ACTOR

Gösta Ekman

1890 - 1938

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Frans Gösta Viktor Ekman (28 December 1890 – 12 January 1938) was a Swedish actor, director and singer. Generally spoken of as Swedish theatre's most legendary stage actor, Gösta Ekman enjoyed a prolific stage career during his short life, becoming the first real star of Swedish theatre. His boyish good looks attracted both sexes, helping to create a massive cult following and elevating him to the status of a living legend. Combined with a beautiful voice and a powerful stage presence, Ekman was able to captivate his audiences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gösta Ekman is the 2,514th most popular actor (up from 2,669th in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 459th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Swedish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gösta Ekman ranks 2,514 out of 13,578. Before him are Anita Berber, Lee Dong-wook, Sarah Paulson, Greg Kinnear, Lee Jong-suk, and Angélica María. After him are Wallace Beery, Michael V. Gazzo, David Harbour, Zlatko Burić, Choi Min-sik, and Adolphe Menjou.

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Among people born in 1890, Gösta Ekman ranks 127. Before him are Adolf Wagner, Harold Spencer Jones, Maurice McLoughlin, Arthur Holmes, Helge Løvland, and Rachel Bluwstein. After him are Adolphe Menjou, Dion Fortune, André Gobert, Sigurd Hoel, Alexander Granach, and Jean Rhys. Among people deceased in 1938, Gösta Ekman ranks 116. Before him are Boris Pilnyak, Kaarlo Castrén, George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, Rudolf Stammler, Aleksandar Malinov, and Hans Litten. After him are Pavel Dybenko, Ernest William Brown, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Ramón Franco, Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, and Lampião.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gösta Ekman ranks 453 out of 1,879. Before him are Jenny Nyström (1854), Erik Nilsson (1916), Per Oscarsson (1927), Katarina Taikon (1932), Anna Palm de Rosa (1859), and Gunilla Bergström (1942). After him are Gösta Pettersson (1940), Marika Green (1943), Pehr Kalm (1716), Carl Axel Magnus Lindman (1856), Victoria Silvstedt (1974), and Bengt Gustavsson (1928).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Gösta Ekman ranks 39. Before him are Viveca Lindfors (1920), Rolf Lassgård (1955), Mikael Persbrandt (1963), Petra Mede (1970), Alexander Skarsgård (1976), and Per Oscarsson (1927). After him are Marika Green (1943), Anna Q. Nilsson (1888), Ulla Jacobsson (1929), Lena Endre (1955), Alicia Vikander (1988), and Sven-Bertil Taube (1934).

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