CHESS PLAYER
Jan Timman
1951 - Today
Jan Timman
Jan Timman (born 14 December 1951) is a Dutch chess grandmaster who was one of the world's leading chess players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. At the peak of his career, he was considered to be the best non-Soviet player and was known as "The Best of the West". He has won the Dutch Chess Championship nine times and has been a Candidate for the World Chess Championship several times. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Timman has received more than 162,986 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Jan Timman is the 59th most popular chess player (up from 73rd in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 428th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Chess Player.
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160k
Page Views (PV)
53.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
7.69
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Jan Timman ranks 59 out of 374. Before him are Carl Schlechter, Joseph Henry Blackburne, Mark Taimanov, Magnus Carlsen, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, and Dawid Janowski. After him are Olga Rubtsova, Milan Vidmar, Vladimir Kramnik, Rudolf Spielmann, Lionel Kieseritzky, and Szymon Winawer.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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Carl Schlechter
1874 - 1918
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 53
Joseph Henry Blackburne
1841 - 1924
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 54
Mark Taimanov
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 55
Magnus Carlsen
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 56
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
1912 - 1974
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 57
Dawid Janowski
1868 - 1927
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 58
Jan Timman
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 59
Olga Rubtsova
1909 - 1994
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 60
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 61
Vladimir Kramnik
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 62
Rudolf Spielmann
1883 - 1942
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 63
Lionel Kieseritzky
1806 - 1853
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 64
Szymon Winawer
1838 - 1919
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 65
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Jan Timman ranks 126. Before him are Arkady Rotenberg, Salih Muslim, Roger Myerson, Orson Scott Card, Jean-Jacques Goldman, and Jan Fischer. After him are Alvin E. Roth, André Aciman, Alexander Bortnikov, Ramón Calderón, Abel Ferrara, and Li Hongzhi.
Others Born in 1951
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Arkady Rotenberg
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 120
Salih Muslim
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 121
Roger Myerson
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 122
Orson Scott Card
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 123
Jean-Jacques Goldman
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 124
Jan Fischer
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 125
Jan Timman
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 126
Alvin E. Roth
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 127
André Aciman
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 128
Alexander Bortnikov
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 129
Ramón Calderón
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 130
Abel Ferrara
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 131
Li Hongzhi
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 132
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Timman ranks 363 out of 1,427. Before him are Sharon den Adel (1974), Samuel Goudsmit (1902), Simon de Vlieger (1601), Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798), Wil van Gogh (1862), and Joseph Luns (1911). After him are Ard Schenk (1944), Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927), Cristina Deutekom (1931), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), Louis Andriessen (1939), and Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053).
Others born in Netherlands
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Sharon den Adel
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 357
Samuel Goudsmit
1902 - 1978
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 358
Simon de Vlieger
1601 - 1653
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 359
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
1798 - 1872
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 360
Wil van Gogh
1862 - 1941
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 361
Joseph Luns
1911 - 2002
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 362
Jan Timman
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 363
Ard Schenk
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 364
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
1927 - 1977
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 365
Cristina Deutekom
1931 - 2014
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 366
Charles II, Duke of Guelders
1467 - 1538
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 367
Louis Andriessen
1939 - 2021
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 368
Dirk V, Count of Holland
1053 - 1091
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 369
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among chess players born in Netherlands, Jan Timman ranks 2. Before him are Max Euwe (1901).
