HOCKEY PLAYER

Peter Forsberg

1973 - Today

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Peter Mattias Forsberg (pronounced [ˈpěːtɛr ˈfɔ̂ʂːbærj] ; born 20 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former assistant general manager of Modo Hockey. Nicknamed "Peter the Great" and "Foppa", Forsberg was known for his on-ice vision and physical play, and is considered one of the greatest players of all time. Although his career was shortened by persistent injuries, as of 2021, he stands ninth all-time in career points-per-game and fifth all-time in career assists-per-game in the NHL, behind only Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, and Connor McDavid. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Forsberg has received more than 1,597,371 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Peter Forsberg is the 48th most popular hockey player (down from 33rd in 2019), the 1,058th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 832nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Peter Forsberg ranks 48 out of 676. Before him are Otakar Vindyš, Josef Černý, Marcel Dionne, Roy Henkel, Mats Näslund, and Sergei Fedorov. After him are Howie Morenz, Valentin Loos, Dick Esser, Nils Nilsson, Herb Drury, and Håkan Loob.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Peter Forsberg ranks 264. Before him are James Haven, Jakob Cedergren, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Naomi Novik, Samuel Benchetrit, and Benjamin Biolay. After him are Laura Codruța Kövesi, Ivica Kralj, Damon Lindelof, Susana González, Philipp Rösler, and Cristiano da Matta.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Peter Forsberg ranks 1,058 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl von Essen (1940), Mats Näslund (1959), Sture Allén (1928), Erik Algot Fredriksson (1885), Gustaf Lindblom (1891), and Ann-Sofi Pettersson (1932). After him are Anita Gradin (1933), Nils Middelboe (1887), Evy Berggren (1934), Göran Sonnevi (1939), Jimmie Åkesson (1979), and Emilia Rydberg (1978).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Peter Forsberg ranks 2. Before him are Mats Näslund (1959). After him are Nils Nilsson (1936), 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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