ATHLETE
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019
Abdul Hamid
Abdul Hamid Hamidi (7 January 1927 – 11 July 2019) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was born in Bannu. He scored 48 International goals in just 55 appearances for Pakistan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdul Hamid has received more than 126,478 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Hamid is the 2,395th most popular athlete (down from 1,601st in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 99th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
39.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Abdul Hamid ranks 2,395 out of 6,025. Before him are Joan Benoit, Guo Jingjing, Tamás Wichmann, Ferenc Konrád, Ace Rusevski, and Nelson Kuhn. After him are Cyril Slater, Grigory Kiriyenko, Christine Wachtel, Ricco Groß, Letitia Vriesde, and Mario Aldo Montano.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoan Benoit
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 2,389
Guo Jingjing
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 2,390
Tamás Wichmann
1948 - 2020
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 2,391
Ferenc Konrád
1945 - 2015
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 2,392
Ace Rusevski
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 2,393
Nelson Kuhn
1937 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 2,394
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 2,395
Cyril Slater
1896 - 1969
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 2,396
Grigory Kiriyenko
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 2,397
Christine Wachtel
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 2,398
Ricco Groß
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 2,399
Letitia Vriesde
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 2,400
Mario Aldo Montano
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 2,401
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Abdul Hamid ranks 474. Before him are Robert Bork, Paul Eddington, Dick Hyman, June Brown, Vin Scully, and Leslie Claudius. After him are Varkey Vithayathil, Geoffrey Palmer, John Dankworth, Babatunde Olatunji, Red Kelly, and Connie Kay. Among people deceased in 2019, Abdul Hamid ranks 559. Before him are Marieke Vervoort, Werner von Moltke, Kathleen Blanco, Eric Caldow, Lina Cheryazova, and Al Alvarez. After him are Catherine Burns, Jorge Hernández, Warren Cole, Fernando Clavijo, Red Kelly, and Harold Prince.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsRobert Bork
LAWYER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 468
Paul Eddington
ACTOR
1927 - 1995
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 469
Dick Hyman
MUSICIAN
1927 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 470
June Brown
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 471
Vin Scully
WRITER
1927 - 2022
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 472
Leslie Claudius
ATHLETE
1927 - 2012
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 473
Abdul Hamid
ATHLETE
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 474
Varkey Vithayathil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2011
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 475
Geoffrey Palmer
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 476
John Dankworth
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2010
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 477
Babatunde Olatunji
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2003
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 478
Red Kelly
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 479
Connie Kay
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 480
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsMarieke Vervoort
ATHLETE
1979 - 2019
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 553
Werner von Moltke
ATHLETE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 554
Kathleen Blanco
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 555
Eric Caldow
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 556
Lina Cheryazova
SKIER
1968 - 2019
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 557
Al Alvarez
WRITER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 558
Abdul Hamid
ATHLETE
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 559
Catherine Burns
ACTOR
1945 - 2019
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 560
Jorge Hernández
BOXER
1954 - 2019
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 561
Warren Cole
ATHLETE
1940 - 2019
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 562
Fernando Clavijo
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2019
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 563
Red Kelly
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 564
Harold Prince
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2019
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 565
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Abdul Hamid ranks 133 out of 217. Before him are Suresh Oberoi (1946), Yasmeen Lari (1941), Kuldip Nayar (1923), Ramesh Sippy (1947), Hafiz Saeed (1950), and Bhisham Sahni (1915). After him are Parveen Shakir (1952), Ghulam Ali (1940), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1958), Zia Mohyeddin (1931), Keshav Dutt (1925), and Salma Agha (1956).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsSuresh Oberoi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 127
Yasmeen Lari
ARCHITECT
1941 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 128
Kuldip Nayar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 129
Ramesh Sippy
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 130
Hafiz Saeed
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 131
Bhisham Sahni
WRITER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 132
Abdul Hamid
ATHLETE
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 133
Parveen Shakir
WRITER
1952 - 1994
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 134
Ghulam Ali
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 135
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 136
Zia Mohyeddin
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 137
Keshav Dutt
HOCKEY PLAYER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 138
Salma Agha
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 139
Among ATHLETES In Pakistan
Among athletes born in Pakistan, Abdul Hamid ranks 2. Before him are Milkha Singh (1935). After him are Robbie Brightwell (1939), Noor Alam (1929), Prithipal Singh (1932), Arshad Nadeem (1997), Najma Parveen (1990), Muhammad Khalil Akhtar (1984), and Talha Talib (1999).
Milkha Singh
1935 - 2021
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 1
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 2
Robbie Brightwell
1939 - 2022
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 3
Noor Alam
1929 - 2003
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 4
Prithipal Singh
1932 - 1983
HPI: 32.69
Rank: 5
Arshad Nadeem
1997 - Present
HPI: 16.62
Rank: 6
Najma Parveen
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Muhammad Khalil Akhtar
1984 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Talha Talib
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9