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Ian Ferguson

1953 - Today

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Ian Gordon Ferguson (born 20 July 1952) is New Zealand's second most successful Olympian. He won four Olympic gold medals competing in K1, K2, and K4 kayak events, and attended five Summer Olympics between 1976 and 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Ferguson has received more than 17,361 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ian Ferguson is the 18,565th most popular politician (down from 16,916th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 147th in 2019) and the 35th most popular New Zealander Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ian Ferguson ranks 18,565 out of 19,576. Before him are Elena Valenciano, Princess Claire of Luxembourg, Zachariah Chandler, Mónika Lamperth, Brian Schweitzer, and Klara Geywitz. After him are George Allen, Bob Brown, Lyasan Utiasheva, Anja Karliczek, Maria Butina, and Trajko Veljanovski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Ian Ferguson ranks 681. Before him are Chris Smith, Victoria Wood, Russ Feingold, Kath Soucie, Kenny Burns, and Danny Philip. After him are Gus Williams, Pippa Norris, Reggie Lucas, Michael Chertoff, William Malone, and Pete Hoekstra.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Ian Ferguson ranks 167 out of 303. Before him are Sarah McLeod (1971), Rhys Darby (1974), Chris Wood (1991), Beauden Barrett (1991), Simon Elliott (1974), and Greg Henderson (1976). After him are Rebecca Gibney (1964), Kayne Vincent (1988), Jack Bauer (1985), Anna-Louise Plowman (1972), Bevan Docherty (1977), and Aaron Jeffery (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Ian Ferguson ranks 35. Before him are Christopher Luxon (1970), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Norman Kirk (1923), George Forbes (1869), Bill Rowling (1927), and Whina Cooper (1895). After him are Nanaia Mahuta (1970), Judith Collins (1959), and Marc Ryan (1982).

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