ATHLETE
Kenenisa Bekele
1982 - Today
Kenenisa Bekele
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 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Kenenisa Bekele is the 307th most popular athlete (down from 243rd in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 29th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
50.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
9.49
Effective Languages (L*)
3.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Kenenisa Bekeles by language
Over the past year Kenenisa Bekele has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 127,005 views, followed by Spanish (26,336), and French (23,592). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (95.00%), Basque (79.39%), and Egyptian Arabic (76.68%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 307 out of 6,025. Before him are Bobbie Rosenfeld, Juan Carlos Zabala, Sándor Rozsnyói, Henry Russell, Nancy Mackay, and Eero Berg. After him are Elmer Niklander, John Akii-Bua, Adolfo Consolini, Ethel Catherwood, Don Bragg, and Bob King.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBobbie Rosenfeld
1904 - 1969
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 301
Juan Carlos Zabala
1911 - 1983
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 302
Sándor Rozsnyói
1930 - 2014
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 303
Henry Russell
1904 - 1986
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 304
Nancy Mackay
1922 - 2016
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 305
Eero Berg
1898 - 1969
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 306
Kenenisa Bekele
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 307
Elmer Niklander
1890 - 1942
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 308
John Akii-Bua
1949 - 1997
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 309
Adolfo Consolini
1917 - 1969
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 310
Ethel Catherwood
1908 - 1987
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 311
Don Bragg
1935 - 2019
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 312
Bob King
1906 - 1965
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 313
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 52. Before him are Adam Lambert, Levon Aronian, Tony Parker, Clémence Poésy, Rodrigo Palacio, and Sofia Boutella. After him are Justine Henin, Rustem Umerov, Ha Seok-jin, Anna Paquin, Philippe Mexès, and Kieran Culkin.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsAdam Lambert
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 46
Levon Aronian
CHESS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 47
Tony Parker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 48
Clémence Poésy
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 49
Rodrigo Palacio
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 50
Sofia Boutella
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 51
Kenenisa Bekele
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 52
Justine Henin
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 53
Rustem Umerov
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 54
Ha Seok-jin
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 55
Anna Paquin
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 56
Philippe Mexès
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 57
Kieran Culkin
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 58
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 34 out of 105. Before him are Gudit (950), Mulatu Astatke (1943), Zara Yaqob (1399), Miruts Yifter (1944), Dawit II (1496), and Fasilides (1603). After him are Genesius of Rome (250), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Ezana of Axum (325), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Susenyos I (1572), and Tafari Benti (1921).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsGudit
POLITICIAN
950 - 1010
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 28
Mulatu Astatke
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 29
Zara Yaqob
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1399 - 1468
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 30
Miruts Yifter
ATHLETE
1944 - 2016
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 31
Dawit II
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1540
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 32
Fasilides
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1667
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 33
Kenenisa Bekele
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 34
Genesius of Rome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 303
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 35
Mara Takla Haymanot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 1000
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 36
Ezana of Axum
POLITICIAN
325 - 360
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 37
Hailemariam Desalegn
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 38
Susenyos I
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1632
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 39
Tafari Benti
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 40
Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia
Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Kenenisa Bekele ranks 5. Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), and Miruts Yifter (1944). After him are Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Berhane Adere (1973), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), and Fatuma Roba (1973).
Abebe Bikila
1932 - 1973
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 1
Haile Gebrselassie
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 2
Mamo Wolde
1932 - 2002
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 3
Miruts Yifter
1944 - 2016
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 4
Kenenisa Bekele
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 5
Derartu Tulu
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 6
Tirunesh Dibaba
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 7
Sifan Hassan
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 8
Berhane Adere
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 9
Addis Abebe
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 10
Eshetu Tura
1950 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 11
Fatuma Roba
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 12