ATHLETE
Carl Diem
1882 - 1962
Carl Diem
Carl Diem (24 June 1882 – 17 December 1962) was a German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games. He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay when he organised the 1936 build-up event, and was an influential historian of sport, particularly the Olympic games. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Diem has received more than 103,960 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Carl Diem is the 214th most popular athlete (down from 178th in 2019), the 3,457th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,244th in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Athlete.
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100k
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51.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
4.34
Effective Languages (L*)
1.99
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Carl Diem ranks 214 out of 6,025. Before him are Samuel Jones, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Dorian Yates, Ivan Patzaichin, Nándor Dáni, and John Paine. After him are Karin Balzer, Otto Herschmann, Natalya Lisovskaya, Janusz Kusociński, Michael Johnson, and Éva Székely.
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1880 - 1954
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 208
Nasser Al-Attiyah
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 209
Dorian Yates
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 210
Ivan Patzaichin
1949 - 2021
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 211
Nándor Dáni
1871 - 1949
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 212
John Paine
1870 - 1951
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 213
Carl Diem
1882 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 214
Karin Balzer
1938 - 2019
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 215
Otto Herschmann
1877 - 1942
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 216
Natalya Lisovskaya
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 217
Janusz Kusociński
1907 - 1940
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 218
Michael Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 219
Éva Székely
1927 - 2020
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Carl Diem ranks 147. Before him are Otto Ruge, Federico Chávez, Yakov Perelman, Maurice Peeters, Monteiro Lobato, and Alexander Kutepov. After him are Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Auguste Herbin, Pascual Orozco, Henri Anspach, Ernst Weiss, and Robert Kerr. Among people deceased in 1962, Carl Diem ranks 103. Before him are Dhondo Keshav Karve, Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, Luigi Carnera, Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Richard Herrmann, and Abdullah Goran. After him are Hermann Muhs, Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, Franz Kaiser, Raquel Meller, Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin, and Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsOtto Ruge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1961
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 141
Federico Chávez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1978
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 142
Yakov Perelman
WRITER
1882 - 1942
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 143
Maurice Peeters
CYCLIST
1882 - 1957
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 144
Monteiro Lobato
WRITER
1882 - 1948
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 145
Alexander Kutepov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1930
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 146
Carl Diem
ATHLETE
1882 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 147
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1968
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 148
Auguste Herbin
PAINTER
1882 - 1960
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 149
Pascual Orozco
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1915
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 150
Henri Anspach
FENCER
1882 - 1979
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 151
Ernst Weiss
WRITER
1882 - 1940
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 152
Robert Kerr
ATHLETE
1882 - 1963
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 153
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsDhondo Keshav Karve
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1962
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 97
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
PHILOSOPHER
1873 - 1962
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 98
Luigi Carnera
ASTRONOMER
1875 - 1962
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 99
Eugene Aynsley Goossens
CONDUCTOR
1893 - 1962
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 100
Richard Herrmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1962
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 101
Abdullah Goran
WRITER
1904 - 1962
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 102
Carl Diem
ATHLETE
1882 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 103
Hermann Muhs
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1962
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 104
Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 105
Franz Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 106
Raquel Meller
SINGER
1888 - 1962
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 107
Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin
MATHEMATICIAN
1866 - 1962
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 108
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
WRITER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 109
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Carl Diem ranks 3,457 out of 7,253. Before him are Max Jakob Friedländer (1867), Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1354), Helmut Jahn (1940), Brunhilde Pomsel (1911), Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (1829), and Henry Oldenburg (1619). After him are Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1879), Bernhard Cullmann (1949), Karin Balzer (1938), Karl Mai (1928), Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (1532), and Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMax Jakob Friedländer
HISTORIAN
1867 - 1958
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 3,451
Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1354 - 1411
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 3,452
Helmut Jahn
ARCHITECT
1940 - 2021
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 3,453
Brunhilde Pomsel
ACTOR
1911 - 2017
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 3,454
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 3,455
Henry Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1677
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 3,456
Carl Diem
ATHLETE
1882 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 3,457
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
COMPANION
1879 - 1945
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 3,458
Bernhard Cullmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 3,459
Karin Balzer
ATHLETE
1938 - 2019
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 3,460
Karl Mai
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1993
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 3,461
Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1568
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 3,462
Ingo Schwichtenberg
MUSICIAN
1965 - 1995
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 3,463
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Carl Diem ranks 21. Before him are Gretel Bergmann (1914), Rosemarie Ackermann (1952), Heike Drechsler (1964), Margitta Gummel (1941), Gisela Mauermayer (1913), and Renate Stecher (1950). After him are Karin Balzer (1938), Marlies Göhr (1958), Karl Hein (1908), Gabriele Reinsch (1963), Birgit Fischer (1962), and Marianne Werner (1924).
Gretel Bergmann
1914 - 2017
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 15
Rosemarie Ackermann
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 16
Heike Drechsler
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 17
Margitta Gummel
1941 - 2021
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 18
Gisela Mauermayer
1913 - 1995
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 19
Renate Stecher
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 20
Carl Diem
1882 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 21
Karin Balzer
1938 - 2019
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 22
Marlies Göhr
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 23
Karl Hein
1908 - 1982
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 24
Gabriele Reinsch
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 25
Birgit Fischer
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 26
Marianne Werner
1924 - 2023
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 27