WRESTLER
Buvaisar Saitiev
1975 - Today
Buvaisar Saitiev
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Buvaysar Hamidovich Saytiev, (Russian: Бувайсар Хамидович Сайтиев, Chechen: Сайт КIант Бувайса) (born March 11, 1975) is a Russian retired freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage, who represented Russia, and won nine world-level gold medals in freestyle wrestling (second highest, behind Aleksandr Medved's ten). He is widely considered as the greatest freestyle wrestler of all time. In 2007, Saitiev, alongside Aleksandr Karelin, were voted the best wrestlers in the history of the sport by FILA. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buvaisar Saitiev has received more than 441,737 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Buvaisar Saitiev is the 106th most popular wrestler (up from 129th in 2019), the 1,844th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,819th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Russian Wrestler.
Memorability Metrics
440k
Page Views (PV)
47.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
3.76
Effective Languages (L*)
3.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Buvaisar Saitiev ranks 106 out of 1,027. Before him are Harley Race, Big Show, Pedro Morales, Big John Studd, Väinö Kokkinen, and Stu Hart. After him are Owen Hart, Osamu Watanabe, Shota Chochishvili, Kustaa Pihlajamäki, Alfred Asikainen, and Akebono Tarō.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarley Race
1943 - 2019
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 100
Big Show
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 101
Pedro Morales
1942 - 2019
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 102
Big John Studd
1948 - 1995
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 103
Väinö Kokkinen
1899 - 1967
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 104
Stu Hart
1915 - 2003
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 105
Buvaisar Saitiev
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 106
Owen Hart
1965 - 1999
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 107
Osamu Watanabe
1940 - 2022
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 108
Shota Chochishvili
1950 - 2009
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 109
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
1902 - 1944
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 110
Alfred Asikainen
1888 - 1942
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 111
Akebono Tarō
1969 - 2024
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Buvaisar Saitiev ranks 124. Before him are Graham Potter, Yasmin Levy, Coco Lee, Nina Hoss, Oleksandr Shovkovskiy, and Carlos Sastre. After him are Vivian Hsu, Hugh Dancy, Victoria Villarruel, Jason Sudeikis, David Leitch, and Russell Brand.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsGraham Potter
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 118
Yasmin Levy
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 119
Coco Lee
MUSICIAN
1975 - 2023
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 120
Nina Hoss
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 121
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 122
Carlos Sastre
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 123
Buvaisar Saitiev
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 124
Vivian Hsu
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 125
Hugh Dancy
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 126
Victoria Villarruel
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 127
Jason Sudeikis
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 128
David Leitch
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 129
Russell Brand
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 130
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Buvaisar Saitiev ranks 1,844 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Yermoshin (1942), Yegor Letov (1964), Ivan Osterman (1725), Anatoly Maltsev (1909), Dima Bilan (1981), and Alexei Mordashov (1965). After him are Anfisa Reztsova (1964), Vasily Perovsky (1795), Olga Aroseva (1925), Alexander Vampilov (1937), Valeri Brainin (1948), and Irina Arkhipova (1925).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Yermoshin
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 1,838
Yegor Letov
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2008
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 1,839
Ivan Osterman
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1811
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,840
Anatoly Maltsev
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1967
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,841
Dima Bilan
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,842
Alexei Mordashov
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,843
Buvaisar Saitiev
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,844
Anfisa Reztsova
ATHLETE
1964 - 2023
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 1,845
Vasily Perovsky
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1857
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 1,846
Olga Aroseva
ACTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 1,847
Alexander Vampilov
WRITER
1937 - 1972
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 1,848
Valeri Brainin
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 1,849
Irina Arkhipova
SINGER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,850
Among WRESTLERS In Russia
Among wrestlers born in Russia, Buvaisar Saitiev ranks 7. Before him are The French Angel (1903), Aleksandr Karelin (1967), Khabib Nurmagomedov (1988), Oskari Friman (1893), Ivan Yarygin (1948), and Anatoly Roshchin (1932). After him are Alfred Asikainen (1888), Sergei Beloglazov (1956), Roman Dmitriyev (1949), Soslan Andiyev (1952), Artur Taymazov (1979), and Boris Gurevich (1931).
The French Angel
1903 - 1954
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 1
Aleksandr Karelin
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 2
Khabib Nurmagomedov
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 3
Oskari Friman
1893 - 1933
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 4
Ivan Yarygin
1948 - 1997
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 5
Anatoly Roshchin
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 6
Buvaisar Saitiev
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 7
Alfred Asikainen
1888 - 1942
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 8
Sergei Beloglazov
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 9
Roman Dmitriyev
1949 - 2010
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 10
Soslan Andiyev
1952 - 2018
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 11
Artur Taymazov
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 12
Boris Gurevich
1931 - 1995
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 13