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Johannes Kotkas

1915 - 1998

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Johannes Kotkas (3 February 1915 – 8 May 1998) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes Kotkas has received more than 30,742 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Johannes Kotkas is the 68th most popular wrestler (down from 66th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 117th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Estonian Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 31k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Johannes Kotkas ranks 68 out of 1,027. Before him are Martin Klein, Rey Mysterio, Hamit Kaplan, Lou Thesz, Bertil Antonsson, and Shozo Sasahara. After him are The Ultimate Warrior, Buddy Rogers, Kristjan Palusalu, Shawn Michaels, István Kozma, and Darren Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Johannes Kotkas ranks 172. Before him are Alan Lomax, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Harry Morgan, John C. Lilly, Ann Sheridan, and Kenneth Arnold. After him are Gozo Shioda, Eugene Polley, Lamberto Gardelli, John Randolph, Joseph Arthur Ankrah, and Teoctist Arăpașu. Among people deceased in 1998, Johannes Kotkas ranks 195. Before him are Wanda Jakubowska, Pruden, Jean Shiley, Marion Donovan, Héctor Vilches, and William Gaddis. After him are Consalvo Sanesi, Fred Alderman, Vladimir Dudintsev, Junior Wells, John Pulman, and Lamberto Gardelli.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Johannes Kotkas ranks 120 out of 351. Before him are Martin Klein (1884), Mart Siimann (1946), Jaak Panksepp (1943), Jakob Hurt (1839), Johannes Käbin (1905), and Johann Köler (1826). After him are Juhan Kukk (1885), Kristjan Palusalu (1908), Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Pavel Schilling (1786), Andres Tarand (1940), and Konrad Mägi (1878).

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Among WRESTLERS In Estonia

Among wrestlers born in Estonia, Johannes Kotkas ranks 4. Before him are George Hackenschmidt (1877), Eduard Pütsep (1898), and Martin Klein (1884). After him are Kristjan Palusalu (1908), Voldemar Väli (1903), Osvald Käpp (1905), Indrek Pertelson (1971), Baruto Kaito (1984), Heiki Nabi (1985), Martin Padar (1979), and Epp Mäe (1992).

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