CHESS PLAYER
István Bilek
1932 - 2010
István Bilek
István Bilek (11 August 1932 – 20 March 2010) was a Hungarian chess grandmaster. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of István Bilek has received more than 17,195 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). István Bilek is the 134th most popular chess player (up from 144th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 510th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.
István Bilek is most famous for being an international chess grandmaster, double silver and bronze medalist sakkolimpikon, three-time Hungarian champion (1963, 1965, 1970), a master trainer and writer.
Memorability Metrics
17k
Page Views (PV)
47.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.71
Effective Languages (L*)
1.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, István Bilek ranks 134 out of 461. Before him are Esteban Canal, Viacheslav Ragozin, Henrique Mecking, Carlos Torre Repetto, Miroslav Filip, and István Csom. After him are André Chéron, Boris Kostić, Borislav Ivkov, Simen Agdestein, Bernhard Horwitz, and Horatio Caro.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEsteban Canal
1896 - 1981
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 128
Viacheslav Ragozin
1908 - 1962
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 129
Henrique Mecking
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 130
Carlos Torre Repetto
1904 - 1978
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 131
Miroslav Filip
1928 - 2009
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 132
István Csom
1940 - 2021
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 133
István Bilek
1932 - 2010
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 134
André Chéron
1895 - 1980
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 135
Boris Kostić
1887 - 1963
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 136
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 137
Simen Agdestein
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 138
Bernhard Horwitz
1807 - 1885
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 139
Horatio Caro
1862 - 1920
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 140
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, István Bilek ranks 336. Before him are Tinka Kurti, Soon-Tek Oh, Richard Lugar, Casey Kasem, Frank Beyer, and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor. After him are Solomon W. Golomb, Clifton Williams, Cesare Perdisa, John Lyons, Els Borst, and Jacques Roubaud. Among people deceased in 2010, István Bilek ranks 283. Before him are Brita Borg, João Morais, Vesna Parun, Irina Arkhipova, Jean-Paul Proust, and Anneliese Rothenberger. After him are Doris Eaton Travis, Urbano Navarrete Cortés, Bernard Clavel, Nelly Landry, Werner Krämer, and Federico Vairo.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsTinka Kurti
CELEBRITY
1932 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 330
Soon-Tek Oh
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 331
Richard Lugar
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2019
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 332
Casey Kasem
PRESENTER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 333
Frank Beyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2006
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 334
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 335
István Bilek
CHESS PLAYER
1932 - 2010
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 336
Solomon W. Golomb
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 337
Clifton Williams
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 1967
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 338
Cesare Perdisa
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1998
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 339
John Lyons
LINGUIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 340
Els Borst
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 341
Jacques Roubaud
WRITER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 342
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsBrita Borg
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 277
João Morais
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 278
Vesna Parun
WRITER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 279
Irina Arkhipova
SINGER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 280
Jean-Paul Proust
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2010
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 281
Anneliese Rothenberger
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 282
István Bilek
CHESS PLAYER
1932 - 2010
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 283
Doris Eaton Travis
ACTOR
1904 - 2010
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 284
Urbano Navarrete Cortés
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2010
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 285
Bernard Clavel
WRITER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 286
Nelly Landry
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 287
Werner Krämer
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2010
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 288
Federico Vairo
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 289
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, István Bilek ranks 548 out of 1,077. Before him are István Csom (1940), Tibor Kemény (1913), Dezső Földes (1880), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), István Mészáros (1930), and István Fekete (1900). After him are Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Ferenc Mészáros (1950), Menyhért Lónyay (1822), István Géczi (1944), Ferenc Kósa (1937), and Iván Menczel (1941).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsIstván Csom
CHESS PLAYER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 542
Tibor Kemény
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1992
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 543
Dezső Földes
FENCER
1880 - 1950
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 544
Ágnes Hranitzky
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 545
István Mészáros
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 546
István Fekete
WRITER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 547
István Bilek
CHESS PLAYER
1932 - 2010
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 548
Károly Kisfaludy
WRITER
1788 - 1830
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 549
Ferenc Mészáros
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2023
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 550
Menyhért Lónyay
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1884
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 551
István Géczi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 552
Ferenc Kósa
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 553
Iván Menczel
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 554
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Hungary
Among chess players born in Hungary, István Bilek ranks 9. Before him are Lajos Portisch (1937), Géza Maróczy (1870), Isidor Gunsberg (1854), András Adorján (1950), Gedeon Barcza (1911), and István Csom (1940). After him are Levente Lengyel (1933), Lajos Asztalos (1889), Zoltán Ribli (1951), Endre Steiner (1901), Susan Polgár (1969), and Győző Forintos (1935).
Lajos Portisch
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 3
Géza Maróczy
1870 - 1951
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 4
Isidor Gunsberg
1854 - 1930
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5
András Adorján
1950 - 2023
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 6
Gedeon Barcza
1911 - 1986
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 7
István Csom
1940 - 2021
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 8
István Bilek
1932 - 2010
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 9
Levente Lengyel
1933 - 2014
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 10
Lajos Asztalos
1889 - 1956
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 11
Zoltán Ribli
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 12
Endre Steiner
1901 - 1944
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 13
Susan Polgár
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 14
Győző Forintos
1935 - 2018
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 15