ATHLETE
Kara Goucher
1978 - Today

Kara Goucher
Kara Goucher (born Kara Grgas on July 9, 1978) is an American long-distance runner, author, television commentator, and podcaster. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kara Goucher has received more than 537,539 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kara Goucher is the 7,631st most popular athlete (down from 4,133rd in 2019), the 20,268th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,578th in 2019) and the 863rd most popular American Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
540k
Page Views (PV)
28.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.26
Effective Languages (L*)
3.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Kara Goucher ranks 7,631 out of 6,025. Before her are Githa Michiels, Marieke Keijser, Anabel Medina, Alexander Belonogoff, Atabek Azisbekov, and Noémi Háfra. After her are Gilles Biron, Zoltán Lévai, Anna Hall, Julia Chanourdie, Alicja Konieczek, and Mirmostafa Javadi.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGitha Michiels
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 7,625
Marieke Keijser
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.83
Rank: 7,626
Anabel Medina
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.83
Rank: 7,627
Alexander Belonogoff
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.83
Rank: 7,628
Atabek Azisbekov
1995 - Present
HPI: 28.83
Rank: 7,629
Noémi Háfra
1998 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 7,630
Kara Goucher
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 7,631
Gilles Biron
1995 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 7,632
Zoltán Lévai
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 7,633
Anna Hall
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 7,634
Julia Chanourdie
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 7,635
Alicja Konieczek
1994 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 7,636
Mirmostafa Javadi
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 7,637
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Kara Goucher ranks 1,257. Before her are Alberto Michán, Clint Hill, Amy Chow, Paul Robinson, Kyle Hamilton, and Gary Naysmith. After her are Alex Oliveira, Tatiana Drozdovskaya, Nobuhiro Naito, Tim Morehouse, Damien Johnson, and John Tartaglia.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsAlberto Michán
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.31
Rank: 1,251
Clint Hill
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.99
Rank: 1,252
Amy Chow
GYMNAST
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.98
Rank: 1,253
Paul Robinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.95
Rank: 1,254
Kyle Hamilton
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.92
Rank: 1,255
Gary Naysmith
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.60
Rank: 1,256
Kara Goucher
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 1,257
Alex Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.70
Rank: 1,258
Tatiana Drozdovskaya
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.27
Rank: 1,259
Nobuhiro Naito
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.26
Rank: 1,260
Tim Morehouse
FENCER
1978 - Present
HPI: 27.48
Rank: 1,261
Damien Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 26.97
Rank: 1,262
John Tartaglia
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 26.00
Rank: 1,263
In United States
Among people born in United States, Kara Goucher ranks 20,268 out of 20,380. Before her are Isabella Acres (2001), Sam Shankland (1991), John Henson (1990), Justin Jackson (1995), Moisés Hernández (1992), and Jimmy Howard (1984). After her are Greg Stiemsma (1985), Jessica Steffens (1987), Francesca Capaldi (2004), Gerek Meinhardt (1990), Luis Gil (1993), and Jessica Beard (1989).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsIsabella Acres
ACTOR
2001 - Present
HPI: 28.85
Rank: 20,262
Sam Shankland
CHESS PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.85
Rank: 20,263
John Henson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 20,264
Justin Jackson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 20,265
Moisés Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 20,266
Jimmy Howard
HOCKEY PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.83
Rank: 20,267
Kara Goucher
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 20,268
Greg Stiemsma
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 20,269
Jessica Steffens
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 20,270
Francesca Capaldi
ACTOR
2004 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 20,271
Gerek Meinhardt
FENCER
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.79
Rank: 20,272
Luis Gil
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.78
Rank: 20,273
Jessica Beard
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.77
Rank: 20,274
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Kara Goucher ranks 863. Before her are Todd Frazier (1986), Virginia Thrasher (1997), Giancarla Trevisan (1993), Maggie Steffens (1993), Jenna Prandini (1992), and Emily Regan (1988). After her are Jessica Steffens (1987), Jessica Beard (1989), Elina Lampela (1998), Raven Saunders (1996), Ivan Šapina (1999), and Noelle Pikus-Pace (1982).
Todd Frazier
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.14
Rank: 857
Virginia Thrasher
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.04
Rank: 858
Giancarla Trevisan
1993 - Present
HPI: 29.02
Rank: 859
Maggie Steffens
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.98
Rank: 860
Jenna Prandini
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.90
Rank: 861
Emily Regan
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.86
Rank: 862
Kara Goucher
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 863
Jessica Steffens
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 864
Jessica Beard
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.77
Rank: 865
Elina Lampela
1998 - Present
HPI: 28.72
Rank: 866
Raven Saunders
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.70
Rank: 867
Ivan Šapina
1999 - Present
HPI: 28.70
Rank: 868
Noelle Pikus-Pace
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.64
Rank: 869