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Kenenisa Bekele

1982 - Today

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Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha (Oromo: Qananiisaa baqqalaa; Amharic: ቀነኒሳ በቀለ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the world record holder in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre from 2004 until 2020. He won the gold medal in both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenenisa Bekele has received more than 1,475,767 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Kenenisa Bekele is the 243rd most popular athlete (up from 276th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 30th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 49.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 243 out of 3,059Before him are Albin Lermusiaux, Adolfo Consolini, Helge Løvland, Joseph Guillemot, Dominik Hašek, and Ole Ellefsæter. After him are Maxie Long, Alexander Ragulin, Gert Fredriksson, Benjamin Kogo, Lis Hartel, and Ludvík Daněk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 48Before him are Priyanka Chopra, Yvonne Strahovski, Lee Joon-gi, Lauren Cohan, Dan Stevens, and Darijo Srna. After him are Gina Carano, Alberto Gilardino, Vjosa Osmani, Justine Henin, Chloé Zhao, and Adam Lambert.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 29 out of 89Before him are Fasilides (1603), Zara Yaqob (1399), Mulatu Astatke (1943), Negasso Gidada (1943), Wilfred Thesiger (1910), and Dawit II (1496). After him are Miruts Yifter (1944), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Malik Ambar (1548), Ezana of Axum (325), Tafari Benti (1921), and Mara Takla Haymanot (900).

Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 4Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), and Mamo Wolde (1932). After him are Miruts Yifter (1944), Sifan Hassan (1993), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Derartu Tulu (1972), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), and Fatuma Roba (1973).