MOUNTAINEER
Joe Simpson
1960 - Today
Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson (born August 13, 1960) is a British mountaineer, author, and motivational speaker. While climbing in Peru in 1985, he suffered severe injuries and was assumed dead by his climbing companion Simon Yates after falling into a crevasse, but he survived and managed to crawl back to his base camp. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Simpson has received more than 14,579 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Joe Simpson is the 40th most popular mountaineer, the 37th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Mountaineer.
Memorability Metrics
15k
Page Views (PV)
45.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Joe Simpsons by language
Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Joe Simpson ranks 40 out of 45. Before him are Riccardo Cassin, Verney Lovett Cameron, Bachendri Pal, Simone Moro, Ang Rita, and Ueli Steck. After him are Apa Sherpa, Denis Urubko, Edurne Pasaban, Oh Eun-sun, Nirmal Purja, and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
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Riccardo Cassin
1909 - 2009
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 34
Verney Lovett Cameron
1844 - 1894
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 35
Bachendri Pal
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 36
Simone Moro
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 37
Ang Rita
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 38
Ueli Steck
1976 - 2017
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 39
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 40
Apa Sherpa
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 41
Denis Urubko
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 42
Edurne Pasaban
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 43
Oh Eun-sun
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 44
Nirmal Purja
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 45
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Joe Simpson ranks 262. Before him are Alexandre Czerniatynski, Glenn Strömberg, Olaf Ludwig, Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, Nigel Marven, and Hossein Salami. After him are Johnny Briceño, Dave Weckl, Jiří Rusnok, Fadil Vokrri, Hiromi Tsuru, and Moussa Faki.
Others Born in 1960
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Alexandre Czerniatynski
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 256
Glenn Strömberg
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 257
Olaf Ludwig
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 258
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 259
Nigel Marven
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 260
Hossein Salami
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 261
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 262
Johnny Briceño
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 263
Dave Weckl
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 264
Jiří Rusnok
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 265
Fadil Vokrri
1960 - 2018
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 266
Hiromi Tsuru
1960 - 2017
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 267
Moussa Faki
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 268
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Joe Simpson ranks 37 out of 74. Before him are Salahuddin of Selangor (1926), Azlan Shah of Perak (1928), Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898), and Lee Chong Wei (1982). After him are Siti Nurhaliza (1979), Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1917), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (1934), Anthony Soter Fernandez (1930), and Henry Golding (1987).
Others born in Malaysia
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Salahuddin of Selangor
1926 - 2001
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 31
Azlan Shah of Perak
1928 - 2014
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 32
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
1907 - 1979
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 33
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 34
Hisamuddin of Selangor
1898 - 1960
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 35
Lee Chong Wei
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 36
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 37
Siti Nurhaliza
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 38
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
1917 - 1979
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 39
Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
1922 - 2008
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 40
Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 41
Anthony Soter Fernandez
1930 - 2020
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 42
Henry Golding
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 43
Among MOUNTAINEERS In Malaysia
Among mountaineers born in Malaysia, Joe Simpson ranks 1.
