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Klaes Karppinen

1907 - 1992

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Klaes Karppinen (also spelled Klaus; 9 October 1907 – 24 January 1992) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klaes Karppinen has received more than 13,711 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Klaes Karppinen is the 160th most popular skier (down from 107th in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from Finland (down from 319th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Finnish Skier.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Klaes Karppinen ranks 160 out of 817. Before him are Finn Christian Jagge, Franz Gabl, Maria Walliser, Stig Sollander, Dagmar Rom, and Georg Thoma. After him are Wojciech Fortuna, Toni Nieminen, Väinö Huhtala, Niilo Halonen, Inger Helene Nybråten, and Larisa Lazutina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Klaes Karppinen ranks 359. Before him are Vladimirs Petrovs, Johnny Moss, Aldo Donelli, Isabel Jewell, Roy Welensky, and Jean Louis. After him are Mike Mazurki, Bill Holland, Francis Frederick, Rolf Jacobsen, Kate Smith, and Gumercindo Gómez. Among people deceased in 1992, Klaes Karppinen ranks 252. Before him are Tamara Lazakovich, Ian Wolfe, Marjorie Gestring, Mae Clarke, William Fields, and Severino Rigoni. After him are Dionizije Dvornić, Alexander Almetov, Antoni Zygmund, John Anderson, Roger Miller, and Lona Andre.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Klaes Karppinen ranks 399 out of 751. Before him are Edvin Laine (1905), Helena Takalo (1947), Arvo Haavisto (1900), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), Eevi Huttunen (1922), and Jan-Erik Enestam (1947). After him are Toni Nieminen (1975), Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), Markku Kanerva (1964), Anna Falchi (1972), Väinö Huhtala (1935), and Arvo Viitanen (1924).

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Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Klaes Karppinen ranks 15. Before him are Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Jouko Törmänen (1954), Paavo Lonkila (1923), Aki Karvonen (1957), Matti Lähde (1911), and Helena Takalo (1947). After him are Toni Nieminen (1975), Väinö Huhtala (1935), Niilo Halonen (1940), Jari Puikkonen (1959), Jani Soininen (1972), and Harri Kirvesniemi (1958).

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