SKIER
Thomas Wassberg
1956 - Today
Thomas Wassberg
Lars Thomas Wassberg (born 27 March 1956) is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries. Wassberg's skiing idols when growing up were Sixten Jernberg and Oddvar Brå. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Wassberg has received more than 83,283 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Thomas Wassberg is the 88th most popular skier (down from 50th in 2019), the 838th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 607th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Skier.
Memorability Metrics
83k
Page Views (PV)
46.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SKIERS
Among skiers, Thomas Wassberg ranks 88 out of 817. Before him are Piero Gros, Primož Ulaga, Ivar Formo, Heikki Hasu, Lara Gut-Behrami, and Marie-Theres Nadig. After him are Gunde Svan, Stein Eriksen, Walter Steiner, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Franco Nones, and Yvonne Rüegg.
Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPiero Gros
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 82
Primož Ulaga
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 83
Ivar Formo
1951 - 2006
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 84
Heikki Hasu
1926 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 85
Lara Gut-Behrami
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 86
Marie-Theres Nadig
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 87
Thomas Wassberg
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 88
Gunde Svan
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 89
Stein Eriksen
1927 - 2015
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 90
Walter Steiner
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 91
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 92
Franco Nones
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 93
Yvonne Rüegg
1938 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 94
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Thomas Wassberg ranks 332. Before him are Tim Daly, Bill Maher, Ted Gärdestad, Joy Mangano, Ray Wilkins, and Ahmad Zia Massoud. After him are Schelte J. Bus, Chloe Webb, Héctor Rebaque, Leonid Taranenko, Vjekoslav Bevanda, and Marc Caro.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsTim Daly
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 326
Bill Maher
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 327
Ted Gärdestad
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1997
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 328
Joy Mangano
INVENTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 329
Ray Wilkins
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 330
Ahmad Zia Massoud
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 331
Thomas Wassberg
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 332
Schelte J. Bus
ASTRONOMER
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 333
Chloe Webb
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 334
Héctor Rebaque
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 335
Leonid Taranenko
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 336
Vjekoslav Bevanda
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 337
Marc Caro
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 338
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Thomas Wassberg ranks 838 out of 1,879. Before him are Quorthon (1966), Maria Röhl (1801), Ulf Schmidt (1934), Inga Fischer-Hjalmars (1918), Göran Therborn (1941), and Emil Forsberg (1991). After him are Gunde Svan (1962), Lennart Samuelsson (1924), Kjell Bäckman (1934), Esbjörn Svensson (1964), Inga Gentzel (1908), and Tim Sköld (1966).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsQuorthon
MUSICIAN
1966 - 2004
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 832
Maria Röhl
PAINTER
1801 - 1875
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 833
Ulf Schmidt
TENNIS PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 834
Inga Fischer-Hjalmars
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2008
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 835
Göran Therborn
SOCIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 836
Emil Forsberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 837
Thomas Wassberg
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 838
Gunde Svan
SKIER
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 839
Lennart Samuelsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 840
Kjell Bäckman
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 841
Esbjörn Svensson
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2008
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 842
Inga Gentzel
ATHLETE
1908 - 1991
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 843
Tim Sköld
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 844
Among SKIERS In Sweden
Among skiers born in Sweden, Thomas Wassberg ranks 6. Before him are Ingemar Stenmark (1956), Sixten Jernberg (1929), Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Sonja Edström (1930), and Nils Karlsson (1917). After him are Gunde Svan (1962), Elis Wiklund (1909), Jan Boklöv (1966), Anja Pärson (1981), Nils Östensson (1918), and Assar Rönnlund (1935).
Ingemar Stenmark
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 1
Sixten Jernberg
1929 - 2012
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 2
Gunnar Eriksson
1921 - 1982
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3
Sonja Edström
1930 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 4
Nils Karlsson
1917 - 2012
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 5
Thomas Wassberg
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 6
Gunde Svan
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 7
Elis Wiklund
1909 - 1982
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 8
Jan Boklöv
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 9
Anja Pärson
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 10
Nils Östensson
1918 - 1949
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 11
Assar Rönnlund
1935 - 2011
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12