ATHLETE
Gottfried Diener
1926 - 2015

Gottfried Diener
Gottfried Diener (November 1, 1926 – May 26, 2015) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid-1950s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Diener also won two gold medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, winning them in 1954 and 1955. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gottfried Diener has received more than 12,371 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Gottfried Diener is the 239th most popular athlete (up from 1,269th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 579th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Athlete.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
12.44
Effective Languages (L*)
0.59
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Gottfried Diener ranks 239 out of 6,025. Before him are Karin Balzer, Otto Herschmann, Natalya Lisovskaya, Janusz Kusociński, Michael Johnson, and Éva Székely. After him are Karl Staaf, August Nilsson, Ethel Smith, BIA, Romuald Klim, and Joanni Perronet.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarin Balzer
1938 - 2019
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 233
Otto Herschmann
1877 - 1942
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 234
Natalya Lisovskaya
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 235
Janusz Kusociński
1907 - 1940
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 236
Michael Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 237
Éva Székely
1927 - 2020
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 238
Gottfried Diener
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 239
Karl Staaf
1881 - 1953
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 240
August Nilsson
1872 - 1921
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 241
Ethel Smith
1907 - 1979
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 242
BIA
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 243
Romuald Klim
1933 - 2011
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 244
Joanni Perronet
1877 - 1950
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 245
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Gottfried Diener ranks 227. Before him are Peter Lax, Friedrich Cerha, Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Lu'ay al-Atassi, Judith Malina, and Julie London. After him are Ray Brown, David C. H. Austin, Lenny Montana, Julio César Britos, Arnošt Lustig, and Jon Vickers. Among people deceased in 2015, Gottfried Diener ranks 180. Before him are Fred Anton Maier, Tignous, Guy Béart, Moira Orfei, Xu Caihou, and Judith Malina. After him are Movita Castaneda, Søren Kam, Evelyn Furtsch, Hans Erni, Clark Terry, and Michael Graves.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsPeter Lax
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 221
Friedrich Cerha
COMPOSER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 222
Ricardo María Carles Gordó
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 223
Lu'ay al-Atassi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 224
Judith Malina
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 225
Julie London
SINGER
1926 - 2000
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 226
Gottfried Diener
ATHLETE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 227
Ray Brown
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 228
David C. H. Austin
WRITER
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 229
Lenny Montana
ACTOR
1926 - 1992
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 230
Julio César Britos
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 231
Arnošt Lustig
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 232
Jon Vickers
SINGER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 233
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsFred Anton Maier
SKATER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 174
Tignous
COMIC ARTIST
1957 - 2015
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 175
Guy Béart
SINGER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 176
Moira Orfei
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 177
Xu Caihou
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2015
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 178
Judith Malina
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 179
Gottfried Diener
ATHLETE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 180
Movita Castaneda
ACTOR
1916 - 2015
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 181
Søren Kam
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2015
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 182
Evelyn Furtsch
ATHLETE
1914 - 2015
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 183
Hans Erni
PAINTER
1909 - 2015
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 184
Clark Terry
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2015
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 185
Michael Graves
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2015
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 186
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Gottfried Diener ranks 350 out of 1,015. Before him are Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705), Liselotte Pulver (1929), Isaac Casaubon (1559), Bertrand Piccard (1958), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (1956), and François Le Fort (1656). After him are Klaus Huber (1924), Ella Maillart (1903), Urs Graf (1485), Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777), Albert Heim (1849), and Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1829).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMaximilian Ulysses Browne
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1757
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 344
Liselotte Pulver
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 345
Isaac Casaubon
WRITER
1559 - 1614
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 346
Bertrand Piccard
EXPLORER
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 347
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 348
François Le Fort
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1656 - 1699
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 349
Gottfried Diener
ATHLETE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 350
Klaus Huber
COMPOSER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 351
Ella Maillart
WRITER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 352
Urs Graf
PAINTER
1485 - 1528
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 353
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
PHYSICIAN
1777 - 1861
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 354
Albert Heim
GEOLOGIST
1849 - 1937
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 355
Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1905
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 356
Among ATHLETES In Switzerland
Among athletes born in Switzerland, Gottfried Diener ranks 5. Before him are Diego Garcia (null), Marina Doria (1935), Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945), and Pierre Musy (1910). After him are Joseph Benz (1944), Robert Alt (1927), Hermann Barrelet (1879), Konrad Stäheli (1931), Charles Bouvier (1898), Werner Günthör (1961), and Emil Kellenberger (1864).
Diego Garcia
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 1
Marina Doria
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2
Gabriela Andersen-Schiess
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 3
Pierre Musy
1910 - 1990
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 4
Gottfried Diener
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5
Joseph Benz
1944 - 2021
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 6
Robert Alt
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 7
Hermann Barrelet
1879 - 1964
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 8
Konrad Stäheli
1931 - 1931
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 9
Charles Bouvier
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 10
Werner Günthör
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 11
Emil Kellenberger
1864 - 1943
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 12