SKATER

Karl Schäfer

1909 - 1976

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Karl Schäfer (17 May 1909 – 23 April 1976) was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he became a two-time Olympic champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was also a seven-time World champion (1930–1936) and eight-time European champion (1929–1936). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Schäfer has received more than 41,441 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Schäfer is the 13th most popular skater (down from 10th in 2019), the 582nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 466th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Skater.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 53.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Karl Schäfer ranks 13 out of 483. Before him are Clas Thunberg, Katarina Witt, Gillis Grafström, Ondrej Nepela, Ivar Ballangrud, and Ludmila Belousova. After him are Hjalmar Andersen, Ethel Muckelt, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Fred Anton Maier, Debbi Wilkes, and Magda Julin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Karl Schäfer ranks 144. Before him are Henri Alekan, Hermann Lang, David Riesman, Gerhard Gentzen, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, and Olga Rubtsova. After him are Jim Davis, Morris Swadesh, Luigi Villoresi, Georg Konrad Morgen, Aruna Asaf Ali, and Anthony Mamo. Among people deceased in 1976, Karl Schäfer ranks 103. Before him are Wilhelm Marschall, Wilder Penfield, Paul Robeson, Alexander Novikov, Marcel Broodthaers, and Jack Cassidy. After him are Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Pyotr Koshevoy, Paul Gallico, E. H. Shepard, Werner March, and Boris Iofan.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Karl Schäfer ranks 582 out of 1,424. Before him are Sigismund von Neukomm (1778), Bénédict Morel (1809), Paula von Preradović (1887), Viktor Klima (1947), Theodore Romzha (1911), and Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria (1868). After him are Marianna Martines (1744), Carl Millöcker (1842), Infanta Blanca of Spain (1868), Erich Probst (1927), Joy Adamson (1910), and Egon Friedell (1878).

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Among SKATERS In Austria

Among skaters born in Austria, Karl Schäfer ranks 1. After him are Helene Engelmann (1898), Alfred Berger (1894), Willy Böckl (1893), Herma Szabo (1902), Otto Kaiser (1901), Trixi Schuba (1951), Fritzi Burger (1910), Sissy Schwarz (1936), Lilly Scholz (1903), Eva Pawlik (1927), and Kurt Oppelt (1932).

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