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Alex Honnold

1985 - Today

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Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free solo a full route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park (via the 2,900-foot route Freerider at 5.13a, the first-ever big wall free solo ascent at that grade), a climb described in The New York Times as "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever." Honnold also holds the record for the fastest ascent of the "Yosemite Triple Crown", an 18-hour, 50-minute link-up of Mount Watkins, The Nose, and the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Honnold has received more than 10,684,341 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Alex Honnold is the 2,304th most popular musician (down from 2,065th in 2019), the 12,307th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,787th in 2019) and the 938th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alex Honnold ranks 2,304 out of 3,175. Before him are Tina Brooks, Natalie Merchant, Julian Lloyd Webber, Diplo, Roger Sanchez, and David Silveria. After him are John Kiffmeyer, Alexander Hacke, Ian MacKaye, Jimmy Chamberlin, Josh Freese, and Naomi Munakata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Alex Honnold ranks 226. Before him are Sonequa Martin-Green, Tom Hopper, Danila Kozlovsky, Yū Aoi, László Cseh, and Edurne. After him are Aura Dione, Benjamín Rojas, Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Dong Fangzhuo, Marcos Baghdatis, and Miyuki Sawashiro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alex Honnold ranks 12,307 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Lamb (1887), Cain Velasquez (1982), Del Harris (1937), Roger Sanchez (1967), David Silveria (1972), and Nichkhun (1988). After him are Eric Millegan (1974), Lance Barber (1973), Charles Magill Conrad (1804), Chad Allen (1974), Richard Schoen (1950), and John Kiffmeyer (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Alex Honnold ranks 938. Before him are Steve Khan (1947), Tina Brooks (1932), Natalie Merchant (1963), Diplo (1978), Roger Sanchez (1967), and David Silveria (1972). After him are John Kiffmeyer (1969), Ian MacKaye (1962), Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Josh Freese (1972), Nate Mendel (1968), and Bud Shank (1926).

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