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Erik Weihenmayer

1968 - Today

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Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. As a result of this accomplishment he was featured on the cover of Time magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Weihenmayer has received more than 482,106 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Weihenmayer is the 51st most popular mountaineer (down from 42nd in 2019), the 15,343rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,429th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Mountaineer.

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  • 480k

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  • 30.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 51 out of 45Before him are Nirmal Purja, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Dean Potter, David Lama, Alison Hargreaves, and Arunima Sinha. After him are Jordan Romero and Malavath Purna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 726Before him are Andrey Chernyshov, Johnny Kelly, Santi Duangsawang, Charlotte Ross, María Luisa Calle, and Carlos Morales. After him are Anja Fichtel, Károly Güttler, Deon Hemmings, Takahiro Endo, Tomoaki Sano, and Leo Peelen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 15,343 out of 18,182Before him are Azura Skye (1981), David Bernhardt (1969), Mike Simpson (1950), Hassan Whiteside (1989), Iron & Wine (1974), and Danielle Savre (1988). After him are Chelsea Handler (1975), Kent Bazemore (1989), Lori McNeil (1963), Bob Barr (1948), Don Imus (1940), and Jillian Bell (1984).

Among MOUNTAINEERS In United States

Among mountaineers born in United States, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 4Before him are Jon Krakauer (1954), Fanny Bullock Workman (1859), and Dean Potter (1972). After him are Jordan Romero (1996).