FENCER
Ilona Elek
1907 - 1988
Ilona Elek
Ilona Elek, known also as Ilona Elek-Schacherer (née “Elek"; 17 May 1907 – 24 July 1988) was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ilona Elek has received more than 42,869 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ilona Elek is the 4th most popular fencer (down from 2nd in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 206th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Fencer.
Memorability Metrics
43k
Page Views (PV)
55.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
8.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FENCERS
Among fencers, Ilona Elek ranks 4 out of 349. Before her are Daniel Revenu, Nedo Nadi, and Edoardo Mangiarotti. After her are Helene Mayer, Paul Anspach, Ramón Fonst, Endre Kabos, Olga Szabó-Orbán, Pál Kovács, Elena Belova, and Manuel Díaz.
Most Popular Fencers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel Revenu
1942 - 2024
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1
Nedo Nadi
1894 - 1940
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 2
Edoardo Mangiarotti
1919 - 2012
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 3
Ilona Elek
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 4
Helene Mayer
1910 - 1953
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5
Paul Anspach
1882 - 1981
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 6
Ramón Fonst
1883 - 1959
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 7
Endre Kabos
1906 - 1944
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 8
Olga Szabó-Orbán
1938 - 2022
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 9
Pál Kovács
1912 - 1995
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 10
Elena Belova
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 11
Manuel Díaz
1874 - 1929
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Ilona Elek ranks 114. Before her are Maurice Couve de Murville, Johann Trollmann, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Daigoro Kondo, Álvaro Gestido, and Helmut Walcha. After her are Ayub Khan, Rudolf Peierls, Pierre Pflimlin, George de Mestral, Sabahattin Ali, and Roger Peyrefitte. Among people deceased in 1988, Ilona Elek ranks 73. Before her are Anna Mahler, Piero Taruffi, Viktors Arājs, Charles Addams, Andrija Artuković, and Edgar Faure. After her are Raymond Dart, Mikha'il Na'ima, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Abdulrahman Fawzi, Giacinto Scelsi, and Gil Evans.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsMaurice Couve de Murville
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1999
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 108
Johann Trollmann
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1943
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 109
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1976
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 110
Daigoro Kondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 111
Álvaro Gestido
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1957
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 112
Helmut Walcha
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 113
Ilona Elek
FENCER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 114
Ayub Khan
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 115
Rudolf Peierls
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 116
Pierre Pflimlin
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 117
George de Mestral
INVENTOR
1907 - 1990
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 118
Sabahattin Ali
WRITER
1907 - 1948
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 119
Roger Peyrefitte
WRITER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 120
Others Deceased in 1988
Go to all RankingsAnna Mahler
SCULPTOR
1904 - 1988
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 67
Piero Taruffi
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1988
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 68
Viktors Arājs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1988
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 69
Charles Addams
COMIC ARTIST
1912 - 1988
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 70
Andrija Artuković
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1988
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 71
Edgar Faure
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1988
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 72
Ilona Elek
FENCER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 73
Raymond Dart
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 74
Mikha'il Na'ima
WRITER
1889 - 1988
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 75
Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar
WRITER
1906 - 1988
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 76
Abdulrahman Fawzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 77
Giacinto Scelsi
COMPOSER
1905 - 1988
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 78
Gil Evans
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 79
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Ilona Elek ranks 234 out of 1,077. Before her are Alfréd Schaffer (1893), Chaka of Bulgaria (1210), Mátyás Szűrös (1933), Paul Lukas (1894), Tommy Ramone (1949), and Philip de László (1869). After her are Géza Anda (1921), József Zakariás (1924), Kálmán Kalocsay (1891), Sándor Garbai (1879), Ferenc Gyulay (1799), and Ibolya Csák (1915).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsAlfréd Schaffer
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 228
Chaka of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1210 - 1300
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 229
Mátyás Szűrös
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 230
Paul Lukas
ACTOR
1894 - 1971
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 231
Tommy Ramone
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 232
Philip de László
PAINTER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 233
Ilona Elek
FENCER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 234
Géza Anda
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1976
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 235
József Zakariás
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1971
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 236
Kálmán Kalocsay
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1976
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 237
Sándor Garbai
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1947
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 238
Ferenc Gyulay
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 239
Ibolya Csák
ATHLETE
1915 - 2006
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 240
Among FENCERS In Hungary
Among fencers born in Hungary, Ilona Elek ranks 1. After her are Pál Kovács (1912), Rudolf Kárpáti (1920), János Garay (1889), Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő (1937), Oszkár Gerde (1883), Attila Petschauer (1904), Győző Kulcsár (1940), Lajos Werkner (1883), György Piller (1899), Dezső Földes (1880), and Péter Tóth (1882).
Ilona Elek
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 1
Pál Kovács
1912 - 1995
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 2
Rudolf Kárpáti
1920 - 1999
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 3
János Garay
1889 - 1945
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 4
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 5
Oszkár Gerde
1883 - 1944
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6
Attila Petschauer
1904 - 1943
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 7
Győző Kulcsár
1940 - 2018
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 8
Lajos Werkner
1883 - 1943
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 9
György Piller
1899 - 1960
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 10
Dezső Földes
1880 - 1950
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 11
Péter Tóth
1882 - 1967
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 12