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Anton Geesink

1934 - 2010

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Antonius Johannes Geesink (6 April 1934 – 27 August 2010) was a Dutch 10th dan judoka. He was the first non-Japanese judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championships, a feat he accomplished in 1961 and 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anton Geesink has received more than 169,490 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Anton Geesink is the 10th most popular wrestler (down from 9th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 158th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Anton Geesink ranks 10 out of 1,027. Before him are Antonio Inoki, The French Angel, Aleksandr Karelin, Chyna, Masahiko Kimura, and John Cena. After him are Dave Bautista, Mick Foley, The Undertaker, Rikidōzan, Aleksandr Medved, and Bruno Sammartino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Anton Geesink ranks 88. Before him are Leonid Rogozov, Marty Feldman, Ingvar Carlsson, Pedro Pires, Kenny Baker, and Per Olov Enquist. After him are Armi Kuusela, Yasuo Takamori, Robert Moog, Yoshio Furukawa, Rossana Podestà, and Allen Carr. Among people deceased in 2010, Anton Geesink ranks 54. Before him are Mario Monicelli, Arthur Penn, Juliet Anderson, Ryszard Kaczorowski, Joan Sutherland, and Antony Flew. After him are Milka Planinc, Patricia Neal, John Forsythe, Hwang Jang-yop, Carlos Andrés Pérez, and Wolfgang Wagner.

Others Born in 1934

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Anton Geesink ranks 217 out of 1,646. Before him are Antonis Mor (1519), Abraham Kuyper (1837), Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), Willem van Aelst (1627), and Johannes Heesters (1903). After him are Cornelis van Haarlem (1562), Tjalling Koopmans (1910), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), L. E. J. Brouwer (1881), Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (1576), and Tom Gehrels (1925).

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Among WRESTLERS In Netherlands

Among wrestlers born in Netherlands, Anton Geesink ranks 1. After him are Wim Ruska (1940), Mark Huizinga (1973), Edith Bosch (1980), Dennis van der Geest (1975), Ruben Houkes (1979), Anicka van Emden (1986), Aleister Black (1985), Sanne van Dijke (1995), Diamantino Iuna Fafé (2001), Abiba Abuzhakynova (1997), and Ölziibayaryn Düürenbayar (1994).

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