ATHLETE
Derartu Tulu
1972 - Today
Derartu Tulu
Derartu Tulu NL COL (Oromo: Daraartuu Tulluu, Amharic: ደራርቱ ቱሉ; born 21 March 1972) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who competed in track, cross country running, and road running up to the marathon distance. Derartu is the first Ethiopian woman and the first African woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She won 10,000 metres titles at the 1992 Barcelona and 2000 Sydney Olympics, and a bronze in the event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derartu Tulu has received more than 251,968 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Derartu Tulu is the 1,550th most popular athlete (up from 1,650th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 45th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
43.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
4.91
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Derartu Tulus by language
Over the past year Derartu Tulu has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 36,068 views, followed by Amharic (18,918), and Oromo (7,019). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hausa (483.78%), Galician (100.50%), and Czech (99.74%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Derartu Tulu ranks 1,550 out of 6,025. Before her are Marjorie Gestring, Edy Hubacher, Duncan White, Antonina Lazareva, Mamdouh Elssbiay, and Gelindo Bordin. After her are Hans Haas, Jorge Llopart, Lillian Board, Erich Herrmann, Hanns Kilian, and James Wilson.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarjorie Gestring
1922 - 1992
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 1,544
Edy Hubacher
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 1,545
Duncan White
1918 - 1998
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 1,546
Antonina Lazareva
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 1,547
Mamdouh Elssbiay
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 1,548
Gelindo Bordin
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 1,549
Derartu Tulu
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 1,550
Hans Haas
1906 - 1973
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 1,551
Jorge Llopart
1952 - 2020
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 1,552
Lillian Board
1948 - 1970
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 1,553
Erich Herrmann
1914 - 1989
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 1,554
Hanns Kilian
1905 - 1981
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 1,555
James Wilson
1891 - 1973
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 1,556
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Derartu Tulu ranks 285. Before her are Aksel V. Johannesen, Angie Harmon, Thomas Alsgaard, Radek Bejbl, Christian Wörns, and Andy Weir. After her are Claudia Pechstein, Oleh Lyashko, Zeljko Kalac, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Jesper Kyd, and Scott Foley.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsAksel V. Johannesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 279
Angie Harmon
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 280
Thomas Alsgaard
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 281
Radek Bejbl
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 282
Christian Wörns
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 283
Andy Weir
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 284
Derartu Tulu
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 285
Claudia Pechstein
SKATER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 286
Oleh Lyashko
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 287
Zeljko Kalac
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 288
Pierre Amine Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2006
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 289
Jesper Kyd
COMPOSER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 290
Scott Foley
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 291
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Derartu Tulu ranks 49 out of 105. Before her are Malik Ambar (1548), Hubert Auriol (1952), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), and Sahle Dengel (1778). After her are Gelawdewos (1522), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Ruth Negga (1982), and Sifan Hassan (1993).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsMalik Ambar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1626
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 43
Hubert Auriol
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 2021
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 44
Abdiqasim Salad
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 45
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 46
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2004
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 47
Sahle Dengel
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1855
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 48
Derartu Tulu
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 49
Gelawdewos
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1559
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 50
Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 51
Tirunesh Dibaba
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 52
Tekle Giyorgis II
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1873
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 53
Ruth Negga
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 54
Sifan Hassan
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 55
Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia
Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Derartu Tulu ranks 6. Before her are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), and Kenenisa Bekele (1982). After her are Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Berhane Adere (1973), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), and Fatuma Roba (1973).
Abebe Bikila
1932 - 1973
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 1
Haile Gebrselassie
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 2
Mamo Wolde
1932 - 2002
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 3
Miruts Yifter
1944 - 2016
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 4
Kenenisa Bekele
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 5
Derartu Tulu
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 6
Tirunesh Dibaba
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 7
Sifan Hassan
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 8
Berhane Adere
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 9
Addis Abebe
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 10
Eshetu Tura
1950 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 11
Fatuma Roba
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 12