SKATER
Sigvard Ericsson
1930 - 2019

Sigvard Ericsson
John Sigvard "Sigge" Ericsson (17 July 1930 – 2 November 2019) was a Swedish speed skater. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigvard Ericsson is the 42nd most popular skater (up from 57th in 2019), the 627th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 739th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Skater.
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Among SKATERS
Among skaters, Sigvard Ericsson ranks 42 out of 483. Before him are James H. Johnson, Ernst Baier, Pierre Brunet, Gabriele Seyfert, Fritzi Burger, and Herma Szabo. After him are Alain Calmat, Maxi Herber, Stien Kaiser, Eric Heiden, Tony Hawk, and Lily Kronberger.
Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames H. Johnson
1874 - 1921
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 36
Ernst Baier
1905 - 2001
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 37
Pierre Brunet
1902 - 1991
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 38
Gabriele Seyfert
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 39
Fritzi Burger
1910 - 1999
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 40
Herma Szabo
1902 - 1986
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 41
Sigvard Ericsson
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 42
Alain Calmat
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 43
Maxi Herber
1920 - 2006
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 44
Stien Kaiser
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 45
Eric Heiden
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 46
Tony Hawk
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 47
Lily Kronberger
1890 - 1974
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 48
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Sigvard Ericsson ranks 358. Before him are Mohammad Ali Fardin, Frederick Wiseman, Joachim Hansen, Alevtina Kolchina, Olene Walker, and Judit Temes. After him are Boris Parygin, István Mészáros, Abbey Lincoln, Ignazio Fabra, Helen Merrill, and Barkat Gourad Hamadou. Among people deceased in 2019, Sigvard Ericsson ranks 290. Before him are Theo Adam, Michael J. Pollard, Paweł Adamowicz, Pedro Manfredini, Egon Zimmermann, and Reinhard Bonnke. After him are Gerhard Auer, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Apolo Nsibambi, Dick Boushka, Hans Zender, and Don Bragg.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsMohammad Ali Fardin
ACTOR
1930 - 2000
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 352
Frederick Wiseman
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 353
Joachim Hansen
ACTOR
1930 - 2007
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 354
Alevtina Kolchina
SKIER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 355
Olene Walker
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 356
Judit Temes
SWIMMER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 357
Sigvard Ericsson
SKATER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 358
Boris Parygin
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 359
István Mészáros
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 360
Abbey Lincoln
SINGER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 361
Ignazio Fabra
WRESTLER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 362
Helen Merrill
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 363
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 364
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsTheo Adam
SINGER
1926 - 2019
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 284
Michael J. Pollard
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 285
Paweł Adamowicz
POLITICIAN
1965 - 2019
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 286
Pedro Manfredini
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 287
Egon Zimmermann
SKIER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 288
Reinhard Bonnke
WRITER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 289
Sigvard Ericsson
SKATER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 290
Gerhard Auer
ATHLETE
1943 - 2019
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 291
Agustina Bessa-Luís
WRITER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 292
Apolo Nsibambi
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 293
Dick Boushka
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 294
Hans Zender
CONDUCTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 295
Don Bragg
ATHLETE
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 296
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Sigvard Ericsson ranks 627 out of 1,879. Before him are Bengt Ekerot (1920), David Lagercrantz (1962), Sven Thofelt (1904), Eivar Widlund (1905), Gert Fredriksson (1919), and Thomas Wassberg (1956). After him are Ernst Josephson (1851), Sara Lidman (1923), Sven Axbom (1926), John Mikaelsson (1913), Gunnar Olsson (1908), and Åse Kleveland (1949).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsBengt Ekerot
ACTOR
1920 - 1971
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 621
David Lagercrantz
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 622
Sven Thofelt
ATHLETE
1904 - 1993
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 623
Eivar Widlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1968
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 624
Gert Fredriksson
ATHLETE
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 625
Thomas Wassberg
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 626
Sigvard Ericsson
SKATER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 627
Ernst Josephson
PAINTER
1851 - 1906
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 628
Sara Lidman
WRITER
1923 - 2004
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 629
Sven Axbom
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 630
John Mikaelsson
ATHLETE
1913 - 1987
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 631
Gunnar Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 632
Åse Kleveland
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 633
Among SKATERS In Sweden
Among skaters born in Sweden, Sigvard Ericsson ranks 3. Before him are Gillis Grafström (1893), and Åke Seyffarth (1919). After him are Per Thorén (1885), Göran Claeson (1945), Richard Johansson (1882), Jonny Nilsson (1943), Johnny Höglin (1943), and Nils van der Poel (1996).
Gillis Grafström
1893 - 1938
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 1
Åke Seyffarth
1919 - 1998
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 2
Sigvard Ericsson
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 3
Per Thorén
1885 - 1962
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4
Göran Claeson
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 5
Richard Johansson
1882 - 1952
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 6
Jonny Nilsson
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 7
Johnny Höglin
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 8
Nils van der Poel
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 9