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Kieren Perkins

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Kieren John Perkins (born 14 August 1973) is an Australian former freestyle swimmer. He specialised in the 1500-metre freestyle and won successive Olympic gold medals in this event in the 1990s. He won his first at the 1992 Olympics which he won in world record time and then at the 1996 Olympics when he defended his title. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kieren Perkins has received more than 356,750 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Kieren Perkins is the 434th most popular swimmer (down from 348th in 2019), the 821st most popular biography from Australia (down from 748th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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  • 28.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Kieren Perkins ranks 434 out of 709. Before him are Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Brent Hayden, Evgeny Rylov, Alessia Filippi, Raquel Corral, and Marco Koch. After him are Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Duncan Armstrong, Fu Yuanhui, Illya Kvasha, Nađa Higl, and Daniela Samulski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Kieren Perkins ranks 1,029. Before him are Kimberley Joseph, Embu, Ryuji Fujiyama, Gretchen Wilson, Brian Rafalski, and Emerson Orlando de Melo. After him are José Luiz Drey, Miguel Simão, Todd Rogers, Talal Jebreen, Matthew Pottinger, and Toshimi Kikuchi.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Kieren Perkins ranks 821 out of 1,143. Before him are Louise Currey (1969), Michelle Jenneke (1993), Angourie Rice (2001), Olivia DeJonge (1998), Alicia Molik (1981), and Jim Jefferies (1977). After him are Annette Edmondson (1991), Rory Sutherland (1982), Teagan Croft (2004), Alex Tobin (1965), Mitch Nichols (1989), and Ufuk Talay (1976).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Kieren Perkins ranks 30. Before him are Petria Thomas (1975), Brittany Elmslie (1994), Shayne Reese (1982), Michelle Ford (1962), Libby Trickett (1985), and Linda Mackenzie (1983). After him are Duncan Armstrong (1968), Emma McKeon (1994), Jessica Ashwood (1993), Jessicah Schipper (1986), Jodie Henry (1983), and Susie O'Neill (1973).

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