ATHLETE
Doina Melinte
1956 - Today
Doina Melinte
Doina Ofelia Melinte (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdojna meˈlinte]; née Beșliu on 27 December 1956) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner. She competed at four Olympics (1980–92), and won a gold medal in the 800 metres and a silver medal in the 1,500 metres in 1984. She won the world indoor title in 1987 and 1989 and the European indoor title in 1985, 1988 and 1990 in the 1,500 m. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Doina Melinte has received more than 60,687 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Doina Melinte is the 525th most popular athlete (up from 537th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Romania (up from 348th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Romanian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
61k
Page Views (PV)
55.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
7.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Doina Melinte ranks 525 out of 6,025. Before her are Trine Hattestad, Eugène Balme, Ellen Braumüller, Imre Nagy, Géo André, and Georgios Papasideris. After her are Elżbieta Krzesińska, George Rhoden, Klaus Bonsack, Fauja Singh, Ioannis Theodoropoulos, and Roger de Barbarin.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTrine Hattestad
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 519
Eugène Balme
1874 - 1914
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 520
Ellen Braumüller
1910 - 1991
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 521
Imre Nagy
1933 - 2013
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 522
Géo André
1889 - 1943
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 523
Georgios Papasideris
1875 - 1920
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 524
Doina Melinte
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 525
Elżbieta Krzesińska
1934 - 2015
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 526
George Rhoden
1926 - 2024
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 527
Klaus Bonsack
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 528
Fauja Singh
1911 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 529
Ioannis Theodoropoulos
1900 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 530
Roger de Barbarin
1860 - 1925
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 531
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Doina Melinte ranks 273. Before her are Jesús Huerta de Soto, Jan Lammers, Dariusz Wolski, Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Velimir Zajec, and Lei Clijsters. After her are Eike Batista, Gary Ross, Justin Welby, Ilona Slupianek, Nigel Kennedy, and Volodymyr Lytvyn.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsJesús Huerta de Soto
ECONOMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 267
Jan Lammers
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 268
Dariusz Wolski
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 269
Paramanga Ernest Yonli
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 270
Velimir Zajec
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 271
Lei Clijsters
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2009
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 272
Doina Melinte
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 273
Eike Batista
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 274
Gary Ross
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 275
Justin Welby
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 276
Ilona Slupianek
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 277
Nigel Kennedy
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 278
Volodymyr Lytvyn
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 279
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Doina Melinte ranks 334 out of 844. Before her are Oskar Pastior (1927), Constantin Coandă (1857), Elemér Kocsis (1910), Rudolf Wetzer (1901), Alexandru Todea (1912), and Victor Ponta (1972). After her are Mircea Geoană (1958), Cosmin Contra (1975), Dorinel Munteanu (1968), Dacian Cioloș (1969), Viorel Moldovan (1972), and Constantin Negruzzi (1808).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsOskar Pastior
WRITER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 328
Constantin Coandă
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 329
Elemér Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 330
Rudolf Wetzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 331
Alexandru Todea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 2002
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 332
Victor Ponta
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 333
Doina Melinte
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 334
Mircea Geoană
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 335
Cosmin Contra
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 336
Dorinel Munteanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 337
Dacian Cioloș
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 338
Viorel Moldovan
COACH
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 339
Constantin Negruzzi
WRITER
1808 - 1868
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 340
Among ATHLETES In Romania
Among athletes born in Romania, Doina Melinte ranks 8. Before her are Vasile Dîba (1954), Ivan Patzaichin (1949), Argentina Menis (1948), Mihaela Peneș (1947), Nicolae Neagoe (1941), and Dimitrie Popescu (1961). After her are István Somodi (1885), Maricica Puică (1950), Gheorghe Berceanu (1949), Lajos Steiner (1903), Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933), and Leon Rotman (1934).
Vasile Dîba
1954 - 2024
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 2
Ivan Patzaichin
1949 - 2021
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 3
Argentina Menis
1948 - 2023
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 4
Mihaela Peneș
1947 - 2024
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 5
Nicolae Neagoe
1941 - 2023
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6
Dimitrie Popescu
1961 - 2023
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 7
Doina Melinte
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 8
István Somodi
1885 - 1963
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 9
Maricica Puică
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 10
Gheorghe Berceanu
1949 - 2022
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 11
Lajos Steiner
1903 - 1975
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 12
Dumitru Pârvulescu
1933 - 2007
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 13
Leon Rotman
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 14