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Sigfrid Edström

1870 - 1964

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Johannes Sigfrid Edström (11 November 1870 – 18 March 1964) was a Swedish industrialist, chairman of the Sweden-America Foundation, and fourth president of the International Olympic Committee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigfrid Edström is the 7th most popular athlete (up from 33rd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 209th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Athlete.

Sigfrid Edström is most famous for being a Swedish psychologist who helped to develop the theory of individual psychology.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sigfrid Edström ranks 7 out of 6,025. Before him are Karma, Diego Garcia, Emil Zátopek, Paavo Nurmi, Abebe Bikila, and Jesse Owens. After him are Florence Griffith Joyner, Spyridon Louis, Thomas Burke, Bob Beamon, Mara, and Douglas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Sigfrid Edström ranks 17. Before him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Ivan Bunin, Miguel Primo de Rivera, Albert Fish, Karl Renner, and Louis II, Prince of Monaco. After him are Lavr Kornilov, William G. Morgan, Maurice Denis, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Edwin S. Porter, and Gustav Bauer. Among people deceased in 1964, Sigfrid Edström ranks 16. Before him are Alma Mahler, Rachel Carson, Norbert Wiener, Gerhard Domagk, Ian Fleming, and Vasily Grossman. After him are Gerrit Rietveld, Palmiro Togliatti, Gerald Gardner, Karl Polanyi, Alvin York, and Alexander Archipenko.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sigfrid Edström ranks 92 out of 1,879. Before him are Sven Hedin (1865), Avicii (1989), Eric the Victorious (945), Anders Zorn (1860), Marie Fredriksson (1958), and Axel Oxenstierna (1583). After him are Olof Skötkonung (980), Sune Bergström (1916), Folke Bernadotte (1895), Louise of Sweden (1851), Ulf von Euler (1905), and Birger Jarl (1210).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Sigfrid Edström ranks 1. After him are Henrik Sjöberg (1875), Eric Lemming (1880), Oscar Swahn (1847), Karl Staaf (1881), John Ljunggren (1919), William Petersson (1895), Klas Lestander (1931), August Nilsson (1872), Martin Lundström (1918), Nils von Kantzow (1885), and Erik Almlöf (1891).

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