HOCKEY PLAYER
Dick Esser
1918 - 1979
Dick Esser
Rius Theo "Dick" Esser (9 July 1918 – 8 March 1979) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Makassar, Dutch East Indies. In 1948, he was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Esser has received more than 8,444 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Esser is the 51st most popular hockey player (down from 35th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 68th in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Hockey Player.
Memorability Metrics
8.4k
Page Views (PV)
43.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
7.29
Effective Languages (L*)
1.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS
Among hockey players, Dick Esser ranks 51 out of 676. Before him are Roy Henkel, Mats Näslund, Sergei Fedorov, Peter Forsberg, Howie Morenz, and Valentin Loos. After him are Nils Nilsson, Herb Drury, Håkan Loob, Jan Klapáč, Ross Cuthbert, and Alexander Almetov.
Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoy Henkel
1905 - 1981
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 45
Mats Näslund
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 46
Sergei Fedorov
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 47
Peter Forsberg
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 48
Howie Morenz
1902 - 1937
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 49
Valentin Loos
1895 - 1942
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 50
Dick Esser
1918 - 1979
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 51
Nils Nilsson
1936 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 52
Herb Drury
1896 - 1965
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 53
Håkan Loob
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 54
Jan Klapáč
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 55
Ross Cuthbert
1892 - 1971
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 56
Alexander Almetov
1940 - 1992
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Dick Esser ranks 284. Before him are Gastone Darè, Margaret Osborne duPont, Eero Kolehmainen, Ivo Radovniković, Shunpei Uto, and Lohengrin Filipello. After him are Duncan White, Avery Dulles, Thelma Coyne Long, Diana Serra Cary, Pearl Bailey, and Jeanne Bates. Among people deceased in 1979, Dick Esser ranks 251. Before him are Akwasi Afrifa, Hans Liesche, Lev Arnshtam, Magnar Isaksen, Blue Mitchell, and Curtis Stevens. After him are Guglielmo Segato, Andreo Cseh, Mikhail Ogonkov, George Brent, Shirley Mason, and Edward Akufo-Addo.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsGastone Darè
FENCER
1918 - 1976
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 278
Margaret Osborne duPont
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2012
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 279
Eero Kolehmainen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2013
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 280
Ivo Radovniković
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1977
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 281
Shunpei Uto
ATHLETE
1918 - 2010
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 282
Lohengrin Filipello
PRESENTER
1918 - 1981
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 283
Dick Esser
HOCKEY PLAYER
1918 - 1979
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 284
Duncan White
ATHLETE
1918 - 1998
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 285
Avery Dulles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 286
Thelma Coyne Long
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 287
Diana Serra Cary
ACTOR
1918 - 2020
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 288
Pearl Bailey
ACTOR
1918 - 1990
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 289
Jeanne Bates
ACTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 290
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsAkwasi Afrifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1979
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 245
Hans Liesche
ATHLETE
1891 - 1979
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 246
Lev Arnshtam
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1979
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 247
Magnar Isaksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1979
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 248
Blue Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1979
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 249
Curtis Stevens
ATHLETE
1898 - 1979
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 250
Dick Esser
HOCKEY PLAYER
1918 - 1979
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 251
Guglielmo Segato
CYCLIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 252
Andreo Cseh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1979
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 253
Mikhail Ogonkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1979
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 254
George Brent
ACTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 255
Shirley Mason
ACTOR
1901 - 1979
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 256
Edward Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1979
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 257
In Indonesia
Among people born in Indonesia, Dick Esser ranks 96 out of 158. Before him are Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), Usmar Ismail (1921), Edu Snethlage (1886), Achmad Nawir (1912), Jeroen Brouwers (1940), and Valerie Mahaffey (1953). After him are Susi Susanti (1971), Muammar Z.A. (1954), Ruurd Leegstra (1877), Raema Lisa Rumbewas (1980), Eetje Sol (1881), and Taufik Hidayat (1981).
Others born in Indonesia
Go to all RankingsSutan Takdir Alisjahbana
WRITER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 90
Usmar Ismail
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1971
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 91
Edu Snethlage
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1941
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 92
Achmad Nawir
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 93
Jeroen Brouwers
WRITER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 94
Valerie Mahaffey
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 95
Dick Esser
HOCKEY PLAYER
1918 - 1979
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 96
Susi Susanti
BADMINTON PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 97
Muammar Z.A.
CELEBRITY
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 98
Ruurd Leegstra
ATHLETE
1877 - 1933
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 99
Raema Lisa Rumbewas
ATHLETE
1980 - 2024
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 100
Eetje Sol
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1965
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 101
Taufik Hidayat
BADMINTON PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 102
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Indonesia
Among hockey players born in Indonesia, Dick Esser ranks 1.