MOUNTAINEER
Erhard Loretan
1959 - 2011
Erhard Loretan
Erhard Loretan (28 April 1959 – 28 April 2011) was a Swiss mountain climber. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erhard Loretan has received more than 118,554 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Erhard Loretan is the 30th most popular mountaineer, the 376th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 325th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Mountaineer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
51.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
7.00
Effective Languages (L*)
1.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Erhard Loretan ranks 30 out of 56. Before him are Andrew Irvine, Anatoli Boukreev, Krzysztof Wielicki, Jon Krakauer, Peter Habeler, and Fanny Bullock Workman. After him are Riccardo Cassin, Rob Hall, Ardito Desio, Ueli Steck, Vittorio Sella, and Yevgeniy Abalakov.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrew Irvine
1902 - 1924
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 24
Anatoli Boukreev
1958 - 1997
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 25
Krzysztof Wielicki
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 26
Jon Krakauer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 27
Peter Habeler
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 28
Fanny Bullock Workman
1859 - 1925
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 29
Erhard Loretan
1959 - 2011
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 30
Riccardo Cassin
1909 - 2009
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 31
Rob Hall
1961 - 1996
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 32
Ardito Desio
1897 - 2001
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 33
Ueli Steck
1976 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 34
Vittorio Sella
1859 - 1943
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 35
Yevgeniy Abalakov
1907 - 1948
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 36
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Erhard Loretan ranks 167. Before him are Nick Cassavetes, Akio Ōtsuka, Kuniharu Nakamoto, Aidan Quinn, Carlos Vila Nova, and Michael Kors. After him are David Shore, Surat Huseynov, Wolf Hoffmann, Peter Mensah, Hovik Abrahamyan, and Viveca Sten. Among people deceased in 2011, Erhard Loretan ranks 203. Before him are Max van der Stoel, Attilio Pavesi, George Shearing, Virgilio Noè, José Alencar, and Juan Arza. After him are Shammi Kapoor, Sargent Shriver, John Neville, Kiki Håkansson, Michael S. Hart, and Takaji Mori.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsNick Cassavetes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 161
Akio Ōtsuka
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 162
Kuniharu Nakamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 163
Aidan Quinn
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 164
Carlos Vila Nova
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 165
Michael Kors
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 166
Erhard Loretan
MOUNTAINEER
1959 - 2011
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 167
David Shore
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 168
Surat Huseynov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2023
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 169
Wolf Hoffmann
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 170
Peter Mensah
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 171
Hovik Abrahamyan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 172
Viveca Sten
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 173
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsMax van der Stoel
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 197
Attilio Pavesi
CYCLIST
1910 - 2011
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 198
George Shearing
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2011
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 199
Virgilio Noè
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2011
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 200
José Alencar
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 201
Juan Arza
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2011
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 202
Erhard Loretan
MOUNTAINEER
1959 - 2011
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 203
Shammi Kapoor
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 204
Sargent Shriver
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2011
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 205
John Neville
ACTOR
1925 - 2011
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 206
Kiki Håkansson
MODEL
1929 - 2011
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 207
Michael S. Hart
INVENTOR
1947 - 2011
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 208
Takaji Mori
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2011
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 209
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Erhard Loretan ranks 376 out of 1,015. Before him are Theodore Bibliander (1500), Richard Dürr (1938), Oliver Neuville (1973), Otto Binswanger (1852), Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889), and Bernhard Hammer (1822). After him are Karin Keller-Sutter (1963), Tariq Ramadan (1962), Adolf Ogi (1942), Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687), Philippe Jaccottet (1925), and Oswald Heer (1809).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsTheodore Bibliander
WRITER
1500 - 1564
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 370
Richard Dürr
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 371
Oliver Neuville
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 372
Otto Binswanger
PSYCHOLOGIST
1852 - 1929
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 373
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1958
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 374
Bernhard Hammer
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1907
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 375
Erhard Loretan
MOUNTAINEER
1959 - 2011
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 376
Karin Keller-Sutter
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 377
Tariq Ramadan
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 378
Adolf Ogi
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 379
Nicolaus I Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1759
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 380
Philippe Jaccottet
WRITER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 381
Oswald Heer
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1883
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 382
Among MOUNTAINEERS In Switzerland
Among mountaineers born in Switzerland, Erhard Loretan ranks 3. Before him are Horace Bénédict de Saussure (1740), and Matthias Zurbriggen (1856). After him are Ueli Steck (1976).
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1740 - 1799
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1
Matthias Zurbriggen
1856 - 1917
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2
Erhard Loretan
1959 - 2011
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 3
Ueli Steck
1976 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 4