SWIMMER
István Bárány
1907 - 1995
István Bárány
István Bárány (20 December 1907 – 21 February 1995) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was twelfth in the 100 m freestyle. Four years later he won a silver medal in 100 m freestyle and was fourth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of István Bárány has received more than 15,600 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). István Bárány is the 26th most popular swimmer (down from 14th in 2019), the 472nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 433rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
16k
Page Views (PV)
49.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
8.47
Effective Languages (L*)
1.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, István Bárány ranks 26 out of 709. Before him are Don Schollander, Arvo Aaltonen, Katalin Szőke, George Hodgson, Ilona Novák, and Helen Johns. After him are Kornelia Ender, Đurđica Bjedov, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Ferenc Csik, Ann Curtis, and Yasuji Miyazaki.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDon Schollander
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 20
Arvo Aaltonen
1892 - 1949
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 21
Katalin Szőke
1935 - 2017
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 22
George Hodgson
1893 - 1983
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 23
Ilona Novák
1925 - 2019
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 24
Helen Johns
1914 - 2014
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 25
István Bárány
1907 - 1995
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 26
Kornelia Ender
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 27
Đurđica Bjedov
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 28
Ethelda Bleibtrey
1902 - 1978
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 29
Ferenc Csik
1913 - 1945
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 30
Ann Curtis
1926 - 2012
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 31
Yasuji Miyazaki
1916 - 1989
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 32
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, István Bárány ranks 234. Before him are Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Đuro Kurepa, Philip Arthur Fisher, James Robertson Justice, Ernst Albrecht, and Alexander Knox. After him are Georg Braun, Jacques Roumain, Roderich Menzel, Jean Langlais, Yevgeniy Abalakov, and Adalbert Steiner. Among people deceased in 1995, István Bárány ranks 201. Before him are V. J. Sukselainen, Laurindo Almeida, Rick Aviles, Mary Wickes, Maksim Tank, and Alexander Knox. After him are Severino Varela, John Cairncross, Robert Stephens, Albrecht Unsöld, Vladislav Listyev, and Doug McClure.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsAhmet Adnan Saygun
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 228
Đuro Kurepa
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1993
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 229
Philip Arthur Fisher
WRITER
1907 - 2004
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 230
James Robertson Justice
ACTOR
1907 - 1975
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 231
Ernst Albrecht
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1976
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 232
Alexander Knox
ACTOR
1907 - 1995
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 233
István Bárány
SWIMMER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 234
Georg Braun
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1963
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 235
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 236
Roderich Menzel
WRITER
1907 - 1987
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 237
Jean Langlais
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 238
Yevgeniy Abalakov
MOUNTAINEER
1907 - 1948
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 239
Adalbert Steiner
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 240
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsV. J. Sukselainen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 195
Laurindo Almeida
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1995
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 196
Rick Aviles
ACTOR
1952 - 1995
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 197
Mary Wickes
ACTOR
1910 - 1995
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 198
Maksim Tank
WRITER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 199
Alexander Knox
ACTOR
1907 - 1995
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 200
István Bárány
SWIMMER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 201
Severino Varela
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 202
John Cairncross
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1995
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 203
Robert Stephens
ACTOR
1931 - 1995
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 204
Albrecht Unsöld
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 205
Vladislav Listyev
JOURNALIST
1956 - 1995
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 206
Doug McClure
ACTOR
1935 - 1995
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 207
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, István Bárány ranks 472 out of 1,077. Before him are Paul Hörbiger (1894), Dezső Bundzsák (1928), Emil Zuckerkandl (1849), Ilona Novák (1925), György Szűcs (1912), and Lipót Baumhorn (1860). After him are Jenő Jandó (1952), Géza Alföldy (1935), Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő (1937), Károly Németh (1922), Kati Kovács (1944), and Paul von Jankó (1856).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsPaul Hörbiger
ACTOR
1894 - 1981
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 466
Dezső Bundzsák
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 467
Emil Zuckerkandl
PHYSICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 468
Ilona Novák
SWIMMER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 469
György Szűcs
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 470
Lipót Baumhorn
ARCHITECT
1860 - 1932
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 471
István Bárány
SWIMMER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 472
Jenő Jandó
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2023
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 473
Géza Alföldy
HISTORIAN
1935 - 2011
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 474
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő
FENCER
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 475
Károly Németh
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2008
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 476
Kati Kovács
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 477
Paul von Jankó
INVENTOR
1856 - 1919
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 478
Among SWIMMERS In Hungary
Among swimmers born in Hungary, István Bárány ranks 5. Before him are Johnny Weissmuller (1904), Alfréd Hajós (1878), Katalin Szőke (1935), and Ilona Novák (1925). After him are Ferenc Csik (1913), Éva Novák-Gerard (1930), Judit Temes (1930), Imre Zachár (1890), Géza Kádas (1926), Valéria Gyenge (1933), and Elemér Szathmáry (1926).
Johnny Weissmuller
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 1
Alfréd Hajós
1878 - 1955
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 2
Katalin Szőke
1935 - 2017
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 3
Ilona Novák
1925 - 2019
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 4
István Bárány
1907 - 1995
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 5
Ferenc Csik
1913 - 1945
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6
Éva Novák-Gerard
1930 - 2005
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 7
Judit Temes
1930 - 2013
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 8
Imre Zachár
1890 - 1954
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 9
Géza Kádas
1926 - 1979
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 10
Valéria Gyenge
1933 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 11
Elemér Szathmáry
1926 - 1971
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 12