ATHLETE
Alex Schwazer
1984 - Today
Alex Schwazer
Alex Schwazer, OMRI (born 26 December 1984), is an Italian race walker. He was the 2008 Olympic 50k walk champion. Just before the 2012 Summer Olympics he was disqualified for two years for doping with EPO. He immediately admitted his guilt and retired. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Schwazer has received more than 256,821 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Alex Schwazer is the 2,585th most popular athlete (down from 2,203rd in 2019), the 4,428th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,222nd in 2019) and the 104th most popular Italian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
38.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
1.88
Effective Languages (L*)
4.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Alex Schwazers by language
Over the past year Alex Schwazer has had the most page views in the Italian wikipedia edition with 410,714 views, followed by English (71,193), and German (24,432). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (104.93%), Romanian (99.85%), and Norwegian (Nynorsk) (88.10%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Alex Schwazer ranks 2,585 out of 6,025. Before him are Addis Abebe, Willi Wülbeck, Georg Hackl, Hubert Gardas, Haldor Halderson, and Reese Hoffa. After him are Peter Thomsen, Manfred Stengl, Peter Angerer, Darya Klishina, Kathrin Neimke, and Valeria Răcilă.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAddis Abebe
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 2,579
Willi Wülbeck
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 2,580
Georg Hackl
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 2,581
Hubert Gardas
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 2,582
Haldor Halderson
1898 - 1965
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 2,583
Reese Hoffa
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 2,584
Alex Schwazer
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 2,585
Peter Thomsen
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 2,586
Manfred Stengl
1946 - 1992
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 2,587
Peter Angerer
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 2,588
Darya Klishina
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 2,589
Kathrin Neimke
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 2,590
Valeria Răcilă
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 2,591
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Alex Schwazer ranks 304. Before him are Mark Chao, Luca Marinelli, Yan Zi, Juan Mónaco, Lee Joon-hyuk, and Luis Antonio Jiménez. After him are Kaori Icho, Wouter Weylandt, Saki Fujita, Belén Rodríguez, Olga Skabeyeva, and Didier Ya Konan.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsMark Chao
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 298
Luca Marinelli
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 299
Yan Zi
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 300
Juan Mónaco
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 301
Lee Joon-hyuk
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 302
Luis Antonio Jiménez
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 303
Alex Schwazer
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 304
Kaori Icho
WRESTLER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 305
Wouter Weylandt
CYCLIST
1984 - 2011
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 306
Saki Fujita
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 307
Belén Rodríguez
MODEL
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 308
Olga Skabeyeva
JOURNALIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 309
Didier Ya Konan
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 310
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Alex Schwazer ranks 4,428 out of 5,161. Before him are Giacomo Raspadori (2000), Luca Marinelli (1984), Louis Handley (1874), Claudia Letizia (1979), Luigi Lo Cascio (1967), and Moreno Mannini (1962). After him are Isolde Kostner (1975), Stefano Colantuono (1962), Valerio Mastandrea (1972), Mimma Zavoli (1963), Alessandro Borghi (1986), and Emanuele Naspetti (1968).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGiacomo Raspadori
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 4,422
Luca Marinelli
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 4,423
Louis Handley
SWIMMER
1874 - 1956
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 4,424
Claudia Letizia
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 4,425
Luigi Lo Cascio
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 4,426
Moreno Mannini
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 4,427
Alex Schwazer
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 4,428
Isolde Kostner
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 4,429
Stefano Colantuono
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 4,430
Valerio Mastandrea
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 4,431
Mimma Zavoli
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 4,432
Alessandro Borghi
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 4,433
Emanuele Naspetti
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 4,434
Among ATHLETES In Italy
Among athletes born in Italy, Alex Schwazer ranks 104. Before him are Giuseppe Moioli (1927), Johann Passler (1961), Gabriella Dorio (1957), Antonio Rossi (1968), Mario Aldo Montano (1948), and Angelo Scuri (1959). After him are Giovanni Evangelisti (1961), Giuseppe Abbagnale (1959), Salvatore Antibo (1962), Pieralberto Carrara (1966), Pasquale Passarelli (1957), and Roberto Tozzi (1958).
Giuseppe Moioli
1927 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 98
Johann Passler
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 99
Gabriella Dorio
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 100
Antonio Rossi
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 101
Mario Aldo Montano
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 102
Angelo Scuri
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 103
Alex Schwazer
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 104
Giovanni Evangelisti
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 105
Giuseppe Abbagnale
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 106
Salvatore Antibo
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 107
Pieralberto Carrara
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 108
Pasquale Passarelli
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.52
Rank: 109
Roberto Tozzi
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 110