ATHLETE
Hicham El Guerrouj
1974 - Today
Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج; Berber languages: ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⵍⴳⵔⵔⵓⵊ, romanized: Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record holder for the 1500 metres and mile, and the former world record holder in the 2000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hicham El Guerrouj has received more than 1,886,291 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Hicham El Guerrouj is the 277th most popular athlete (down from 250th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 81st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Moroccan Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
51.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
5.94
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 277 out of 6,025. Before him are Harald Grønningen, Oscar Pistorius, Sergey Litvinov, Blanka Vlašić, Zoltán Horváth, and Alexander Ragulin. After him are Alice Coachman, Władysław Kozakiewicz, Henry Eriksson, Mildred McDaniel, Mihaela Peneș, and Lauri Virtanen.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarald Grønningen
1934 - 2016
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 271
Oscar Pistorius
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 272
Sergey Litvinov
1958 - 2018
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 273
Blanka Vlašić
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 274
Zoltán Horváth
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 275
Alexander Ragulin
1941 - 2004
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 276
Hicham El Guerrouj
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 277
Alice Coachman
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 278
Władysław Kozakiewicz
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 279
Henry Eriksson
1920 - 2000
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 280
Mildred McDaniel
1933 - 2004
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 281
Mihaela Peneș
1947 - 2024
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 282
Lauri Virtanen
1904 - 1982
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 283
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 65. Before him are Ruben Östlund, Misha Collins, Guillaume Musso, Michael Shannon, Robert Kovač, and Claudio López. After him are Prodigy, Giovanni Ribisi, Melanie C, Ryan Phillippe, Rockmond Dunbar, and Murat Yakin.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsRuben Östlund
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 59
Misha Collins
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 60
Guillaume Musso
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 61
Michael Shannon
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 62
Robert Kovač
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 63
Claudio López
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 64
Hicham El Guerrouj
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 65
Prodigy
SINGER
1974 - 2017
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 66
Giovanni Ribisi
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 67
Melanie C
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 68
Ryan Phillippe
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 69
Rockmond Dunbar
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 70
Murat Yakin
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 71
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 85 out of 264. Before him are Saadeddine Othmani (1956), Dominique Mamberti (1952), Driss Chraïbi (1926), Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco (1970), Gad Elmaleh (1971), and Noureddine Naybet (1970). After him are Alain Souchon (1944), Philippe Barbarin (1950), Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (1929), Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Mohammed Karim Lamrani (1919), and Aryeh Deri (1959).
Others born in Morocco
Go to all RankingsSaadeddine Othmani
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 79
Dominique Mamberti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 80
Driss Chraïbi
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 81
Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 82
Gad Elmaleh
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 83
Noureddine Naybet
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 84
Hicham El Guerrouj
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 85
Alain Souchon
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 86
Philippe Barbarin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 87
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
ATHLETE
1929 - 2000
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 88
Nawal El Moutawakel
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 89
Mohammed Karim Lamrani
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2018
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 90
Aryeh Deri
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 91
Among ATHLETES In Morocco
Among athletes born in Morocco, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 2. Before him are Saïd Aouita (1959). After him are Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (1929), Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Brahim Boutayeb (1967), Robert Leroux (1967), Jaouad Gharib (1972), Nezha Bidouane (1969), Hasna Benhassi (1978), Salah Hissou (1972), Khalid Boulami (1969), and Mohammed Achik (1965).
Saïd Aouita
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1
Hicham El Guerrouj
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 2
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
1929 - 2000
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 3
Nawal El Moutawakel
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 4
Brahim Boutayeb
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 5
Robert Leroux
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 6
Jaouad Gharib
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 7
Nezha Bidouane
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 8
Hasna Benhassi
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 9
Salah Hissou
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 10
Khalid Boulami
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 11
Mohammed Achik
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 12