MOUNTAINEER
Kurt Diemberger
1932 - Today
Kurt Diemberger
Kurt Diemberger (born 16 March 1932) is an Austrian mountaineer and author of several books. He is the only living person who has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres: of Broad Peak in 1957 and of Dhaulagiri in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Diemberger has received more than 135,141 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Kurt Diemberger is the 19th most popular mountaineer (down from 18th in 2019), the 438th most popular biography from Austria (down from 435th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Mountaineer.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
62.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
6.50
Effective Languages (L*)
1.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Kurt Diemberger ranks 19 out of 56. Before him are Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Achille Compagnoni, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Maurice Herzog, Matthias Zurbriggen, and Lino Lacedelli. After him are Alain Robert, John Muir, Albert F. Mummery, Lionel Terray, Andrew Irvine, and Anatoli Boukreev.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
1873 - 1933
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 13
Achille Compagnoni
1914 - 2009
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 14
Wanda Rutkiewicz
1943 - 1992
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 15
Maurice Herzog
1919 - 2012
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 16
Matthias Zurbriggen
1856 - 1917
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 17
Lino Lacedelli
1925 - 2009
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 18
Kurt Diemberger
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 19
Alain Robert
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 20
John Muir
1838 - 1914
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 21
Albert F. Mummery
1855 - 1895
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 22
Lionel Terray
1921 - 1965
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 23
Andrew Irvine
1902 - 1924
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 24
Anatoli Boukreev
1958 - 1997
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Kurt Diemberger ranks 135. Before him are Harry Gregg, Zózimo, Hubert Reeves, Eero Aarnio, Dino Sani, and Shintaro Ishihara. After him are Michael H. Hart, Jerzy Hoffman, Walter Schröder, Renato Martino, John G. Thompson, and Alvin Plantinga.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsHarry Gregg
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 129
Zózimo
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1977
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 130
Hubert Reeves
ASTRONOMER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 131
Eero Aarnio
ARCHITECT
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 132
Dino Sani
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 133
Shintaro Ishihara
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2022
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 134
Kurt Diemberger
MOUNTAINEER
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 135
Michael H. Hart
ASTRONOMER
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 136
Jerzy Hoffman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 137
Walter Schröder
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 138
Renato Martino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2024
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 139
John G. Thompson
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 140
Alvin Plantinga
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 141
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Kurt Diemberger ranks 438 out of 1,424. Before him are Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874), Otto F. Kernberg (1928), Hans Gross (1847), Paul Badura-Skoda (1927), Marisa Mell (1939), and Georg Alexander Pick (1859). After him are Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1796), Anna Mahler (1904), Eva Schloss (1929), Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1638), Carlo Abarth (1908), and Avgustyn Voloshyn (1874).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsIvana Brlić-Mažuranić
WRITER
1874 - 1938
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 432
Otto F. Kernberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 433
Hans Gross
LAWYER
1847 - 1915
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 434
Paul Badura-Skoda
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2019
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 435
Marisa Mell
ACTOR
1939 - 1992
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 436
Georg Alexander Pick
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1942
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 437
Kurt Diemberger
MOUNTAINEER
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 438
Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1858
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 439
Anna Mahler
SCULPTOR
1904 - 1988
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 440
Eva Schloss
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 441
Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1638 - 1701
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 442
Carlo Abarth
ENGINEER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 443
Avgustyn Voloshyn
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1945
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 444
Among MOUNTAINEERS In Austria
Among mountaineers born in Austria, Kurt Diemberger ranks 3. Before him are Heinrich Harrer (1912), and Hermann Buhl (1924). After him are Peter Habeler (1942), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970), and David Lama (1990).
Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 2
Kurt Diemberger
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 3
Peter Habeler
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 5
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 6