1905 - 1943
Akilles "Aki" Eero Johannes Järvinen (19 September 1905 – 7 March 1943) was a Finnish decathlete. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two silver medals, in 1928 and 1932; he served as the Finnish flag bearer at all three games. He also won a European silver medal in the 400 m hurdles in 1934.Järvinen was one of Finland's most versatile athletes of his era. At the national level, his decathlon records are still competitive, and if the current decathlon points tables had been used, Järvinen would have won the gold medal at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics.Järvinen died in 1943 when his VL Pyry trainer aircraft crashed during a test flight in World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akilles Järvinen has received more than 15,999 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Akilles Järvinen is the 503rd most popular athlete (down from 476th in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Finland (down from 244th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Finnish Athlete.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among athletes, Akilles Järvinen ranks 503 out of 3,059. Before him are Jacques Sautereau, Étienne Desmarteau, Konrad Stäheli, John Landy, Sverre Stenersen, and Arthur L. Newton. After him are Roelof Klein, Kaisa Parviainen, Teodor Koskenniemi, James Quinn, Bevil Rudd, and Gustavo Marzi.
1860 - 1936
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 497
1873 - 1905
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 498
1931 - 1931
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 499
1930 - 2022
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 500
1926 - 2005
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 501
1883 - 1950
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 502
1905 - 1943
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 503
1877 - 1960
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 504
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 505
1887 - 1965
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 506
1906 - 2004
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 507
1894 - 1948
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 508
1908 - 1966
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 509
Among people born in 1905, Akilles Järvinen ranks 254. Before him are Philip Ahn, La Jana, Erico Verissimo, J. William Fulbright, Óscar Bonfiglio, and Arturo Coddou. After him are Jorge Pardon, László Raffinsky, Roberto Gayón, Arnold Luhaäär, Clarice Benini, and Aurélio de Lira Tavares. Among people deceased in 1943, Akilles Järvinen ranks 160. Before him are Ernst Trygger, W. W. Jacobs, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, Lajos Werkner, Aristarkh Lentulov, and Johan Ludwig Mowinckel. After him are Helene Stöcker, George Underwood, Lucien Démanet, Alice Tegnér, Dudley Pound, and Eva Kotchever.
1905 - 1978
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 248
1905 - 1940
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 249
1905 - 1975
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 250
1905 - 1995
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 251
1905 - 1987
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 252
1905 - 1955
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 253
1905 - 1943
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 254
1905 - 1977
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 255
1905 - 1981
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 256
1905 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 257
1905 - 1965
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 258
1905 - 1976
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 259
1905 - 1998
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 260
1857 - 1943
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 154
1863 - 1943
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 155
1876 - 1943
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 156
1883 - 1943
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 157
1882 - 1943
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 158
1870 - 1943
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 159
1905 - 1943
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 160
1869 - 1943
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 161
1884 - 1943
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 162
1874 - 1943
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 163
1864 - 1943
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 164
1877 - 1943
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 165
1891 - 1943
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 166
Among people born in Finland, Akilles Järvinen ranks 254 out of 642. Before him are Olavi Virta (1915), Teemu Sippo (1947), Oskari Mantere (1874), Martti Marttelin (1897), Kati Outinen (1961), and Mari Kiviniemi (1968). After him are Tom Krause (1934), Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), Verner Weckman (1882), and Kaarlo Koskelo (1888).
1915 - 1972
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 248
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 249
1874 - 1942
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 250
1897 - 1940
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 251
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 252
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 253
1905 - 1943
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 254
1934 - 2013
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 255
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 256
1887 - 1965
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 257
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 258
1882 - 1968
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 259
1888 - 1953
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 260
Among athletes born in Finland, Akilles Järvinen ranks 29. Before him are Viljo Heino (1914), Armas Toivonen (1899), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Heikki Liimatainen (1894), Paavo Johansson (1895), and Martti Marttelin (1897). After him are Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Vilho Tuulos (1895), Eino Penttilä (1906), Toivo Loukola (1902), and Ville Pörhölä (1897).
1914 - 1998
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 23
1899 - 1973
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 24
1941 - 2019
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 25
1894 - 1980
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 26
1895 - 1983
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 27
1897 - 1940
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 28
1905 - 1943
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 29
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 30
1887 - 1965
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 31
1895 - 1967
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 32
1906 - 1982
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 33
1902 - 1984
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 34
1897 - 1964
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 35