1982 - Today
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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Among athletes, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 243 out of 3,059. Before 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.
1874 - 1940
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 237
1917 - 1969
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 238
1890 - 1984
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 239
1899 - 1975
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 240
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 241
1939 - 2022
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 242
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 243
1878 - 1959
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 244
1941 - 2004
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 245
1919 - 2006
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 246
1944 - 2022
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 247
1921 - 2009
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 248
1937 - 1998
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 249
Among people born in 1982, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 48. Before 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.
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 42
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 43
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 44
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 45
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 46
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 47
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 48
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 49
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 50
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 51
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 52
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 53
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 54
Among people born in Ethiopia, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 29 out of 89. Before 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).
1603 - 1667
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 23
1399 - 1468
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 24
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 25
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 26
1910 - 2003
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 27
1496 - 1540
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 28
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 29
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 30
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 31
1548 - 1626
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 32
325 - 360
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 33
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 34
900 - 1000
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 35
Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 4. Before 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).
1932 - 1973
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 1
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 2
1932 - 2002
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 3
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 4
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 5
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 6
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 7
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 10
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 11
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 12