CYCLIST
Alex Zülle
1968 - Today
Alex Zülle
Alex Zülle (born 5 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the most successful cyclists in the world, winning the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, taking second place in the 1995 and the 1999 Tour de France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Zülle has received more than 141,593 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Alex Zülle is the 147th most popular cyclist (up from 162nd in 2019), the 482nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 477th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Cyclist.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
55.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
7.31
Effective Languages (L*)
1.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Alex Zülle ranks 147 out of 1,613. Before him are Germain Derycke, Vincenzo Nibali, Raymond Impanis, Giuseppe Olmo, Aavo Pikkuus, and Gaetano Belloni. After him are Claudio Chiappucci, Stephen Roche, Peter Sagan, Ole Ritter, José Beyaert, and Bernardo Ruiz.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGermain Derycke
1929 - 1978
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 141
Vincenzo Nibali
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 142
Raymond Impanis
1925 - 2010
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 143
Giuseppe Olmo
1911 - 1992
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 144
Aavo Pikkuus
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 145
Gaetano Belloni
1892 - 1980
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 146
Alex Zülle
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 147
Claudio Chiappucci
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 148
Stephen Roche
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 149
Peter Sagan
1990 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 150
Ole Ritter
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 151
José Beyaert
1925 - 2005
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 152
Bernardo Ruiz
1925 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 153
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Alex Zülle ranks 170. Before him are Hwang Sun-hong, Juan Orlando Hernández, Karl Wendlinger, Chayanne, Hedi Slimane, and David MacMillan. After him are Klas Ingesson, Catherine Bell, Dorinel Munteanu, Andrew Golota, Christopher McQuarrie, and Leticia Calderón.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsHwang Sun-hong
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 164
Juan Orlando Hernández
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 165
Karl Wendlinger
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 166
Chayanne
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 167
Hedi Slimane
PHOTOGRAPHER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 168
David MacMillan
CHEMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 169
Alex Zülle
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 170
Klas Ingesson
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2014
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 171
Catherine Bell
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 172
Dorinel Munteanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 173
Andrew Golota
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 174
Christopher McQuarrie
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 175
Leticia Calderón
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 176
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Alex Zülle ranks 482 out of 1,015. Before him are Marguerite Bays (1815), Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Johann Amman (1707), Urs Fischer (1966), Lionel Dunsterville (1865), and Vreni Schneider (1964). After him are Kaspar Villiger (1941), Gottfried Dienst (1919), Karl Bodmer (1809), Massimo Busacca (1969), Anton Allemann (1936), and Heinrich Schmid (1921).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMarguerite Bays
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1815 - 1879
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 476
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 477
Johann Amman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1741
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 478
Urs Fischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 479
Lionel Dunsterville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 480
Vreni Schneider
SKIER
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 481
Alex Zülle
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 482
Kaspar Villiger
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 483
Gottfried Dienst
REFEREE
1919 - 1998
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 484
Karl Bodmer
PAINTER
1809 - 1893
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 485
Massimo Busacca
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 486
Anton Allemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 487
Heinrich Schmid
LINGUIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 488
Among CYCLISTS In Switzerland
Among cyclists born in Switzerland, Alex Zülle ranks 6. Before him are Hugo Koblet (1925), Ferdinand Kübler (1919), Fritz Schär (1926), Fabian Cancellara (1981), and Carlo Clerici (1929). After him are Gianni Bugno (1964), Rolf Järmann (1966), Mauro Gianetti (1964), Pascal Richard (1964), Urs Zimmermann (1959), and Nino Schurter (1986).
Hugo Koblet
1925 - 1964
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Kübler
1919 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 2
Fritz Schär
1926 - 1997
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 3
Fabian Cancellara
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4
Carlo Clerici
1929 - 2007
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 5
Alex Zülle
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 6
Gianni Bugno
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 7
Rolf Järmann
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 8
Mauro Gianetti
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 9
Pascal Richard
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10
Urs Zimmermann
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 11
Nino Schurter
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 12