FENCER
Gaston Salmon
1878 - 1918
Gaston Salmon
Gaston Joseph Clement Marie Salmon (5 March 1878 – 30 April 1918) was a Belgian épée, foil, and sabre fencer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaston Salmon has received more than 17,369 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston Salmon is the 133rd most popular fencer (down from 111th in 2019), the 832nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 768th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Fencer.
Memorability Metrics
17k
Page Views (PV)
41.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FENCERS
Among fencers, Gaston Salmon ranks 133 out of 349. Before him are Didier Flament, István Lichteneckert, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Riccardo Nowak, Tadeusz Friedrich, and Frédéric Pietruszka. After him are Loredana Dinu, Péter Bakonyi, Adam Papée, Sándor Erdős, Philippe Boisse, and Valentina Vezzali.
Most Popular Fencers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDidier Flament
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 127
István Lichteneckert
1892 - 1929
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 128
Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 129
Riccardo Nowak
1885 - 1950
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 130
Tadeusz Friedrich
1903 - 1976
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 131
Frédéric Pietruszka
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 132
Gaston Salmon
1878 - 1918
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 133
Loredana Dinu
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 134
Péter Bakonyi
1938 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 135
Adam Papée
1895 - 1990
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 136
Sándor Erdős
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 137
Philippe Boisse
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 138
Valentina Vezzali
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 139
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Gaston Salmon ranks 236. Before him are Oscar Apfel, George M. Cohan, Johannes Terwogt, Léon Thiébaut, Leopold Löwenheim, and Garrett Serviss. After him are Frederick Humphreys, Robert Warwick, James Truslow Adams, Taylor Holmes, John McLean, and Henry Weed Fowler. Among people deceased in 1918, Gaston Salmon ranks 183. Before him are Birt Acres, Arthur O'Hara Wood, J. Donald Cameron, Amalie Materna, Walter Rauschenbusch, and Ernie Parker. After him are Cecil Healy, John Forrest, and John Redmond.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsOscar Apfel
FILM DIRECTOR
1878 - 1938
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 230
George M. Cohan
ACTOR
1878 - 1942
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 231
Johannes Terwogt
ATHLETE
1878 - 1977
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 232
Léon Thiébaut
FENCER
1878 - 1943
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 233
Leopold Löwenheim
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1957
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 234
Garrett Serviss
ATHLETE
1878 - 1907
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 235
Gaston Salmon
FENCER
1878 - 1918
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 236
Frederick Humphreys
WRESTLER
1878 - 1954
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 237
Robert Warwick
ACTOR
1878 - 1964
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 238
James Truslow Adams
WRITER
1878 - 1949
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 239
Taylor Holmes
ACTOR
1878 - 1959
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 240
John McLean
ATHLETE
1878 - 1955
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 241
Henry Weed Fowler
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1965
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 242
Others Deceased in 1918
Go to all RankingsBirt Acres
FILM DIRECTOR
1854 - 1918
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 177
Arthur O'Hara Wood
TENNIS PLAYER
1890 - 1918
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 178
J. Donald Cameron
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1918
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 179
Amalie Materna
SINGER
1844 - 1918
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 180
Walter Rauschenbusch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1861 - 1918
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 181
Ernie Parker
TENNIS PLAYER
1883 - 1918
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 182
Gaston Salmon
FENCER
1878 - 1918
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 183
Cecil Healy
SWIMMER
1881 - 1918
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 184
John Forrest
EXPLORER
1847 - 1918
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 185
John Redmond
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1918
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 186
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Gaston Salmon ranks 832 out of 1,190. Before him are Abdelhamid Abaaoud (1987), Gerard Plessers (1959), Patrick Vervoort (1965), Léon Rosenfeld (1904), Etienne De Wilde (1958), and Remco Evenepoel (2000). After him are Roger Laurent (1913), Axelle Red (1968), Adnan Januzaj (1995), Edwig Van Hooydonck (1966), Bart Goor (1973), and Felix van Groeningen (1977).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsAbdelhamid Abaaoud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1987 - 2015
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 826
Gerard Plessers
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 827
Patrick Vervoort
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 828
Léon Rosenfeld
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1974
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 829
Etienne De Wilde
CYCLIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 830
Remco Evenepoel
CYCLIST
2000 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 831
Gaston Salmon
FENCER
1878 - 1918
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 832
Roger Laurent
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1997
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 833
Axelle Red
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 834
Adnan Januzaj
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 835
Edwig Van Hooydonck
CYCLIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 836
Bart Goor
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 837
Felix van Groeningen
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 838
Among FENCERS In Belgium
Among fencers born in Belgium, Gaston Salmon ranks 4. Before him are Paul Anspach (1882), Henri Anspach (1882), and Charles Delporte (1893).
Paul Anspach
1882 - 1981
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1
Henri Anspach
1882 - 1979
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2
Charles Delporte
1893 - 1960
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 3
Gaston Salmon
1878 - 1918
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 4