1968 - Today
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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Among mountaineers, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 51 out of 45. Before him are Nirmal Purja, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Dean Potter, David Lama, Alison Hargreaves, and Arunima Sinha. After him are Jordan Romero and Malavath Purna.
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 45
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 46
1972 - 2015
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 47
1990 - 2019
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 48
1962 - 1995
HPI: 31.84
Rank: 49
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.62
Rank: 50
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.48
Rank: 51
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.62
Rank: 52
2000 - Present
HPI: 17.21
Rank: 53
Among people born in 1968, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 726. Before 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.
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.74
Rank: 720
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.72
Rank: 721
1968 - 2016
HPI: 30.68
Rank: 722
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.60
Rank: 723
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.55
Rank: 724
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.49
Rank: 725
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.48
Rank: 726
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.44
Rank: 727
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.35
Rank: 728
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 729
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 730
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.11
Rank: 731
1968 - 2017
HPI: 30.08
Rank: 732
Among people born in United States, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 15,343 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.50
Rank: 15,337
1969 - Present
HPI: 30.50
Rank: 15,338
1950 - Present
HPI: 30.50
Rank: 15,339
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.49
Rank: 15,340
1974 - Present
HPI: 30.48
Rank: 15,341
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.48
Rank: 15,342
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.48
Rank: 15,343
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.47
Rank: 15,344
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.47
Rank: 15,345
1963 - Present
HPI: 30.47
Rank: 15,346
1948 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 15,347
1940 - 2019
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 15,348
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 15,349
Among mountaineers born in United States, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 4. Before him are Jon Krakauer (1954), Fanny Bullock Workman (1859), and Dean Potter (1972). After him are Jordan Romero (1996).
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1
1859 - 1925
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 2
1972 - 2015
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 3
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.48
Rank: 4
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.62
Rank: 5