ATHLETE
Gal Fridman
1975 - Today
Gal Fridman
Gal Fridman (or Friedman, Hebrew: גל פרידמן; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli windsurfer and Israel's first Olympic gold medalist. Fridman won a Bronze Medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the first of two Israelis athletes to win two Olympic Medals, and the first Olympic Gold medalist in Israeli history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gal Fridman has received more than 90,559 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gal Fridman is the 2,933rd most popular athlete (down from 2,280th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Israel (down from 370th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Israeli Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
91k
Page Views (PV)
45.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Gal Fridman ranks 2,933 out of 6,025. Before him are Clara Hughes, Robert de Castella, Formiga, Laura Dahlmeier, Yordan Mitkov, and Martina Jäschke. After him are Oksana Yermakova, Marta Domínguez, Abdi Bile, Joseph Keter, Caterine Ibargüen, and Kim Batten.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClara Hughes
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 2,927
Robert de Castella
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 2,928
Formiga
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 2,929
Laura Dahlmeier
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 2,930
Yordan Mitkov
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 2,931
Martina Jäschke
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 2,932
Gal Fridman
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 2,933
Oksana Yermakova
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 2,934
Marta Domínguez
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 2,935
Abdi Bile
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 2,936
Joseph Keter
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 2,937
Caterine Ibargüen
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 2,938
Kim Batten
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 2,939
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Gal Fridman ranks 508. Before him are Omar Rodríguez-López, Vladyslav Vashchuk, Kool Savas, Ademola Okulaja, Zhang Ning, and Sonali Bendre. After him are Iddo Goldberg, Marta Domínguez, Miyuki Izumi, Anne Kremer, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Andrew Yang.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsOmar Rodríguez-López
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 502
Vladyslav Vashchuk
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 503
Kool Savas
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 504
Ademola Okulaja
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - 2022
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 505
Zhang Ning
BADMINTON PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 506
Sonali Bendre
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 507
Gal Fridman
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 508
Iddo Goldberg
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 509
Marta Domínguez
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 510
Miyuki Izumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 511
Anne Kremer
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 512
Chukwudi Iwuji
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 513
Andrew Yang
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 514
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Gal Fridman ranks 385 out of 466. Before him are Ninet Tayeb (1983), Moanes Dabbur (1992), Ivri Lider (1974), Daniel Peretz (2000), Oren Peli (1970), and Assi Azar (1979). After him are Iddo Goldberg (1975), Noa Kirel (2001), Ben Sahar (1989), Sayed Kashua (1975), Zeev Suraski (1976), and Dudi Sela (1985).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsNinet Tayeb
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 379
Moanes Dabbur
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 380
Ivri Lider
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 381
Daniel Peretz
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 382
Oren Peli
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 383
Assi Azar
PRESENTER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 384
Gal Fridman
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 385
Iddo Goldberg
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 386
Noa Kirel
MODEL
2001 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 387
Ben Sahar
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 388
Sayed Kashua
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 389
Zeev Suraski
BUSINESSPERSON
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 390
Dudi Sela
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 391
Among ATHLETES In Israel
Among athletes born in Israel, Gal Fridman ranks 2. Before him are Zhang Ling (null). After him are Raz Hershko (1998), Shahar Tzuberi (1986), Gili Sharir (1999), Shira Rishony (1991), Avishag Semberg (2001), Baruch Shmailov (1994), Maor Tiyouri (1990), Nicol Zelikman (2001), Daniel Roberts (null), and João Azevedo (null).
Zhang Ling
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 1
Gal Fridman
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 2
Raz Hershko
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 3
Shahar Tzuberi
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 4
Gili Sharir
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.24
Rank: 5
Shira Rishony
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.51
Rank: 6
Avishag Semberg
2001 - Present
HPI: 32.96
Rank: 7
Baruch Shmailov
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 8
Maor Tiyouri
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.73
Rank: 9
Nicol Zelikman
2001 - Present
HPI: 28.36
Rank: 10
Daniel Roberts
HPI: 27.68
Rank: 11
João Azevedo
HPI: 27.66
Rank: 12