1884 - 1962
Pontus Hanson (24 May 1884 – 4 December 1962) was a Swedish water polo player and swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke. In water polo he won bronze medals in 1908 and 1920 and a silver in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pontus Hanson has received more than 8,563 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pontus Hanson is the 60th most popular swimmer, the 893rd most popular biography from Sweden and the 5th most popular Swedish Swimmer.
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Among swimmers, Pontus Hanson ranks 60 out of 392. Before him are Irene Guest, Bill Smith, Aileen Riggin, Georg Zacharias, Nida Senff, and Oscar Grégoire. After him are George Kojac, Ragnhild Hveger, Imre Zachár, Murray Rose, Chris von Saltza, and Ford Konno.
1900 - 1970
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 54
1924 - 2013
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 55
1906 - 2002
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 56
1884 - 1953
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 57
1920 - 1995
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 58
1877 - 1947
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 59
1884 - 1962
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 60
1910 - 1996
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 61
1920 - 2011
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 62
1890 - 1954
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 63
1939 - 2012
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 64
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 65
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 66
Among people born in 1884, Pontus Hanson ranks 195. Before him are Louis Abell, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Alma Gluck, Stuart Holmes, Hugh Walpole, and Frithiof Mårtensson. After him are Frederick Grace, William Hogenson, Georg Selenius, Harvey Fletcher, Harald Hansen, and Olle Lanner. Among people deceased in 1962, Pontus Hanson ranks 172. Before him are Frank Hurley, Ron Flockhart, Benny Paret, William Clothier, Louis Abell, and María Rosa Lida de Malkiel. After him are Emmanuil Kazakevich, Bjørn Rasmussen, William Beebe, Nikolai Pogodin, Leon Kruczkowski, and Gerrit Achterberg.
1884 - 1962
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 189
1884 - 1980
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 190
1884 - 1938
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 191
1884 - 1971
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 192
1884 - 1941
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 193
1884 - 1956
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 194
1884 - 1962
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 195
1884 - 1964
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 196
1884 - 1965
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 197
1884 - 1924
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 198
1884 - 1981
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 199
1884 - 1927
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 200
1884 - 1926
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 201
1885 - 1962
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 166
1923 - 1962
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 167
1937 - 1962
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 168
1881 - 1962
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 169
1884 - 1962
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 170
1910 - 1962
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 171
1884 - 1962
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 172
1913 - 1962
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 173
1885 - 1962
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 174
1877 - 1962
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 175
1900 - 1962
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 176
1900 - 1962
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 177
1905 - 1962
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 178
Among people born in Sweden, Pontus Hanson ranks 893 out of 1,612. Before him are Frithiof Mårtensson (1884), Otto von Porat (1903), Meja (1969), Leonard Peterson (1885), Bernhard Britz (1906), and Yngve Brodd (1930). After him are Lars Ahlin (1915), Gösta Runö (1896), Staffan Olsson (1964), Michael Amott (1969), Jonny Jakobsen (1963), and Christian von Koenigsegg (1972).
1884 - 1956
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 887
1903 - 1982
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 888
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 889
1885 - 1956
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 890
1906 - 1935
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 891
1930 - 2016
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 892
1884 - 1962
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 893
1915 - 1997
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 894
1896 - 1922
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 895
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 896
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 897
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 898
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 899
Among swimmers born in Sweden, Pontus Hanson ranks 5. Before him are Arne Borg (1901), Greta Johansson (1895), Åke Borg (1901), and Martha Norelius (1909). After him are Gunnar Larsson (1951), Sarah Sjöström (1993), Therese Alshammar (1977), Lars Frölander (1974), Bengt Baron (1962), Anders Holmertz (1968), and Jennie Johansson (1988).
1901 - 1987
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1
1895 - 1978
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 2
1901 - 1973
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 3
1909 - 1955
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 4
1884 - 1962
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 5
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 6
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 7
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 8
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 9
1962 - Present
HPI: 34.45
Rank: 10
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.47
Rank: 11
1988 - Present
HPI: 27.23
Rank: 12