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Kurt Wires

1919 - 1992

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Kurt Oskar "Kurre" Wires (28 April 1919 – 22 February 1992) was a Finnish canoe sprinter who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the individual 10000 m event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Wires has received more than 12,444 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Wires is the 1,307th most popular athlete, the 370th most popular biography from Finland and the 66th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kurt Wires ranks 1,307 out of 3,059. Before him are Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, James Rector, Marjorie Clark, Ghiță Licu, Lidiya Alfeyeva, and Vincenzo Cuccia. After him are Bob Richards, Tiina Lillak, Joseph Stadler, László Rajcsányi, Hayes Jones, and Sandra Sánchez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Kurt Wires ranks 289. Before him are Tim Holt, André Guelfi, Ross Bagdasarian, Lawrence Stone, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, and Kaifi Azmi. After him are Marie Windsor, Phyllis Thaxter, Mary Midgley, Betty Garrett, Edward Brooke, and Ernie Kovacs. Among people deceased in 1992, Kurt Wires ranks 228. Before him are Max Stiepl, Luka Lipošinović, Roger Miller, Lazăr Sfera, Mae Clarke, and Alif Hajiyev. After him are László Rajcsányi, Robert Reed, Roy Acuff, Molly Picon, Kees Broekman, and S. I. Hayakawa.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kurt Wires ranks 370 out of 642. Before him are Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932), Carita Holmström (1954), Mirja Lehtonen (1942), Markku Kanerva (1964), Tuomo Ylipulli (1965), and Saku Koivu (1974). After him are Tiina Lillak (1961), Anna-Maja Henriksson (1964), Arto Bryggare (1958), Voitto Hellsten (1932), Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), and Pentti Linnosvuo (1933).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Kurt Wires ranks 66. Before him are Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Erkki Kataja (1924), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (1983), Hugo Lahtinen (1891), Kalle Jalkanen (1907), and Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932). After him are Tiina Lillak (1961), Arto Bryggare (1958), Voitto Hellsten (1932), Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), and Eeles Landström (1932).

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