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Didier Défago

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Didier Défago (born 2 October 1977) is a Swiss retired World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Morgins, Valais, Défago made his World Cup debut at age 18 in March 1996, and was Swiss national champion in downhill (2003) and giant slalom (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Didier Défago has received more than 40,555 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Didier Défago is the 278th most popular skier (down from 213th in 2019), the 745th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 624th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Swiss Skier.

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  • 41k

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  • 39.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Didier Défago ranks 278 out of 817Before him are Ted Ligety, Kjetil Jansrud, Gretchen Fraser, Stefan Horngacher, Patrick Ortlieb, and Terje Langli. After him are Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Mikhail Botvinov, Vegard Opaas, Veronika Schmidt, Jure Košir, and Michael von Grünigen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Didier Défago ranks 381Before him are Andrei Kolesnikov, Jessica Schwarz, Nakaba Suzuki, Andrea Henkel, Jürgen Macho, and Albano Bizzarri. After him are Jared Fogle, Kazuyuki Toda, Tamer Hosny, Suzanne Tamim, Jiří Jarošík, and Stephon Marbury.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Didier Défago ranks 745 out of 1,015Before him are Noah Okafor (2000), Steven Zuber (1991), Kurt Meier (1962), Burkhard Gantenbein (1912), Steve von Bergen (1983), and Marco Grassi (1968). After him are Ramona Bachmann (1990), Elly Schlein (1985), Carla Juri (1985), Michael von Grünigen (1969), Ursula Konzett (1959), and Mauro Lustrinelli (1976).

Among SKIERS In Switzerland

Among skiers born in Switzerland, Didier Défago ranks 28Before him are Lise-Marie Morerod (1956), Brigitte Oertli (1962), Dario Cologna (1986), Paul Accola (1967), Marco Odermatt (1997), and Doris de Agostini (1958). After him are Michael von Grünigen (1969), Ursula Konzett (1959), Max Julen (1961), Corinne Rey-Bellet (1972), Sandro Viletta (1986), and Beat Feuz (1987).