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Eddie the Eagle

1963 - Today

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Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), better known as Eddie the Eagle, is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, finishing last in the Normal Hill and Large Hill events. He held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie the Eagle has received more than 5,039,826 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie the Eagle is the 11th most popular skier (down from 5th in 2019), the 2,051st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,163rd in 2019) and the most popular British Skier.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Eddie the Eagle ranks 11 out of 817. Before him are Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Bjørn Dæhlie, Alberto Tomba, Anne Jahren, Franz Klammer, and Birger Ruud. After him are Jiří Raška, Andrea Mead Lawrence, Bjørn Wirkola, Sixten Jernberg, Noriaki Kasai, and Hermann Maier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Eddie the Eagle ranks 120. Before him are Prince Laurent of Belgium, Khaltmaagiin Battulga, Fernando Villavicencio, Benjamin Bratt, Hülya Avşar, and Roberto Alagna. After him are Marc Jacobs, Farahnaz Pahlavi, Stanislav Cherchesov, Demián Bichir, Andrew Ridgeley, and James Denton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eddie the Eagle ranks 2,051 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Bristow (1937), John Hughes (1814), Thomas Bradwardine (1300), Bill Bruford (1949), The Edge (1961), and Alfred Edwards (1850). After him are Damien Hirst (1965), George Albert Smith (1864), William Foulke (1874), John Profumo (1915), William Paley (1743), and Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883).

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Among SKIERS In United Kingdom

Among skiers born in United Kingdom, Eddie the Eagle ranks 1. After him are Gus Kenworthy (1991).

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