORIAN
1885 - 1972
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 198
Enrico Porro
WRESTLER
1885 - 1967
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 199
José Durand Laguna
COACH
1885 - 1959
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 200
Leonida Tonelli
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 201
Lajos Tihanyi
PAINTER
1885 - 1938
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 202
Robert Liottel
ATHLETE
1885 - 1968
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 203
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsPurushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 153
Viacheslav Ragozin
CHESS PLAYER
1908 - 1962
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 154
Jean Stern
FENCER
1875 - 1962
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 155
Yvette Andréyor
ACTOR
1891 - 1962
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 156
G. M. Trevelyan
HISTORIAN
1876 - 1962
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 157
Arseny Golovko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1962
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 158
Per Thorén
SKATER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 159
Miklós Szabados
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 1962
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 160
Karen Lachmann
ATHLETE
1916 - 1962
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 161
George Preca
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1962
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 162
Frederick Schule
ATHLETE
1879 - 1962
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 163
Willis H. O'Brien
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1962
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 164
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
WRITER
1880 - 1962
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 165
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Per Thorén ranks 779 out of 1,879. Before him are Bertha Valerius (1824), Olle Åhlund (1920), Gunnar Olsson (1908), Jeanna Bauck (1840), Bengt Eriksson (1931), and Hanna Pauli (1864). After him are Peter Englund (1957), May Britt (1933), Tore Svensson (1927), Arvid Holmberg (1886), Stefan Schwarz (1969), and Carl Folcker (1889).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsBertha Valerius
PHOTOGRAPHER
1824 - 1895
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 773
Olle Åhlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 774
Gunnar Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 775
Jeanna Bauck
PAINTER
1840 - 1926
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 776
Bengt Eriksson
ATHLETE
1931 - 2014
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 777
Hanna Pauli
PAINTER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 778
Per Thorén
SKATER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 779
Peter Englund
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 780
May Britt
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 781
Tore Svensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2002
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 782
Arvid Holmberg
GYMNAST
1886 - 1958
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 783
Stefan Schwarz
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 784
Carl Folcker
GYMNAST
1889 - 1911
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 785
Among SKATERS In Sweden
Among skaters born in Sweden, Per Thorén ranks 6. Before him are Gillis Grafström (1893), Åke Seyffarth (1919), Sigvard Ericsson (1930), Richard Johansson (1882), and Göran Claeson (1945). After him are Jonny Nilsson (1943), Johnny Höglin (1943), and Nils van der Poel (1996).
Gillis Grafström
1893 - 1938
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1
Åke Seyffarth
1919 - 1998
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 2
Sigvard Ericsson
1930 - 2019
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 3
Richard Johansson
1882 - 1952
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 4
Göran Claeson
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 5
Per Thorén
1885 - 1962
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 6
Jonny Nilsson
1943 - 2022
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 7
Johnny Höglin
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 8
Nils van der Poel
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 9