HOCKEY PLAYER
Ronald Pettersson
1935 - 2010

Ronald Pettersson
Erik Ronald Pettersson (16 April 1935 – 6 March 2010) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He played 252 international games for Sweden between 1955 and 1967, including thirteen World Championships and three Olympic Games. Between 1951 and 1967 Pettersson played for Surahammars IF, Södertälje SK and Västra Frölunda IF. He won the Swedish championship twice, in 1956 with Södertälje and in 1965 with Västra Frölunda. He won Guldpucken in 1959–60 as the most valuable player in Swedish Championship playoffs. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronald Pettersson is the 63rd most popular hockey player (up from 69th in 2019), the 1,078th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,141st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.
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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS
Among hockey players, Ronald Pettersson ranks 63 out of 676. Before him are František Ševčík, Justin McCarthy, Howie Morenz, Mark Messier, Jan Klapáč, and Hugo Budinger. After him are Jan Palouš, Konstantin Loktev, Mike Bossy, Hugo Dollheiser, Peter Bondra, and Saku Koivu.
Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrantišek Ševčík
1942 - 2017
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 57
Justin McCarthy
1899 - 1976
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 58
Howie Morenz
1902 - 1937
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 59
Mark Messier
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 60
Jan Klapáč
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 61
Hugo Budinger
1927 - 2017
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 62
Ronald Pettersson
1935 - 2010
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 63
Jan Palouš
1888 - 1971
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 64
Konstantin Loktev
1933 - 1996
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 65
Mike Bossy
1957 - 2022
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 66
Hugo Dollheiser
1927 - 2017
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 67
Peter Bondra
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 68
Saku Koivu
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 69
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Ronald Pettersson ranks 472. Before him are Óscar Chávez, Phil Donahue, Mitsuo Ikeda, Imre Farkas, Ferenc Török, and Carol Shields. After him are Massimo Natili, Esther Phillips, Don McCullin, Antonio Jasso, Larry Williams, and Valdis Muižnieks. Among people deceased in 2010, Ronald Pettersson ranks 389. Before him are James MacArthur, Lisa Blount, Earl Wild, Zbigniew Gut, Ted Stevens, and Heidi Kabel. After him are Isabelle Caro, Gheorghe Fiat, Manuel Alexandre, David Blackwell, Sally Menke, and Bill Erwin.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsÓscar Chávez
SINGER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 466
Phil Donahue
WRITER
1935 - 2024
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 467
Mitsuo Ikeda
WRESTLER
1935 - 2002
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 468
Imre Farkas
ATHLETE
1935 - 2020
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 469
Ferenc Török
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 470
Carol Shields
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 471
Ronald Pettersson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 472
Massimo Natili
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 473
Esther Phillips
SINGER
1935 - 1984
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 474
Don McCullin
JOURNALIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 475
Antonio Jasso
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2013
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 476
Larry Williams
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1980
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 477
Valdis Muižnieks
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1935 - 2013
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 478
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsJames MacArthur
ACTOR
1937 - 2010
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 383
Lisa Blount
ACTOR
1957 - 2010
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 384
Earl Wild
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2010
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 385
Zbigniew Gut
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 386
Ted Stevens
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 387
Heidi Kabel
ACTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 388
Ronald Pettersson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 389
Isabelle Caro
MODEL
1982 - 2010
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 390
Gheorghe Fiat
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 391
Manuel Alexandre
ACTOR
1917 - 2010
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 392
David Blackwell
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 393
Sally Menke
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2010
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 394
Bill Erwin
ACTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 395
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Ronald Pettersson ranks 1,078 out of 1,879. Before him are Gunnar Åkerlund (1923), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Magnus Uggla (1954), Mikael Pernfors (1963), Annalisa Ericson (1913), and Yvonne Ryding (1962). After him are Sven-Åke Lundbäck (1948), Tomas Pettersson (1947), Georg de Laval (1883), Eva Ström (1947), Cecilia Malmström (1968), and Jan Halvarsson (1942).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsGunnar Åkerlund
ATHLETE
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,072
John Ajvide Lindqvist
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,073
Magnus Uggla
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 1,074
Mikael Pernfors
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 1,075
Annalisa Ericson
ACTOR
1913 - 2011
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 1,076
Yvonne Ryding
CELEBRITY
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 1,077
Ronald Pettersson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 1,078
Sven-Åke Lundbäck
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,079
Tomas Pettersson
CYCLIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 1,080
Georg de Laval
ATHLETE
1883 - 1970
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 1,081
Eva Ström
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 1,082
Cecilia Malmström
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 1,083
Jan Halvarsson
SKIER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 1,084
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden
Among hockey players born in Sweden, Ronald Pettersson ranks 4. Before him are Peter Forsberg (1973), Mats Näslund (1959), and Håkan Loob (1960). After him are Nicklas Lidström (1970), Mats Sundin (1971), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Nils Nilsson (1936), Kent Nilsson (1956), and Tommy Salo (1971).
Peter Forsberg
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1
Mats Näslund
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 2
Håkan Loob
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 3
Ronald Pettersson
1935 - 2010
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 4
Nicklas Lidström
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 5
Mats Sundin
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 6
Lars-Eric Lundvall
1934 - 2020
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 7
Tomas Jonsson
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 8
Bengt-Åke Gustafsson
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 9
Nils Nilsson
1936 - 2017
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 10
Kent Nilsson
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 11
Tommy Salo
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 12