HOCKEY PLAYER

Hannu Virta

1963 - Today

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Hannu Markus Virta (born March 22, 1963, in Turku, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was named the best defenceman in the Finnish Elite League (SM-liiga) four times, and was a five-time all-star. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hannu Virta has received more than 18,078 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hannu Virta is the 189th most popular hockey player (down from 173rd in 2019), the 555th most popular biography from Finland (down from 500th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Hannu Virta ranks 189 out of 676. Before him are Ulf Samuelsson, Sergei Nemchinov, Pekka Rinne, Joel Lundqvist, Valtteri Filppula, and Mark Howe. After him are Alexander Galimov, Martin Ručinský, Milan Hejduk, František Kaberle, Taffy Abel, and Daniel Sedin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Hannu Virta ranks 843. Before him are Fawzi Benkhalidi, Evgeny Yarovenko, Erik van Rossum, Vujadin Stanojković, Keith Ellison, and John Benjamin Hickey. After him are Preki, Leandro Machado, Melinda McGraw, Nellee Hooper, Rituparno Ghosh, and Petra Schneider.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Hannu Virta ranks 555 out of 751. Before him are Olli Huttunen (1960), Pekka Rinne (1982), Heli Rantanen (1970), Stala (1974), Valtteri Filppula (1984), and Veli-Matti Lindström (1983). After him are Emil Ruusuvuori (1999), Tami Kiuru (1976), Esapekka Lappi (1991), Kimmo Kinnunen (1968), Joonas Suotamo (1986), and Fredrik Norrena (1973).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Hannu Virta ranks 15. Before him are Olli Jokinen (1978), Jere Lehtinen (1973), Ville Peltonen (1973), Sami Kapanen (1973), Pekka Rinne (1982), and Valtteri Filppula (1984). After him are Fredrik Norrena (1973), Mikko Koivu (1983), Miikka Kiprusoff (1976), Niko Kapanen (1978), Kimmo Timonen (1975), and Jarkko Ruutu (1975).

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