ATHLETE
Boughera El Ouafi
1898 - 1959
Boughera El Ouafi
Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (Arabic: أحمد بوقرة الوافي; 15 October 1898 – 18 October 1959) was a French athlete who won the 1928 Olympic Marathon. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Boughera El Ouafi has received more than 51,843 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Boughera El Ouafi is the 468th most popular athlete (down from 267th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 99th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Algerian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
52k
Page Views (PV)
48.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.66
Effective Languages (L*)
3.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 468 out of 6,025. Before him are Glenn Morris, Joël Robert, Ann-Britt Leyman, Randy Williams, László Szollás, and Bilistiche. After him are André Bonin, Jüri Tamm, Kinue Hitomi, Mikio Oda, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Ingrid Gulbin.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGlenn Morris
1912 - 1974
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 462
Joël Robert
1943 - 2021
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 463
Ann-Britt Leyman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 464
Randy Williams
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 465
László Szollás
1907 - 1980
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 466
Bilistiche
250 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 467
Boughera El Ouafi
1898 - 1959
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 468
André Bonin
1909 - 1998
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 469
Jüri Tamm
1957 - 2021
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 470
Kinue Hitomi
1907 - 1931
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 471
Mikio Oda
1905 - 1998
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 472
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 473
Ingrid Gulbin
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 474
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 196. Before him are Renée Adorée, Agnes Ayres, Mikhail Artamonov, Dorothy Gish, Alfred Schmidt, and M. Ageyev. After him are Harry Patch, Ariel Durant, Philippe Hériat, Shirley Booth, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, and Jim Fouché. Among people deceased in 1959, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 139. Before him are Irving Cummings, Nazik al-Abid, Max O. Lorenz, Hans Henny Jahnn, Felix Jacoby, and Ragnar Nurkse. After him are Lou Costello, Francis de Miomandre, Alexander Rueb, Molla Mallory, Carl Switzer, and Vitaly Bianki.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsRenée Adorée
ACTOR
1898 - 1933
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 190
Agnes Ayres
ACTOR
1898 - 1940
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 191
Mikhail Artamonov
HISTORIAN
1898 - 1972
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 192
Dorothy Gish
ACTOR
1898 - 1968
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 193
Alfred Schmidt
ATHLETE
1898 - 1972
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 194
M. Ageyev
WRITER
1898 - 1973
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 195
Boughera El Ouafi
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 196
Harry Patch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 2009
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 197
Ariel Durant
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 198
Philippe Hériat
WRITER
1898 - 1971
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 199
Shirley Booth
ACTOR
1898 - 1992
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 200
Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1898 - 1988
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 201
Jim Fouché
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 202
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsIrving Cummings
ACTOR
1888 - 1959
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 133
Nazik al-Abid
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1898 - 1959
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 134
Max O. Lorenz
ECONOMIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 135
Hans Henny Jahnn
WRITER
1894 - 1959
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 136
Felix Jacoby
LINGUIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 137
Ragnar Nurkse
ECONOMIST
1907 - 1959
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 138
Boughera El Ouafi
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 139
Lou Costello
ACTOR
1906 - 1959
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 140
Francis de Miomandre
WRITER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 141
Alexander Rueb
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1959
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 142
Molla Mallory
TENNIS PLAYER
1884 - 1959
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 143
Carl Switzer
ACTOR
1927 - 1959
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 144
Vitaly Bianki
WRITER
1894 - 1959
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 145
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 117 out of 213. Before him are Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (1927), Kad Merad (1964), Mustapha Dahleb (1952), Lounès Matoub (1956), Islam Slimani (1988), and Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani (1927). After him are Youcef Yousfi (1941), Belaid Abdessalam (1928), Abdelhamid Brahimi (1936), Salima Ghezali (1958), Redha Malek (1931), and Emmanuel Roblès (1914).
Others born in Algeria
Go to all RankingsAbdelaziz Ben Tifour
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1970
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 111
Kad Merad
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 112
Mustapha Dahleb
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 113
Lounès Matoub
SINGER
1956 - 1998
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 114
Islam Slimani
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 115
Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 116
Boughera El Ouafi
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 117
Youcef Yousfi
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 118
Belaid Abdessalam
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 119
Abdelhamid Brahimi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 120
Salima Ghezali
JOURNALIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 121
Redha Malek
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 122
Emmanuel Roblès
WRITER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 123
Among ATHLETES In Algeria
Among athletes born in Algeria, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 2. Before him are Alain Mimoun (1921). After him are Noureddine Morceli (1970), Hassiba Boulmerka (1968), Nouria Mérah-Benida (1970), Taoufik Makhloufi (1988), Djabir Saïd-Guerni (1977), Ali Saïdi-Sief (1978), Abderrahmane Hammad (1977), Amar Benikhlef (1982), Nassima Saifi (1988), and Jack Beaumont (null).
Alain Mimoun
1921 - 2013
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 1
Boughera El Ouafi
1898 - 1959
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 2
Noureddine Morceli
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 3
Hassiba Boulmerka
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 4
Nouria Mérah-Benida
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 5
Taoufik Makhloufi
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 6
Djabir Saïd-Guerni
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.42
Rank: 7
Ali Saïdi-Sief
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 8
Abderrahmane Hammad
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 9
Amar Benikhlef
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.74
Rank: 10
Nassima Saifi
1988 - Present
HPI: 26.91
Rank: 11
Jack Beaumont
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12