SKATER

Richard Johansson

1882 - 1952

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Richard Johansson (18 June 1882 – 24 July 1952) was a Swedish figure skater. He won the silver medal in the men's singles competition at the 1908 London Olympics. He was part of the Swedish medal sweep there. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Johansson has received more than 15,575 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Richard Johansson is the 61st most popular skater (down from 58th in 2019), the 756th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 685th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Richard Johansson ranks 61 out of 483. Before him are Finn Helgesen, Brian Orser, Sigvard Ericsson, Odd Lundberg, Evgeni Plushenko, and Fritzi Burger. After him are Göran Claeson, Sissy Schwarz, Per Thorén, Lilly Scholz, Viktor Kosichkin, and Andrea Kékesy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Richard Johansson ranks 214. Before him are Wyndham Halswelle, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, Sven Forssman, Purushottam Das Tandon, Ernestas Galvanauskas, and Emil Filla. After him are Henri Fabre, Marie Doro, Jess McMahon, Alexandre Schaumasse, Edmund Dulac, and Péter Tóth. Among people deceased in 1952, Richard Johansson ranks 136. Before him are Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Juan Bautista Pérez, Roger Vitrac, Hans von Rosen, James L. Peters, and Stafford Cripps. After him are Frederic G. Kenyon, Louis Wirth, Ronald Rawson, Curly Howard, Gregory La Cava, and Katherine Sophie Dreier.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Richard Johansson ranks 756 out of 1,879. Before him are Arne Borg (1901), Johan Ramstedt (1852), Mic Michaeli (1962), Jens Johansson (1963), Anders Järryd (1961), and Sven Thofelt (1904). After him are Bo Lindman (1899), Lasse Holm (1943), Carl Silfverstrand (1885), Göran Claeson (1945), Jan Arnald (1963), and Kurt Axelsson (1941).

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Among SKATERS In Sweden

Among skaters born in Sweden, Richard Johansson ranks 4. Before him are Gillis Grafström (1893), Åke Seyffarth (1919), and Sigvard Ericsson (1930). After him are Göran Claeson (1945), Per Thorén (1885), Jonny Nilsson (1943), Johnny Höglin (1943), and Nils van der Poel (1996).

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