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Birger Ruud

1911 - 1998

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Birger Ruud (23 August 1911 – 13 June 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper and alpine skier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Birger Ruud has received more than 51,171 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Birger Ruud is the 8th most popular skier (down from 7th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Norway (up from 154th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Skier.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 54.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Birger Ruud ranks 8 out of 541. Before him are Matti Nykänen, Toni Sailer, Jean-Claude Killy, Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, and Bjørn Dæhlie. After him are Sixten Jernberg, Hermann Maier, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Juha Mieto, Gustav Thöni, and Bjørn Wirkola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Birger Ruud ranks 106. Before him are Carlos Marighella, Peter van Eyck, Teddy Kollek, Franz Binder, Jehan Alain, and Infanta María Cristina of Spain. After him are Simone Simon, Annie M. G. Schmidt, Clara Rockmore, Randolph Churchill, Alfredo Foni, and Joe Rosenthal. Among people deceased in 1998, Birger Ruud ranks 92. Before him are Georgy Sviridov, Bruno Munari, Frithjof Schuon, Efim Geller, Christian Mortensen, and Zbigniew Herbert. After him are Shinichi Suzuki, Nguyễn Văn Linh, Lucio Battisti, Vladimir Demikhov, Richard Hamming, and Clara Rockmore.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Birger Ruud ranks 119 out of 927. Before him are Arne Garborg (1851), Ole Bull (1810), May-Britt Moser (1963), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), and Jonas Gahr Støre (1960). After him are Helmer Hanssen (1870), Inge I of Norway (1135), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Frits Thaulow (1847), Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947), and Magnus Carlsen (1990).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Birger Ruud ranks 2. Before him are Bjørn Dæhlie (1967). After him are Bjørn Wirkola (1943), Toralf Engan (1936), Marit Bjørgen (1980), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Tormod Knutsen (1932), Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Sigmund Ruud (1907), Alf Andersen (1906), and Therese Johaug (1988).

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