SWIMMER
David Wilkie
1954 - 2024
David Wilkie
David Andrew Wilkie (8 March 1954 – 22 May 2024) was a Scottish swimmer who was the Olympic 200m breaststroke champion in 1976, the first British swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960. He is the only person to have held British, Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic swimming titles at the same time. Wilkie, a member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame, has been described as Scotland's greatest and Britain's finest swimmer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Wilkie has received more than 13,546 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). David Wilkie is the 387th most popular swimmer (down from 287th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 40th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Sri Lankan Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
14k
Page Views (PV)
29.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.76
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, David Wilkie ranks 387 out of 709. Before him are Roland Schoeman, Femke Heemskerk, Mirna Jukić, Linda Mackenzie, Ágnes Kovács, and Anne Ottenbrite. After him are Amy Van Dyken, Andrea Fuentes, Spyridon Gianniotis, Wang Shun, Dániel Gyurta, and Florian Wellbrock.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoland Schoeman
1980 - Present
HPI: 29.99
Rank: 381
Femke Heemskerk
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.86
Rank: 382
Mirna Jukić
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.86
Rank: 383
Linda Mackenzie
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.84
Rank: 384
Ágnes Kovács
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.84
Rank: 385
Anne Ottenbrite
1966 - Present
HPI: 29.83
Rank: 386
David Wilkie
1954 - 2024
HPI: 29.81
Rank: 387
Amy Van Dyken
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.79
Rank: 388
Andrea Fuentes
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.77
Rank: 389
Spyridon Gianniotis
1980 - Present
HPI: 29.72
Rank: 390
Wang Shun
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.69
Rank: 391
Dániel Gyurta
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.68
Rank: 392
Florian Wellbrock
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.63
Rank: 393
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, David Wilkie ranks 751. Before him are Gina McCarthy, John Cygan, Helen Volk, Scott May, Thomas DiLorenzo, and Willie Thorne. After him are Mark Foley, Frank Gray, Kalpana Lajmi, Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Mary Hanna, and Charles Fernandez. Among people deceased in 2024, David Wilkie ranks 469. Before him are Abdelaziz Barrada, Rohini Godbole, Rashid Khan, Gary Shaw, Butch Johnson, and Landry N'Guémo. After him are Kevin Campbell, Chance Perdomo, Jacques Freitag, George Baldock, Johnny Gaudreau, and Darius Morris.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsGina McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 745
John Cygan
ACTOR
1954 - 2017
HPI: 31.22
Rank: 746
Helen Volk
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 31.11
Rank: 747
Scott May
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 30.52
Rank: 748
Thomas DiLorenzo
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 30.37
Rank: 749
Willie Thorne
SNOOKER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 30.17
Rank: 750
David Wilkie
SWIMMER
1954 - 2024
HPI: 29.81
Rank: 751
Mark Foley
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 29.00
Rank: 752
Frank Gray
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 28.91
Rank: 753
Kalpana Lajmi
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 27.98
Rank: 754
Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 755
Mary Hanna
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 756
Charles Fernandez
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 757
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsAbdelaziz Barrada
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - 2024
HPI: 33.09
Rank: 463
Rohini Godbole
PHYSICIST
1952 - 2024
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 464
Rashid Khan
SINGER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 32.74
Rank: 465
Gary Shaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 32.55
Rank: 466
Butch Johnson
ATHLETE
1955 - 2024
HPI: 32.07
Rank: 467
Landry N'Guémo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - 2024
HPI: 31.17
Rank: 468
David Wilkie
SWIMMER
1954 - 2024
HPI: 29.81
Rank: 469
Kevin Campbell
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2024
HPI: 28.92
Rank: 470
Chance Perdomo
ACTOR
1996 - 2024
HPI: 28.87
Rank: 471
Jacques Freitag
ATHLETE
1982 - 2024
HPI: 26.91
Rank: 472
George Baldock
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - 2024
HPI: 22.43
Rank: 473
Johnny Gaudreau
HOCKEY PLAYER
1993 - 2024
HPI: 19.20
Rank: 474
Darius Morris
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - 2024
HPI: 18.98
Rank: 475
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, David Wilkie ranks 44 out of 51. Before him are Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Beverley Craven (1963), Alexander Khloponin (1965), Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), and Sanath Jayasuriya (1969). After him are Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), Chaminda Vaas (1974), and Pooja Umashankar (1981).
Others born in Sri Lanka
Go to all RankingsMuttiah Muralitharan
CRICKETER
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 38
Beverley Craven
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 39
Alexander Khloponin
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 40
Susanthika Jayasinghe
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 41
Shehan Karunatilaka
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.40
Rank: 42
Sanath Jayasuriya
CRICKETER
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.22
Rank: 43
David Wilkie
SWIMMER
1954 - 2024
HPI: 29.81
Rank: 44
Kumar Sangakkara
CRICKETER
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.99
Rank: 45
Lasith Malinga
CRICKETER
1983 - Present
HPI: 25.10
Rank: 46
Mahela Jayawardene
CRICKETER
1977 - Present
HPI: 24.87
Rank: 47
Tillakaratne Dilshan
CRICKETER
1976 - Present
HPI: 24.76
Rank: 48
Chaminda Vaas
CRICKETER
1974 - Present
HPI: 23.10
Rank: 49
Pooja Umashankar
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 22.03
Rank: 50
Among SWIMMERS In Sri Lanka
Among swimmers born in Sri Lanka, David Wilkie ranks 2. Before him are Joyce Cooper (1909).