SWIMMER
Barbara Krause
1959 - Today
Barbara Krause
Barbara Krause (later Wanja, born 7 July 1959 in East Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. She was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Krause has received more than 52,762 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Barbara Krause is the 61st most popular swimmer (down from 52nd in 2019), the 4,853rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,479th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
53k
Page Views (PV)
46.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
8.45
Effective Languages (L*)
1.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Barbara Krause ranks 61 out of 709. Before her are Katie Ledecky, Kusuo Kitamura, Nida Senff, Greta Johansson, John Arthur Jarvis, and Erich Rademacher. After her are Ford Konno, Emil Rausch, Martha Norelius, Lynn Burke, Cathy Ferguson, and Ragnhild Hveger.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKatie Ledecky
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 55
Kusuo Kitamura
1917 - 1996
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 56
Nida Senff
1920 - 1995
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 57
Greta Johansson
1895 - 1978
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 58
John Arthur Jarvis
1872 - 1933
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 59
Erich Rademacher
1901 - 1979
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 60
Barbara Krause
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 61
Ford Konno
1933 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 62
Emil Rausch
1883 - 1954
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 63
Martha Norelius
1909 - 1955
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 64
Lynn Burke
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 65
Cathy Ferguson
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 66
Ragnhild Hveger
1920 - 2011
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Barbara Krause ranks 289. Before her are Juan José Campanella, Peter Doig, Vladimir Yashchenko, Thomas Allofs, Rineke Dijkstra, and Jadranko Prlić. After her are Shawn Weatherly, Marcelo Ebrard, Rubén Paz, Waldemar Pawlak, Lone Scherfig, and Ali Bujsaim.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsJuan José Campanella
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 283
Peter Doig
PAINTER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 284
Vladimir Yashchenko
ATHLETE
1959 - 1999
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 285
Thomas Allofs
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 286
Rineke Dijkstra
PHOTOGRAPHER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 287
Jadranko Prlić
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 288
Barbara Krause
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 289
Shawn Weatherly
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 290
Marcelo Ebrard
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 291
Rubén Paz
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 292
Waldemar Pawlak
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 293
Lone Scherfig
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 294
Ali Bujsaim
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 295
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Barbara Krause ranks 4,853 out of 7,253. Before her are Günther Oettinger (1953), Georg Calixtus (1586), Marco Bode (1969), Peter Struck (1943), Johann Christoph Wendland (1755), and Franz Weidenreich (1873). After her are Walter Giller (1927), Ludwig Stubbendorf (1906), Friedrich Ludwig Persius (1803), Adrian Sutil (1983), Emil Rausch (1883), and Markus Babbel (1972).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGünther Oettinger
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 4,847
Georg Calixtus
WRITER
1586 - 1656
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 4,848
Marco Bode
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 4,849
Peter Struck
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2012
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 4,850
Johann Christoph Wendland
BIOLOGIST
1755 - 1828
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 4,851
Franz Weidenreich
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1948
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 4,852
Barbara Krause
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 4,853
Walter Giller
ACTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 4,854
Ludwig Stubbendorf
ATHLETE
1906 - 1941
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 4,855
Friedrich Ludwig Persius
ARCHITECT
1803 - 1845
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 4,856
Adrian Sutil
RACING DRIVER
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 4,857
Emil Rausch
SWIMMER
1883 - 1954
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 4,858
Markus Babbel
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 4,859
Among SWIMMERS In Germany
Among swimmers born in Germany, Barbara Krause ranks 5. Before her are Roland Matthes (1950), Kornelia Ender (1958), Hilde Schrader (1910), and Erich Rademacher (1901). After her are Emil Rausch (1883), Georg Zacharias (1884), Max Hainle (1882), Michael Gross (1964), Max Schöne (1880), Otto Fahr (1892), and Ulrike Richter (1959).
Roland Matthes
1950 - 2019
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1
Kornelia Ender
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 2
Hilde Schrader
1910 - 1966
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 3
Erich Rademacher
1901 - 1979
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 4
Barbara Krause
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 5
Emil Rausch
1883 - 1954
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 6
Georg Zacharias
1884 - 1953
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 7
Max Hainle
1882 - 1961
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 8
Michael Gross
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 9
Max Schöne
1880 - 1961
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 10
Otto Fahr
1892 - 1969
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 11
Ulrike Richter
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 12