MARTIAL ARTS
Francois Botha
1968 - Today
Francois Botha
Francois "Frans" Botha (born 28 September 1968) is a South African former professional boxer and kickboxer. He competed in boxing from 1990 to 2014, and is perhaps best known for winning the IBF heavyweight title against Axel Schulz in 1995, but was later stripped after failing a drug test. He later challenged twice for world heavyweight titles in 2000 and 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francois Botha has received more than 1,152,084 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Francois Botha is the 51st most popular martial arts (down from 49th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 148th in 2019) and the most popular South African Martial Arts.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
42.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.50
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among MARTIAL ARTS
Among martial arts, Francois Botha ranks 51 out of 118. Before him are Toyokazu Nomura, Daniel Cormier, Mark Coleman, Justin Gaethje, Kevin Randleman, and José Aldo. After him are Fabrício Werdum, Stipe Miocic, Israel Adesanya, Wanderlei Silva, Dustin Poirier, and Mark Hunt.
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Toyokazu Nomura
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 45
Daniel Cormier
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 46
Mark Coleman
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 47
Justin Gaethje
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 48
Kevin Randleman
1971 - 2016
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 49
José Aldo
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 50
Francois Botha
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 51
Fabrício Werdum
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 52
Stipe Miocic
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 53
Israel Adesanya
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 54
Wanderlei Silva
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 55
Dustin Poirier
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 56
Mark Hunt
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Francois Botha ranks 286. Before him are Chae Shi-ra, Brad Wilk, Wajdi Mouawad, Igor Lediakhov, Miguel Herrera, and Jill Hennessy. After him are Wu'erkaixi, Martin Max, Jorge Salinas, John Ortiz, Juan Martín Maldacena, and Jørn Lande.
Others Born in 1968
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Chae Shi-ra
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 280
Brad Wilk
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 281
Wajdi Mouawad
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 282
Igor Lediakhov
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 283
Miguel Herrera
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 284
Jill Hennessy
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 285
Francois Botha
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 286
Wu'erkaixi
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 287
Martin Max
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 288
Jorge Salinas
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 289
John Ortiz
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 290
Juan Martín Maldacena
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 291
Jørn Lande
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 292
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Francois Botha ranks 139 out of 374. Before him are Johan Kriek (1958), David Carstens (1914), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Belle Delphine (1999), Frew McMillan (1942), and Elsa Joubert (1922). After him are Phillip V. Tobias (1925), Ruth First (1925), Gavin Hood (1963), Peter de Klerk (1935), Lucky Dube (1910), and Helen Zille (1951).
Others born in South Africa
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Johan Kriek
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 133
David Carstens
1914 - 1955
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 134
Jackie Pretorius
1934 - 2009
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 135
Belle Delphine
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 136
Frew McMillan
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 137
Elsa Joubert
1922 - 2020
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 138
Francois Botha
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 139
Phillip V. Tobias
1925 - 2012
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 140
Ruth First
1925 - 1982
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 141
Gavin Hood
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 142
Peter de Klerk
1935 - 2015
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 143
Lucky Dube
1910 - 1964
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 144
Helen Zille
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 145
Among MARTIAL ARTS In South Africa
Among martial arts born in South Africa, Francois Botha ranks 1.
