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Lennart Johansson

1929 - 2019

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Nils Lennart Johansson (5 November 1929 – 4 June 2019) was a Swedish sports official who served as the fifth and, to date, longest-serving president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations. He served in the position from his election at the UEFA Congress in 1990 until 2007. In June 1998, he contested the FIFA presidential election against Sepp Blatter, losing by 111 votes to 80. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lennart Johansson is the 3,601st most popular politician (down from 2,935th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 121st in 2019) and the 46th most popular Swedish Politician.

Lennart Johansson is most famous for scoring the goal that won Sweden the 1958 World Cup.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lennart Johansson ranks 3,601 out of 19,576. Before him are Isser Harel, László Sólyom, Rumen Radev, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Karl Thopia, and Cao Huan. After him are Emperor Suzong of Tang, António de Spínola, Ælla of Northumbria, Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Beatrice of Naples, and Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Lennart Johansson ranks 74. Before him are Yevgeny Primakov, E. O. Wilson, Omar Torrijos, Violeta Chamorro, Jerry Goldsmith, and Ágnes Heller. After him are Mike Hawthorn, Dick Clark, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, George Steiner, Helmut Rahn, and Lata Mangeshkar. Among people deceased in 2019, Lennart Johansson ranks 55. Before him are Andrea Camilleri, Giya Kancheli, Roger Etchegaray, John Tate, John Robert Schrieffer, and Ágnes Heller. After him are Yasuhiro Nakasone, Godfried Danneels, Sigmund Jähn, Ferdinand Piëch, Fernando de la Rúa, and Zhores Alferov.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lennart Johansson ranks 140 out of 1,879. Before him are Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745), Zarah Leander (1907), Eric X of Sweden (1180), and Lasse Hallström (1946). After him are Birgit Nilsson (1918), Gunnar Gren (1920), Ingrid Thulin (1926), Rudolf Kjellén (1864), Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912), and Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Lennart Johansson ranks 46. Before him are Carin Göring (1888), Sverker I of Sweden (1100), Anund Jacob (1008), Canute I of Sweden (1150), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), and Eric X of Sweden (1180). After him are Rudolf Kjellén (1864), John I of Sweden (1201), Halsten Stenkilsson (1050), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), and Sten Sture the Younger (1493).

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