SKATER

Alv Gjestvang

1937 - 2016

Photo of Alv Gjestvang

Icon of person Alv Gjestvang

Alv Gjestvang (13 September 1937 − 26 November 2016) was a Norwegian speed skater and Olympic medalist, born in Østre Toten. He received a bronze medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, and a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He represented the speed skating clubs Skreia IL, Oslo IL and Hamar IL through his career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alv Gjestvang has received more than 14,233 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alv Gjestvang is the 152nd most popular skater, the 531st most popular biography from Norway and the 19th most popular Norwegian Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Alv Gjestvang ranks 152 out of 483. Before him are John Curry, Dick Button, Toller Cranston, Bam Margera, Annie Borckink, and Anett Pötzsch. After him are Edgar Syers, Beatrix Loughran, Igor Zhelezovski, Roman Kostomarov, Aljona Savchenko, and Natalia Bestemianova.

Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Alv Gjestvang ranks 515. Before him are Donald Dewar, Francis George, Arturo Chaires, Yury Sisikin, Bob Schul, and Dee Palmer. After him are Benjamin Whitrow, Arthur Kopit, Tom Paxton, George Steele, Peter Kreeft, and Oleg Kopayev. Among people deceased in 2016, Alv Gjestvang ranks 520. Before him are William Schallert, Reinhard Häfner, Donald E. Williams, Sydney Schanberg, Vince Boryla, and Patrick Manning. After him are Bobby Wanzer, Sergey Mikaelyan, Alfonso Portugal, Sándor Csoóri, Johnny Rebel, and Wiesław Rudkowski.

Others Born in 1937

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2016

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alv Gjestvang ranks 531 out of 1,039. Before him are Ellen Nikolaysen (1951), Bjarne Johnsen (1892), Alfred Engelsen (1893), Bjarne Pettersen (1891), Fred Børre Lundberg (1969), and Odd Frantzen (1913). After him are Leif Jenssen (1948), Pål Sverre Hagen (1980), Tiril Eckhoff (1990), Frode Estil (1972), Charles Ericksen (1875), and Marte Olsbu Røiseland (1990).

Others born in Norway

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SKATERS In Norway

Among skaters born in Norway, Alv Gjestvang ranks 19. Before him are Sten Stensen (1947), Sigurd Moen (1897), Sverre Farstad (1920), Roar Grønvold (1946), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), and Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960). After him are Kay Stenshjemmet (1953), Geir Karlstad (1963), Ådne Søndrål (1971), Sverre Lunde Pedersen (1992), Håvard Bøkko (1987), and Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen (1992).

Norwegian born Skaters

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous