CYCLIST
Beat Breu
1957 - Today
Beat Breu
Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer. In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez, as well as another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and finished sixth overall. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beat Breu has received more than 20,565 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Beat Breu is the 468th most popular cyclist (down from 433rd in 2019), the 730th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 658th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swiss Cyclist.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
39.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.77
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Beat Breu ranks 468 out of 1,613. Before him are Steve Bauer, Ján Svorada, Sabine Spitz, Roman Kreuziger, Melcior Mauri, and Gintautas Umaras. After him are Georg Totschnig, Francisco Mancebo, Luis León Sánchez, Hans Lutz, Lieuwe Westra, and Kim Kirchen.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSteve Bauer
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 462
Ján Svorada
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 463
Sabine Spitz
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 464
Roman Kreuziger
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 465
Melcior Mauri
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 466
Gintautas Umaras
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 467
Beat Breu
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 468
Georg Totschnig
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 469
Francisco Mancebo
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 470
Luis León Sánchez
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 471
Hans Lutz
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 472
Lieuwe Westra
1982 - 2023
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 473
Kim Kirchen
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 474
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Beat Breu ranks 616. Before him are Callie Khouri, Sitara Achakzai, Russell Simmons, Nasser Shabani, Amy Aquino, and Olga Slavnikova. After him are Fathi Hassan, Eric Bristow, Tim Witherspoon, Juan Carlos Arteche, Hideaki Tomiyama, and Michael Foale.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsCallie Khouri
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 610
Sitara Achakzai
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2009
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 611
Russell Simmons
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 612
Nasser Shabani
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 2020
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 613
Amy Aquino
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 614
Olga Slavnikova
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 615
Beat Breu
CYCLIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 616
Fathi Hassan
PAINTER
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 617
Eric Bristow
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2018
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 618
Tim Witherspoon
BOXER
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 619
Juan Carlos Arteche
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2010
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 620
Hideaki Tomiyama
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 621
Michael Foale
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 622
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Beat Breu ranks 730 out of 1,015. Before him are Ruth Metzler (1964), Paolo Meneguzzi (1976), Fabian Schär (1991), Milo Moiré (1986), Rudolf Thurneysen (1857), and Marco Odermatt (1997). After him are Daniel Giger (1949), Corinne Maier (1963), Doris de Agostini (1958), Martin Odersky (1958), Stéphane Henchoz (1974), and Remo Freuler (1992).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsRuth Metzler
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 724
Paolo Meneguzzi
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 725
Fabian Schär
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 726
Milo Moiré
PAINTER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 727
Rudolf Thurneysen
LINGUIST
1857 - 1940
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 728
Marco Odermatt
SKIER
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 729
Beat Breu
CYCLIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 730
Daniel Giger
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 731
Corinne Maier
ECONOMIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 732
Doris de Agostini
SKIER
1958 - 2020
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 733
Martin Odersky
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 734
Stéphane Henchoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 735
Remo Freuler
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 736
Among CYCLISTS In Switzerland
Among cyclists born in Switzerland, Beat Breu ranks 19. Before him are Oscar Camenzind (1971), Bruno Risi (1968), Robert Dill-Bundi (1958), Laurent Dufaux (1969), Jakob Fuglsang (1985), and Leonardo Piepoli (1971). After him are Thomas Frischknecht (1970), Beat Zberg (1971), Michael Albasini (1980), Stefan Küng (1993), Markus Zberg (1974), and Gino Mäder (1997).
Oscar Camenzind
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 13
Bruno Risi
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 14
Robert Dill-Bundi
1958 - 2024
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 15
Laurent Dufaux
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 16
Jakob Fuglsang
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 17
Leonardo Piepoli
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 18
Beat Breu
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 19
Thomas Frischknecht
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 20
Beat Zberg
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 21
Michael Albasini
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 22
Stefan Küng
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 23
Markus Zberg
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 24
Gino Mäder
1997 - 2023
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 25