POLITICIAN
Dick Quax
1948 - 2018
Dick Quax
Theodorus Jacobus Leonardus "Dick" Quax (1 January 1948 – 28 May 2018) was a Dutch-born New Zealand runner, one-time world record holder in the 5000 metres, and local-body politician. Quax stood for Parliament for the ACT Party in 1999 and 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Quax has received more than 164,573 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Dick Quax is the 17,658th most popular politician (down from 16,116th in 2019), the 1,077th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 943rd in 2019) and the 138th most popular Dutch Politician.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
39.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.94
Effective Languages (L*)
3.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Dick Quaxes by language
Over the past year Dick Quax has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 13,268 views, followed by Chinese (765), and Simple English (749). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (44.54%), Egyptian Arabic (37.42%), and Simple English (33.27%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Dick Quax ranks 17,658 out of 19,576. Before him are Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Kari Traa, P. Chidambaram, and Jim Bunning. After him are Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Philip May, John Eaton, Toini Pöysti, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, and Padmaja Naidu.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLatifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 17,652
Eleanor Holmes Norton
1937 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 17,653
Kay Bailey Hutchison
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 17,654
Kari Traa
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 17,655
P. Chidambaram
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 17,656
Jim Bunning
1931 - 2017
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 17,657
Dick Quax
1948 - 2018
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 17,658
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
1933 - 2022
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 17,659
Philip May
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 17,660
John Eaton
1790 - 1856
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 17,661
Toini Pöysti
1933 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 17,662
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 17,663
Padmaja Naidu
1900 - 1975
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 17,664
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Dick Quax ranks 717. Before him are István Szívós, David Davis, Cliff Thorburn, Csaba Hegedűs, Brian Stableford, and El Kazovsky. After him are Tamás Wichmann, Mario Aldo Montano, Günter Haritz, Hans van Helden, Tom Wolf, and Jeff Baxter. Among people deceased in 2018, Dick Quax ranks 544. Before him are Carole Shelley, Oliver Knussen, Dennis Edwards, Celeste Yarnall, Ken Flach, and Nanette Fabray. After him are Naftali Bon, Joseph Campanella, Yevgeni Zimin, Jānis Bojārs, Saleh Ali al-Sammad, and Harry Anderson.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsIstván Szívós
ATHLETE
1948 - 2019
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 711
David Davis
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 712
Cliff Thorburn
SNOOKER
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 713
Csaba Hegedűs
WRESTLER
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 714
Brian Stableford
WRITER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 715
El Kazovsky
PAINTER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 716
Dick Quax
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 717
Tamás Wichmann
ATHLETE
1948 - 2020
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 718
Mario Aldo Montano
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 719
Günter Haritz
CYCLIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 720
Hans van Helden
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 721
Tom Wolf
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 722
Jeff Baxter
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 723
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsCarole Shelley
ACTOR
1939 - 2018
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 538
Oliver Knussen
COMPOSER
1952 - 2018
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 539
Dennis Edwards
SINGER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 540
Celeste Yarnall
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 541
Ken Flach
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - 2018
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 542
Nanette Fabray
ACTOR
1920 - 2018
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 543
Dick Quax
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 544
Naftali Bon
ATHLETE
1945 - 2018
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 545
Joseph Campanella
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 546
Yevgeni Zimin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 547
Jānis Bojārs
ATHLETE
1956 - 2018
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 548
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2018
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 549
Harry Anderson
ACTOR
1952 - 2018
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 550
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Dick Quax ranks 1,077 out of 1,646. Before him are Orlando Engelaar (1979), Arnon Grunberg (1971), Don Diablo (1980), Sven Kramer (1986), Coenraad Hiebendaal (1879), and Tijjani Reijnders (1998). After him are Robert Gesink (1986), Hans van Helden (1948), Wilbert Suvrijn (1962), Lieke Martens (1992), Bert Koenders (1958), and Yvonne van Gennip (1964).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsOrlando Engelaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 1,071
Arnon Grunberg
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 1,072
Don Diablo
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 1,073
Sven Kramer
SKATER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,074
Coenraad Hiebendaal
ATHLETE
1879 - 1921
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,075
Tijjani Reijnders
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,076
Dick Quax
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,077
Robert Gesink
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 1,078
Hans van Helden
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,079
Wilbert Suvrijn
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 1,080
Lieke Martens
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 1,081
Bert Koenders
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 1,082
Yvonne van Gennip
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 1,083
Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands
Among politicians born in Netherlands, Dick Quax ranks 138. Before him are Caroline van der Plas (1967), Anky van Grunsven (1968), Sophie in 't Veld (1963), Hans van Baalen (1960), Helen Tanger (1978), and Emile Roemer (1962). After him are Bert Koenders (1958), Thierry Baudet (1983), Wouter Bos (1963), Diederik Samsom (1971), Loek van Wely (1972), and Marianne Thieme (1972).
Caroline van der Plas
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 132
Anky van Grunsven
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 133
Sophie in 't Veld
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 134
Hans van Baalen
1960 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 135
Helen Tanger
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 136
Emile Roemer
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 137
Dick Quax
1948 - 2018
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 138
Bert Koenders
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 139
Thierry Baudet
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 140
Wouter Bos
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 141
Diederik Samsom
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 142
Loek van Wely
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 143
Marianne Thieme
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 144