ATHLETE
Alejandro Casañas
1954 - Today
Alejandro Casañas
Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former Cuban hurdler. At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand for two years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alejandro Casañas has received more than 21,571 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alejandro Casañas is the 1,707th most popular athlete (down from 1,579th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 138th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Cuban Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
22k
Page Views (PV)
50.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
7.66
Effective Languages (L*)
1.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Alejandro Casañas ranks 1,707 out of 6,025. Before him are Anni Holdmann, Franz Bistricky, Arvo Viitanen, Müzahir Sille, Svetlana Krachevskaya, and Paula Marosi. After him are Bernard Malivoire, Jadwiga Wajs, Folke Alnevik, Róbert Antal, Queenie Newall, and Vladimír Růžička.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnni Holdmann
1900 - 1960
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 1,701
Franz Bistricky
1914 - 1975
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 1,702
Arvo Viitanen
1924 - 1999
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 1,703
Müzahir Sille
1931 - 2016
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 1,704
Svetlana Krachevskaya
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 1,705
Paula Marosi
1936 - 2022
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 1,706
Alejandro Casañas
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 1,707
Bernard Malivoire
1938 - 1982
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 1,708
Jadwiga Wajs
1912 - 1990
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 1,709
Folke Alnevik
1919 - 2020
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 1,710
Róbert Antal
1921 - 1995
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 1,711
Queenie Newall
1854 - 1929
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 1,712
Vladimír Růžička
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 1,713
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Alejandro Casañas ranks 502. Before him are Mihai Stoichiță, Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji, Reiner Haseloff, Yuji Horii, Daina Taimiņa, and Muammar Z.A.. After him are Bruce Hornsby, Wim Crusio, Stephen Furst, Donald Petrie, Olga Knyazeva, and Aziz Salihu.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsMihai Stoichiță
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 496
Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 497
Reiner Haseloff
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 498
Yuji Horii
GAME DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 499
Daina Taimiņa
MATHEMATICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 500
Muammar Z.A.
CELEBRITY
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 501
Alejandro Casañas
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 502
Bruce Hornsby
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 503
Wim Crusio
BIOLOGIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 504
Stephen Furst
ACTOR
1954 - 2017
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 505
Donald Petrie
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 506
Olga Knyazeva
FENCER
1954 - 2015
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 507
Aziz Salihu
BOXER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 508
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Alejandro Casañas ranks 145 out of 300. Before him are Zoé Valdés (1959), Oscar Nunez (1958), Regla Torres (1975), Alejandro Mayorkas (1959), Guillermo Fariñas (1962), and José Magriñá (1917). After him are Rico Rodriguez (1934), Javier Perez-Capdevila (1963), Pedro Bergés (1906), Carlos Gutierrez (1953), María Caridad Colón (1958), and Carmen Reinhart (1955).
Others born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsZoé Valdés
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 139
Oscar Nunez
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 140
Regla Torres
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 141
Alejandro Mayorkas
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 142
Guillermo Fariñas
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 143
José Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 144
Alejandro Casañas
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 145
Rico Rodriguez
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2015
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 146
Javier Perez-Capdevila
MATHEMATICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 147
Pedro Bergés
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 148
Carlos Gutierrez
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 149
María Caridad Colón
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 150
Carmen Reinhart
ECONOMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 151
Among ATHLETES In Cuba
Among athletes born in Cuba, Alejandro Casañas ranks 5. Before him are Javier Sotomayor (1967), Alberto Juantorena (1950), Iván Pedroso (1972), and Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963). After him are María Caridad Colón (1958), Silvio Leonard (1955), Dayron Robles (1986), Maritza Martén (1963), Silvia Chivás (1954), Ángel Herrera Vera (1957), and Osleidys Menéndez (1979).
Javier Sotomayor
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 1
Alberto Juantorena
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 2
Iván Pedroso
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3
Ana Fidelia Quirot
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 4
Alejandro Casañas
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 5
María Caridad Colón
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 6
Silvio Leonard
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 7
Dayron Robles
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 8
Maritza Martén
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 9
Silvia Chivás
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 10
Ángel Herrera Vera
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 11
Osleidys Menéndez
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 12