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Aleksandr Karelin

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin (Russian: Александр Александрович Карелин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈrʲelʲɪn]; born 19 September 1967) is a Russian politician and retired athlete. Karelin competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing the Soviet Union and Russia between 1986 and 2000. Nicknamed the "Russian Bear", "Russian King Kong", "Alexander the Great", "The Experiment", and "The Crane from Novosibirsk", he is widely considered to be the greatest and most dominant Greco-Roman wrestler of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksandr Karelin has received more than 3,020,111 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Aleksandr Karelin is the 6th most popular wrestler, the 378th most popular biography from Russia (up from 382nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Aleksandr Karelin ranks 6 out of 1,027. Before him are André the Giant, Kane, Hulk Hogan, Antonio Inoki, and The French Angel. After him are Chyna, Masahiko Kimura, John Cena, Anton Geesink, Dave Bautista, and Mick Foley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Aleksandr Karelin ranks 24. Before him are Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Michael Jai White, Akshay Kumar, Benicio del Toro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Mike Portnoy. After him are Aleksander Čeferin, Javier Sotomayor, Mark Ruffalo, Matthias Sammer, Matt LeBlanc, and Iván Zamorano.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Aleksandr Karelin ranks 378 out of 3,761. Before him are Viktor Kulikov (1921), Henri Troyat (1911), Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797), Eduard Khil (1934), Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857), and Chung Il-kwon (1917). After him are Nikolai Leskov (1831), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822), Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924), Nathalie Sarraute (1900), and Nikolay Semyonov (1896).

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Among WRESTLERS In Russia

Among wrestlers born in Russia, Aleksandr Karelin ranks 2. Before him are The French Angel (1903). After him are Khabib Nurmagomedov (1988), Oskari Friman (1893), Ivan Yarygin (1948), Anatoly Roshchin (1932), Buvaisar Saitiev (1975), Alfred Asikainen (1888), Sergei Beloglazov (1956), Roman Dmitriyev (1949), Soslan Andiyev (1952), and Artur Taymazov (1979).

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