WRESTLER
Aleksandr Medved
1937 - Today
Aleksandr Medved
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Medved (born 16 September 1937) is a Ukrainian-born Soviet Belarusian retired freestyle wrestler of Russian ethnicity who competed for the Soviet Union and was named "one of the greatest wrestlers in history" by FILA, the sport's governing body. Between 1962 and 1972 he won three Olympic gold medals, seven world and three European titles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksandr Medved has received more than 159,092 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Aleksandr Medved is the 15th most popular wrestler (down from 14th in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 257th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Wrestler.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
56.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Aleksandr Medveds by language
Over the past year Aleksandr Medved has had the most page views in the Russian wikipedia edition with 43,813 views, followed by Persian (41,076), and English (23,528). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (68.46%), Croatian (68.37%), and Ukrainian (57.62%)
Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Aleksandr Medved ranks 15 out of 1,027. Before him are John Cena, Anton Geesink, Dave Bautista, Mick Foley, The Undertaker, and Rikidōzan. After him are Bruno Sammartino, Terry Funk, El Santo, Giant Baba, Triple H, and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Cena
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 9
Anton Geesink
1934 - 2010
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 10
Dave Bautista
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 11
Mick Foley
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 12
The Undertaker
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 13
Rikidōzan
1924 - 1963
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 14
Aleksandr Medved
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 15
Bruno Sammartino
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 16
Terry Funk
1944 - 2023
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 17
El Santo
1917 - 1984
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 18
Giant Baba
1938 - 1999
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 19
Triple H
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 20
Khabib Nurmagomedov
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Aleksandr Medved ranks 115. Before him are Peter Burke, Monika Ertl, Tsukasa Hosaka, Steven Berkoff, Petros Markaris, and Alfredo M. Bonanno. After him are Billy Meier, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Joseph Kobzon, Hibari Misora, Nikolai Kapustin, and Daniel McFadden.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsPeter Burke
HISTORIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 109
Monika Ertl
EXTREMIST
1937 - 1973
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 110
Tsukasa Hosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 111
Steven Berkoff
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 112
Petros Markaris
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 113
Alfredo M. Bonanno
WRITER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 114
Aleksandr Medved
WRESTLER
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 115
Billy Meier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 116
Bettina Heinen-Ayech
PAINTER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 117
Joseph Kobzon
SINGER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 118
Hibari Misora
ACTOR
1937 - 1989
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 119
Nikolai Kapustin
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 120
Daniel McFadden
ECONOMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 121
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Aleksandr Medved ranks 262 out of 1,365. Before him are Lyudmila Rudenko (1904), Vsevolod II of Kiev (1104), Igor Markevitch (1912), Volodymyr Vynnychenko (1880), Zbigniew Cybulski (1927), and Ida Kamińska (1899). After him are Igor II of Kiev (1100), Viktor Bunyakovsky (1804), Cyril Genik (1857), Moisei Uritsky (1873), Andrey Sheptytsky (1865), and Lina Kostenko (1930).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsLyudmila Rudenko
CHESS PLAYER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 256
Vsevolod II of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1104 - 1146
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 257
Igor Markevitch
COMPOSER
1912 - 1983
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 258
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1951
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 259
Zbigniew Cybulski
ACTOR
1927 - 1967
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 260
Ida Kamińska
ACTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 261
Aleksandr Medved
WRESTLER
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 262
Igor II of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1147
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 263
Viktor Bunyakovsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1804 - 1889
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 264
Cyril Genik
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1925
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 265
Moisei Uritsky
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1918
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 266
Andrey Sheptytsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1944
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 267
Lina Kostenko
WRITER
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 268
Among WRESTLERS In Ukraine
Among wrestlers born in Ukraine, Aleksandr Medved ranks 1. After him are Ivan Poddubny (1871), Ivan Bohdan (1928), Ilya Mate (1956), Mariya Stadnik (1988), Mikhail Mamiashvili (1963), Vladimir Kozlov (1979), Vyacheslav Oliynyk (1966), Zhan Beleniuk (1991), Daria Bilodid (2000), Andriy Kalashnikov (1964), and Iryna Merleni (1982).
Aleksandr Medved
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1
Ivan Poddubny
1871 - 1949
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2
Ivan Bohdan
1928 - 2020
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 3
Ilya Mate
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 4
Mariya Stadnik
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 5
Mikhail Mamiashvili
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 6
Vladimir Kozlov
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 7
Vyacheslav Oliynyk
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 8
Zhan Beleniuk
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 9
Daria Bilodid
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 10
Andriy Kalashnikov
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 11
Iryna Merleni
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 12