SKIER

Barbara Cochran

1951 - Today

Photo of Barbara Cochran

Icon of person Barbara Cochran

Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, 1951) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States. Born in Claremont, New Hampshire, Cochran was the second of four siblings of the famous "Skiing Cochrans" family of Richmond, Vermont, which has operated a small ski area in their backyard since 1961. Her father, Gordon "Mickey" Cochran, was a longtime coach, coaching youngsters of the Smuggler's Notch Ski Club, the University of Vermont Ski Team, and the U.S. Ski Team. The family has placed several generations of athletes on the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Cochran has received more than 184,549 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Barbara Cochran is the 247th most popular skier (up from 291st in 2019), the 12,862nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,034th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Skier.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Barbara Cochran ranks 247 out of 817. Before her are Marco Albarello, Lyubov Yegorova, Horst Bulau, Carole Merle, Mika Myllylä, and Tore Ruud Hofstad. After her are Lina Cheryazova, Jakub Janda, Alexis Pinturault, Ester Ledecká, Toini Pöysti, and Günther Mader.

Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Barbara Cochran ranks 652. Before her are Irving Finkel, Rodger Bumpass, Mike Bantom, Chris Frantz, Roger Wicker, and John Alexander. After her are Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Tiff Needell, Juan Machuca, Crystal Gayle, Christine Laser, and Kazuko Sawamatsu.

Others Born in 1951

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Cochran ranks 12,862 out of 20,380. Before her are Tom Tully (1908), Dale Evans (1912), Kasey Keller (1969), LisaGay Hamilton (1964), Steve Oedekerk (1961), and Hillary Wolf (1977). After her are Jeremiah P. Ostriker (1937), Kimberly Kane (1983), Fortune Gordien (1922), Vonda Shepard (1963), Anita Barone (1964), and Amy Carlson (1968).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SKIERS In United States

Among skiers born in United States, Barbara Cochran ranks 6. Before her are Andrea Mead Lawrence (1932), Lindsey Vonn (1984), Mikaela Shiffrin (1995), Phil Mahre (1957), and Bode Miller (1977). After her are Bill Johnson (1960), Ted Ligety (1984), Gretchen Fraser (1919), Tamara McKinney (1962), Julia Mancuso (1984), and Jessica Diggins (1991).

American born Skiers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous