Athlete
Meseret Defar
Ethiopian long-distance runner
1983 - today
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Meseret Defar
Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Meseret Defar is the 3,383rd most popular athlete (up from 3,749th in 2024), the 62nd most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 74th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Athletes
Among athletes, Meseret Defar ranks 3,383 out of 6,025. Before her are Lucia Morico, Jolanda Čeplak, Mohammed Mourhit, Glory Alozie, Olaf Tufte, and Tatyana Sadovskaya. After her are Antonietta Di Martino, Agnes Tirop, Mel Pender, Dumitru Răducanu, Laura Dahlmeier, and Alessandro Puccini.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Lucia Morico
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 3,377
Jolanda Čeplak
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 3,378
Mohammed Mourhit
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 3,379
Glory Alozie
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 3,380
Olaf Tufte
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 3,381
Tatyana Sadovskaya
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 3,382
Meseret Defar
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 3,383
Antonietta Di Martino
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 3,384
Agnes Tirop
1995 - 2021
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 3,385
Mel Pender
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 3,386
Dumitru Răducanu
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 3,387
Laura Dahlmeier
1993 - 2025
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 3,388
Alessandro Puccini
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,389
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Meseret Defar ranks 494. Before her are Lasse Svan Hansen, Britta Steffen, Ana Rucner, Nadine Koutcher, Didier Ovono, and Ayako Kitamoto. After her are Justin Verlander, Andranik Teymourian, Rafe Spall, André Bahia, Michael Turner, and Katia Winter.
Others Born in 1983
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Lasse Svan Hansen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 488
Britta Steffen
SWIMMER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 489
Ana Rucner
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 490
Nadine Koutcher
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 491
Didier Ovono
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 492
Ayako Kitamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 493
Meseret Defar
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 494
Justin Verlander
BASEBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 495
Andranik Teymourian
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 496
Rafe Spall
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 497
André Bahia
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 498
Michael Turner
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 499
Katia Winter
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 500
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Meseret Defar ranks 62 out of NaN. Before her are Eshetu Tura (1950), Ruth Negga (1982), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), and Tigst Assefa (1996). After her are Fita Bayisa (1972), Gadi Kinda (1994), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), and Almaz Ayana (1991).
Others born in Ethiopia
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Eshetu Tura
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 56
Ruth Negga
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 57
Addis Abebe
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 58
Fatuma Roba
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 59
Elvan Abeylegesse
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 60
Tigst Assefa
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 61
Meseret Defar
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 62
Fita Bayisa
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 63
Gadi Kinda
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - 2025
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 64
Berhane Adere
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 65
Sofia Assefa
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 66
Genzebe Dibaba
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 67
Almaz Ayana
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 68
Among Athletes In Ethiopia
Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Meseret Defar ranks 14. Before her are Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), and Tigst Assefa (1996). After her are Fita Bayisa (1972), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Almaz Ayana (1991), and Gezahegne Abera (1978).
Sifan Hassan
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 8
Eshetu Tura
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 9
Addis Abebe
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 10
Fatuma Roba
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 11
Elvan Abeylegesse
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 12
Tigst Assefa
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 13
Meseret Defar
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 14
Fita Bayisa
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 15
Berhane Adere
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 16
Sofia Assefa
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 17
Genzebe Dibaba
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 18
Almaz Ayana
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 19
Gezahegne Abera
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 20
