Skier

Birger Ruud

Norwegian ski jumper

1911 - 1998

EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

Birger Ruud

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Birger Ruud is the 12th most popular skier (down from 11th in 2024), the 174th most popular biography from Norway (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Skier.

Memorability Metrics

16k

Page Views

Past 12 months

61.48

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Page views of Birger Ruud by language

Among Skiers

Among skiers, Birger Ruud ranks 12 out of 817. Before him are Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, Bjørn Dæhlie, Nancy Greene Raine, Franz Klammer, and Sixten Jernberg. After him are Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Jiří Raška, Jacob Tullin Thams, Marc Girardelli, Sonja Edström, and Gustav Thöni.

Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Eddie the Eagle
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 6
Alberto Tomba
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 7
Bjørn Dæhlie
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 8
Nancy Greene Raine
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 9
Franz Klammer
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 10
Sixten Jernberg
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 11
Birger Ruud
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 12
Annemarie Moser-Pröll
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 13
Jiří Raška
1941 - 2012
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 14
Jacob Tullin Thams
1898 - 1954
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 15
Marc Girardelli
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 16
Sonja Edström
1930 - 2020
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 17
Gustav Thöni
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 18

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Birger Ruud ranks 132. Before him are Hans Woellke, Joe Rosenthal, Barbara West, Gardner Fox, Pierre Harmel, and Randolph Churchill. After him are Otto Baum, Leopold Kielholz, Carlos Marighella, David Ogilvy, Sidney Wood, and José María Arguedas. Among people deceased in 1998, Birger Ruud ranks 110. Before him are Slava Metreveli, Jane Bell, Shinichi Suzuki, Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Barry Goldwater, and Bruno Munari. After him are Otto Baum, Yuri Artyukhin, Ramón Sampedro, Lia Manoliu, Mary Cartwright, and Jorge Pacheco Areco.

Others Born in 1911

Go to all Rankings

Hans Woellke
ATHLETE
1911 - 1943
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 126
Joe Rosenthal
JOURNALIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 127
Barbara West
CELEBRITY
1911 - 2007
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 128
Gardner Fox
WRITER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 129
Pierre Harmel
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 130
Randolph Churchill
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1968
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 131
Birger Ruud
SKIER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 132
Otto Baum
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 133
Leopold Kielholz
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 134
Carlos Marighella
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 135
David Ogilvy
WRITER
1911 - 1999
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 136
Sidney Wood
TENNIS PLAYER
1911 - 2009
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 137
José María Arguedas
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 138

Others Deceased in 1998

Go to all Rankings

Slava Metreveli
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1998
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 104
Jane Bell
ATHLETE
1910 - 1998
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 105
Shinichi Suzuki
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 106
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 107
Barry Goldwater
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 108
Bruno Munari
ARTIST
1907 - 1998
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 109
Birger Ruud
SKIER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 110
Otto Baum
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 111
Yuri Artyukhin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1998
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 112
Ramón Sampedro
WRITER
1943 - 1998
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 113
Lia Manoliu
ATHLETE
1932 - 1998
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 114
Mary Cartwright
MATHEMATICIAN
1900 - 1998
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 115
Jorge Pacheco Areco
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1998
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 116