MOUNTAINEER
Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
Heinrich Harrer
Heinrich Harrer (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈhaʁɐ]; 6 July 1912 – 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, explorer, writer, sportsman, geographer, and briefly SS sergeant. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the "last problem" of the Alps, in July 1938. Harrer and the team flew the Nazi flag atop the mountain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heinrich Harrer has received more than 2,365,832 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Heinrich Harrer is the 4th most popular mountaineer, the 97th most popular biography from Austria (down from 78th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Mountaineer.
Heinrich Harrer is most famous for being the author of Seven Years in Tibet, which was published in 1953. In the book, Harrer tells the story of his escape from a British prisoner-of-war camp in India during World War II and his subsequent journey to Tibet.
Memorability Metrics
2.4M
Page Views (PV)
67.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
7.41
Effective Languages (L*)
2.82
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Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Heinrich Harrer ranks 4 out of 56. Before him are Edmund Hillary, Reinhold Messner, and Tenzing Norgay. After him are George Mallory, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Junko Tabei, Jerzy Kukuczka, Edward Whymper, Hermann Buhl, Jacques Balmat, and Walter Bonatti.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdmund Hillary
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 1
Reinhold Messner
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 2
Tenzing Norgay
1914 - 1986
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 3
Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 4
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1740 - 1799
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 6
Junko Tabei
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
Jerzy Kukuczka
1948 - 1989
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 9
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 10
Jacques Balmat
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 11
Walter Bonatti
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Heinrich Harrer ranks 18. Before him are Millvina Dean, Raoul Wallenberg, Jorge Amado, Alfredo Stroessner, John Cage, and Khalid of Saudi Arabia. After him are Clara Petacci, Carlo Ponti, Chuck Jones, Hanna Reitsch, Gene Kelly, and Adolf Galland. Among people deceased in 2006, Heinrich Harrer ranks 16. Before him are Philippe Noiret, Syd Barrett, Oriana Fallaci, Alfredo Stroessner, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Owen Chamberlain. After him are György Ligeti, Mako, Anna Politkovskaya, Ibrahim Rugova, Giacinto Facchetti, and Paul Mauriat.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsMillvina Dean
CELEBRITY
1912 - 2009
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 12
Raoul Wallenberg
DIPLOMAT
1912 - 1947
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 13
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 14
Alfredo Stroessner
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2006
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 15
John Cage
COMPOSER
1912 - 1992
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 16
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1982
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 17
Heinrich Harrer
MOUNTAINEER
1912 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 18
Clara Petacci
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1945
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 19
Carlo Ponti
PRODUCER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 20
Chuck Jones
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2002
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 21
Hanna Reitsch
PILOT
1912 - 1979
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 22
Gene Kelly
ACTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 23
Adolf Galland
PILOT
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsPhilippe Noiret
ACTOR
1930 - 2006
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 10
Syd Barrett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2006
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 11
Oriana Fallaci
JOURNALIST
1929 - 2006
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 12
Alfredo Stroessner
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2006
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 13
Saparmurat Niyazov
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 14
Owen Chamberlain
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2006
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 15
Heinrich Harrer
MOUNTAINEER
1912 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 16
György Ligeti
COMPOSER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 17
Mako
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 18
Anna Politkovskaya
JOURNALIST
1958 - 2006
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 19
Ibrahim Rugova
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2006
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 20
Giacinto Facchetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 21
Paul Mauriat
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 22
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Heinrich Harrer ranks 97 out of 1,424. Before him are Theodoric the Great (454), Charles II, Archduke of Austria (1540), Maximilian Schell (1930), Józef Poniatowski (1763), Milutin Milanković (1879), and Fritz Pregl (1869). After him are Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738), Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (1742), Maria von Trapp (1905), Josef Breuer (1842), and Saint Florian (250).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsTheodoric the Great
POLITICIAN
454 - 526
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 91
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1590
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 92
Maximilian Schell
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 93
Józef Poniatowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 94
Milutin Milanković
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1958
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 95
Fritz Pregl
CHEMIST
1869 - 1930
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 96
Heinrich Harrer
MOUNTAINEER
1912 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 97
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2000
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 98
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1789
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 99
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1798
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 100
Maria von Trapp
CELEBRITY
1905 - 1987
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 101
Josef Breuer
PHILOSOPHER
1842 - 1925
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 102
Saint Florian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 304
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 103
Among MOUNTAINEERS In Austria
Among mountaineers born in Austria, Heinrich Harrer ranks 1. After him are Hermann Buhl (1924), Kurt Diemberger (1932), Peter Habeler (1942), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970), and David Lama (1990).
Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 1
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 2
Kurt Diemberger
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 3
Peter Habeler
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 4
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 5
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 34.13
Rank: 6