HOCKEY PLAYER
Jiří Holeček
1944 - Today
Jiří Holeček
Jiří Holeček (born March 18, 1944) is a Czech professional ice hockey coach and former player. Holeček played in the Czechoslovak Elite League from 1964 to 1979, and on the Czechoslovak national team for many years. After joining the military he participated in the hockey camp of Dukla Jihlava, but coming from an insignificant Slávia team at the time, he did not make it higher than the number three goaltender and was loaned to HC Košice in the eastern part of the country. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiří Holeček has received more than 28,686 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jiří Holeček is the 9th most popular hockey player, the 395th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Hockey Player.
Memorability Metrics
29k
Page Views (PV)
52.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.67
Effective Languages (L*)
1.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS
Among hockey players, Jiří Holeček ranks 9 out of 676. Before him are Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov, Viktor Tikhonov, Gordie Howe, Václav Nedomanský, and Georges Vézina. After him are Bobby Hull, Jaromír Jágr, Sergei Makarov, Stan Mikita, Phil Esposito, and Vladimir Petrov.
Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVladislav Tretiak
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3
Valeri Kharlamov
1948 - 1981
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4
Viktor Tikhonov
1930 - 2014
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 5
Gordie Howe
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 6
Václav Nedomanský
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 7
Georges Vézina
1887 - 1926
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 8
Jiří Holeček
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 9
Bobby Hull
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10
Jaromír Jágr
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 11
Sergei Makarov
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 12
Stan Mikita
1940 - 2018
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 13
Phil Esposito
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 14
Vladimir Petrov
1947 - 2017
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 15
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Jiří Holeček ranks 305. Before him are Václav Nedomanský, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Marilù Tolo, Frank Sinatra Jr., Robert Mueller, and Odd Nerdrum. After him are Karel Kryl, Abbas, Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Mitchell Feigenbaum, Sharmila Tagore, and Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsVáclav Nedomanský
HOCKEY PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 299
Anastasiya Vertinskaya
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 300
Marilù Tolo
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 301
Frank Sinatra Jr.
SINGER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 302
Robert Mueller
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 303
Odd Nerdrum
PAINTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 304
Jiří Holeček
HOCKEY PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 305
Karel Kryl
WRITER
1944 - 1994
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 306
Abbas
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 307
Muhammad Naji al-Otari
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 308
Mitchell Feigenbaum
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - 2019
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 309
Sharmila Tagore
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 310
Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 311
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Jiří Holeček ranks 395 out of 1,200. Before him are František Tomášek (1899), Josef Mánes (1820), Zdeněk Nehoda (1952), Gorazd (1879), Procopius of Sázava (970), and Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763). After him are Moritz von Auffenberg (1852), Jan Santini Aichel (1677), Emmy Destinn (1878), Ota Šik (1919), John of Görlitz (1370), and Gerhard Mitter (1935).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsFrantišek Tomášek
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1992
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 389
Josef Mánes
PAINTER
1820 - 1871
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 390
Zdeněk Nehoda
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 391
Gorazd
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1942
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 392
Procopius of Sázava
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1053
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 393
Adalbert Gyrowetz
COMPOSER
1763 - 1850
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 394
Jiří Holeček
HOCKEY PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 395
Moritz von Auffenberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1928
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 396
Jan Santini Aichel
ARCHITECT
1677 - 1723
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 397
Emmy Destinn
SINGER
1878 - 1930
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 398
Ota Šik
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2004
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 399
John of Görlitz
NOBLEMAN
1370 - 1396
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 400
Gerhard Mitter
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1969
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 401
Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Czechia
Among hockey players born in Czechia, Jiří Holeček ranks 2. Before him are Václav Nedomanský (1944). After him are Jaromír Jágr (1972), Jiří Holík (1944), Roman Čechmánek (1971), Vladimír Martinec (1949), Karel Hartmann (1885), Oldřich Machač (1946), Vladimír Zábrodský (1923), Erich Kühnhackl (1950), Bohuslav Šťastný (1949), and Otakar Vindyš (1889).
Václav Nedomanský
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 1
Jiří Holeček
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 2
Jaromír Jágr
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 3
Jiří Holík
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 4
Roman Čechmánek
1971 - 2023
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 5
Vladimír Martinec
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 6
Karel Hartmann
1885 - 1944
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 7
Oldřich Machač
1946 - 2011
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 8
Vladimír Zábrodský
1923 - 2020
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 9
Erich Kühnhackl
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 10
Bohuslav Šťastný
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 11
Otakar Vindyš
1889 - 1949
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 12