CYCLIST
Ferdinand Bracke
1939 - Today
Ferdinand Bracke
Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km) and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand Bracke has received more than 32,124 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Bracke is the 120th most popular cyclist (down from 103rd in 2019), the 565th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 510th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Belgian Cyclist.
Memorability Metrics
32k
Page Views (PV)
56.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.44
Effective Languages (L*)
1.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Ferdinand Bracke ranks 120 out of 1,613. Before him are Peter Post, Robert Marchand, Rolf Wolfshohl, Fritz Schär, Albert Richter, and Hippolyte Aucouturier. After him are Miguel Poblet, Georges Ronsse, Viatcheslav Ekimov, Claude Criquielion, Italo De Zan, and Roger Lapébie.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Post
1933 - 2011
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 114
Robert Marchand
1911 - 2021
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 115
Rolf Wolfshohl
1938 - 2024
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 116
Fritz Schär
1926 - 1997
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 117
Albert Richter
1912 - 1940
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 118
Hippolyte Aucouturier
1876 - 1944
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 119
Ferdinand Bracke
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 120
Miguel Poblet
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 121
Georges Ronsse
1906 - 1969
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 122
Viatcheslav Ekimov
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 123
Claude Criquielion
1957 - 2015
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 124
Italo De Zan
1925 - 2020
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 125
Roger Lapébie
1911 - 1996
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 126
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Ferdinand Bracke ranks 341. Before him are Jimmie Nicol, Vladimír Weiss, Maeve Binchy, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Raymond J. Barry, and Christodoulos of Athens. After him are Vivi Bach, Richard Posner, Yves Boisset, Helen Prejean, Breyten Breytenbach, and Günther Herrmann.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsJimmie Nicol
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 335
Vladimír Weiss
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 336
Maeve Binchy
WRITER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 337
Edwin Frederick O'Brien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 338
Raymond J. Barry
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 339
Christodoulos of Athens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2008
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 340
Ferdinand Bracke
CYCLIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 341
Vivi Bach
ACTOR
1939 - 2013
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 342
Richard Posner
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 343
Yves Boisset
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 344
Helen Prejean
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 345
Breyten Breytenbach
WRITER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 346
Günther Herrmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 347
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Ferdinand Bracke ranks 565 out of 1,190. Before him are Arnold Badjou (1909), Georges Eekhoud (1854), Charles de Broqueville (1860), Yannick Carrasco (1993), Henri Grégoire (1881), and Arthur Legat (1898). After him are Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763), Georges Ronsse (1906), Claude Criquielion (1957), Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella (1790), Guido Reybrouck (1941), and Camille Lemonnier (1844).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsArnold Badjou
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 559
Georges Eekhoud
WRITER
1854 - 1927
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 560
Charles de Broqueville
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 561
Yannick Carrasco
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 562
Henri Grégoire
HISTORIAN
1881 - 1964
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 563
Arthur Legat
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1960
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 564
Ferdinand Bracke
CYCLIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 565
Étienne-Gaspard Robert
PHYSICIST
1763 - 1837
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 566
Georges Ronsse
CYCLIST
1906 - 1969
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 567
Claude Criquielion
CYCLIST
1957 - 2015
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 568
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1873
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 569
Guido Reybrouck
CYCLIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 570
Camille Lemonnier
WRITER
1844 - 1913
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 571
Among CYCLISTS In Belgium
Among cyclists born in Belgium, Ferdinand Bracke ranks 26. Before him are Romain Maes (1912), Sylvère Maes (1909), Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Jean Aerts (1907), Michel Pollentier (1951), and Marcel Kint (1914). After him are Georges Ronsse (1906), Claude Criquielion (1957), Guido Reybrouck (1941), Edward Van Dijck (1918), André Noyelle (1931), and Germain Derycke (1929).
Romain Maes
1912 - 1983
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 20
Sylvère Maes
1909 - 1966
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 21
Jean-Pierre Monseré
1948 - 1971
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 22
Jean Aerts
1907 - 1992
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 23
Michel Pollentier
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 24
Marcel Kint
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 25
Ferdinand Bracke
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 26
Georges Ronsse
1906 - 1969
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 27
Claude Criquielion
1957 - 2015
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 28
Guido Reybrouck
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 29
Edward Van Dijck
1918 - 1977
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 30
André Noyelle
1931 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 31
Germain Derycke
1929 - 1978
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 32