1972 - Today
Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004), two Olympic gold medals (both in 1998), and three World Championship titles (1999: 2, and 2005). His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant slaloms, and 1 combined – rank third on the men's all-time list behind Ingemar Stenmark's 86 victories and Marcel Hirscher's 67 victories. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann Maier has received more than 388,001 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Hermann Maier is the 10th most popular skier (up from 19th in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from Austria (up from 677th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Skier.
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Among skiers, Hermann Maier ranks 10 out of 541. Before him are Jean-Claude Killy, Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, Bjørn Dæhlie, Birger Ruud, and Sixten Jernberg. After him are Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Juha Mieto, Gustav Thöni, Bjørn Wirkola, Toralf Engan, and Marit Bjørgen.
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 4
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 5
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 6
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 7
1911 - 1998
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 9
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 11
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 12
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 13
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 14
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 15
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 16
Among people born in 1972, Hermann Maier ranks 48. Before him are Toto Wolff, Sung Kang, Octavia Spencer, Giovane Élber, Jaromír Jágr, and Rhea Seehorn. After him are Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Asghar Farhadi, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Geri Halliwell, Leymah Gbowee, and Alf-Inge Håland.
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 42
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 43
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 44
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 45
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 46
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 47
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 48
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 49
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 50
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 51
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 52
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 53
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 54
Among people born in Austria, Hermann Maier ranks 516 out of 1,237. Before him are Maria von Trapp (1905), Karl Menger (1902), Johann Nestroy (1801), Conchita Wurst (1988), Marietta Blau (1894), and Peter Alexander (1926). After him are Irmfried Eberl (1910), Ernst Fuchs (1930), Fred Sinowatz (1929), Philipp Frank (1884), Shlomo Sand (1946), and Hieronymus von Colloredo (1732).
1905 - 1987
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 510
1902 - 1985
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 511
1801 - 1862
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 512
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 513
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 514
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 515
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 516
1910 - 1948
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 517
1930 - 2015
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 518
1929 - 2008
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 519
1884 - 1966
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 520
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 521
1732 - 1812
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 522
Among skiers born in Austria, Hermann Maier ranks 2. Before him are Toni Sailer (1935). After him are Annemarie Moser-Pröll (1953), Marc Girardelli (1963), Franz Klammer (1953), Karl Schranz (1938), Erik Schinegger (1948), Egon Zimmermann (1939), Christl Haas (1943), Othmar Schneider (1928), Trude Beiser (1927), and Ernst Hinterseer (1932).
1935 - 2009
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 3
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 4
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 5
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 7
1939 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 8
1943 - 2001
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 9
1928 - 2012
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 10
1927 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 11
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 12