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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, only behind 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 1,518,787 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Peter Forsberg is the 33rd most popular hockey player (down from 32nd in 2019), the 833rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 765th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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  • 44.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Peter Forsberg ranks 33 out of 364. Before him are Alexander Yakushev, Viktor Konovalenko, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Vladimír Martinec, Marcel Dionne, and Nils Nilsson. After him are Alexei Kasatonov, Dick Esser, Vladimír Zábrodský, Pavel Bure, Oldřich Machač, and Bibi Torriani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Peter Forsberg ranks 209. Before him are Tore André Flo, Philipp Rösler, Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Stephen Graham, and Regillio Simons. After him are Edurne Pasaban, Élodie Bouchez, Marcus Allbäck, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jakob Cedergren, and Kim Sun-a.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Peter Forsberg ranks 833 out of 1,612. Before him are Folke Alnevik (1919), Per Nilsson (1890), Astrid Cleve (1875), Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), Elisabeth Andreassen (1958), and Nils Widforss (1880). After him are Marcus Allbäck (1973), Carl Bertilsson (1889), MyAnna Buring (1979), Jakob Cedergren (1973), Ruth Svedberg (1903), and Sven Fahlman (1914).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Peter Forsberg ranks 2. Before him are Nils Nilsson (1936). After him are Mats Näslund (1959), Ronald Pettersson (1935), Mats Sundin (1971), Håkan Loob (1960), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Nicklas Lidström (1970), Tommy Salo (1971), Pelle Lindbergh (1959), and Henrik Lundqvist (1982).

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