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William Petersson

1895 - 1965

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Reinhold William Eugen Petersson (later Björneman, 6 October 1895 – 10 May 1965) was a Swedish athlete, who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Petersson is the 184th most popular athlete (up from 978th in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 893rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Petersson ranks 184 out of 6,025. Before him are Irving Baxter, Carlo Airoldi, Karin Balzer, Duje Bonačić, Annelie Ehrhardt, and Dorando Pietri. After him are Bobby Pearce, Alex Wilson, Dominik Hašek, Eugène Mougin, Walter Tewksbury, and Jim Hines.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, William Petersson ranks 132. Before him are H. A. R. Gibb, Isamu Chō, Jakov Gotovac, Lucian Blaga, Vsevolod Merkulov, and Xu Beihong. After him are Walter Gieseking, Fulton J. Sheen, Gustav Klutsis, Laurens Hammond, Walter Jackson Freeman II, and Lucía Sánchez Saornil. Among people deceased in 1965, William Petersson ranks 90. Before him are George Adamski, Kurt Goldstein, Johann Kremer, Khalid al-Azm, Lee Hoi-chuen, and Princess Pauline of Württemberg. After him are Abraham Fraenkel, Bob King, Boris Barnet, Arthur Holmes, Ellen Church, and Linda Darnell.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, William Petersson ranks 406 out of 1,879. Before him are Princess Elizabeth of Sweden (1549), Kurt Atterberg (1887), Stefan Persson (1947), Johan David Åkerblad (1763), Sven Rydell (1905), and Wilhelm Hisinger (1766). After him are Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790), Conny Andersson (1939), Viveca Lindfors (1920), Rolf Lassgård (1955), Bo Larsson (1944), and Staffan de Mistura (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, William Petersson ranks 7. Before him are Sigfrid Edström (1870), Henrik Sjöberg (1875), Eric Lemming (1880), Oscar Swahn (1847), Karl Staaf (1881), and John Ljunggren (1919). After him are Klas Lestander (1931), August Nilsson (1872), Martin Lundström (1918), Nils von Kantzow (1885), Erik Almlöf (1891), and Gunnar Sköld (1894).

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