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Börje Salming

1951 - 2022

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Anders Börje Salming (Swedish: [ˈbœ̂rjɛ ˈsâlːmɪŋ] ; 17 April 1951 – 24 November 2022) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He was a defenceman who played professionally for 23 seasons, for the clubs Brynäs IF, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and AIK. He spent 16 seasons with the Maple Leafs, who retired his number 21 in 2016. Salming holds several Maple Leafs records, including the most assists. Salming was one of the first European players to make an impact in the National Hockey League (NHL), for which he is often considered a trailblazer, being named to six consecutive NHL All-Star Teams, winning the NHL All-Star Games of 1976, 1977 and 1978, alongside being named a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy on several occasions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Börje Salming is the 9,604th most popular politician (down from 7,081st in 2019), the 378th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 275th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Börje Salming ranks 9,604 out of 19,576. Before him are Marie Eleonore of Cleves, Charles Rogier, Holger Nielsen, Eleanor of Arborea, Agis I, and Andronikos Palaiologos. After him are Juliette Drouet, Károly Huszár, Ferdinand Kettler, James of Baux, Jonathan Motzfeldt, and Bo Gu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Börje Salming ranks 163. Before him are Vera Fischer, Ace Frehley, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Marcel Iureș, Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, and Li Hongzhi. After him are Bill Walker, Phankham Viphavanh, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Danilo Medina, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, and Jeanette. Among people deceased in 2022, Börje Salming ranks 167. Before him are Titus Buberník, Reine Wisell, Carl, Duke of Württemberg, Lando Buzzanca, Piet Schrijvers, and Yi-Fu Tuan. After him are Paul Veyne, Nichelle Nichols, Kenneth Tsang, Leonardo Del Vecchio, Toshi Ichiyanagi, and Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Börje Salming ranks 378 out of 1,879. Before him are John Ljunggren (1919), Gunnar Nilsson (1948), Kristina Söderbaum (1912), Bertil Lindblad (1895), Ove Andersson (1938), and Malena Ernman (1970). After him are Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (1750), Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland (1984), Johan August Brinell (1849), Ernst Fast (1881), Sixten Jernberg (1929), and Göran Wahlenberg (1780).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Börje Salming ranks 96. Before him are John, Duke of Östergötland (1589), Rogvolod (901), Håkan the Red (1040), Louis Gerhard De Geer (1818), Svante Nilsson (1460), and Anna Vasa of Sweden (1568). After him are Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (1750), Ernst Fast (1881), Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862), Prince August, Duke of Dalarna (1831), Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1753), and Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1629).

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