GYMNAST
Larisa Latynina
1934 - Today
Larisa Latynina
Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина, née Diriy, Дирий; born 27 December 1934) is a Soviet former artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a female gymnast with nine. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larisa Latynina has received more than 1,105,093 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Larisa Latynina is the 2nd most popular gymnast, the 78th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 67th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Gymnast.
Larisa Latynina is most famous for being the first female gymnast to win 18 medals at the Olympics.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
66.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
61
Languages Editions (L)
8.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GYMNASTS
Among gymnasts, Larisa Latynina ranks 2 out of 370. Before her are Nadia Comăneci. After her are Olga Korbut, Věra Čáslavská, Carl Schuhmann, Ágnes Keleti, Margit Korondi, Hermann Weingärtner, Alfred Flatow, Sawao Kato, Boris Shakhlin, and Nikolai Andrianov.
Most Popular Gymnasts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNadia Comăneci
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1
Larisa Latynina
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 2
Olga Korbut
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 3
Věra Čáslavská
1942 - 2016
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 4
Carl Schuhmann
1869 - 1946
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 5
Ágnes Keleti
1921 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 6
Margit Korondi
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 7
Hermann Weingärtner
1864 - 1919
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 8
Alfred Flatow
1869 - 1942
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 9
Sawao Kato
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 10
Boris Shakhlin
1932 - 2008
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 11
Nikolai Andrianov
1952 - 2011
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Larisa Latynina ranks 32. Before her are Manuel Noriega, Paul Ekman, Alan Bates, Sydney Pollack, Alexei Leonov, and Niklaus Wirth. After her are Ronald Wayne, Renata Scotto, Kurt Hamrin, Richard Meier, Roman Herzog, and Richard Chamberlain.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsManuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 26
Paul Ekman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 27
Alan Bates
ACTOR
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 28
Sydney Pollack
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2008
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 29
Alexei Leonov
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2019
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 30
Niklaus Wirth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 31
Larisa Latynina
GYMNAST
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 32
Ronald Wayne
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 33
Renata Scotto
SINGER
1934 - 2023
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 34
Kurt Hamrin
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2024
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 35
Richard Meier
ARCHITECT
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 36
Roman Herzog
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 37
Richard Chamberlain
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 38
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Larisa Latynina ranks 78 out of 1,365. Before her are Isaac Babel (1894), Georges Charpak (1924), Sonia Delaunay (1885), Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932), Vladimir Tatlin (1885), and Yuri Dolgorukiy (1095). After her are Nachman of Breslov (1772), Andrey Vyshinsky (1883), Selman Waksman (1888), Anacharsis (-700), Andrey Yeryomenko (1892), and Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsIsaac Babel
WRITER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 72
Georges Charpak
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 73
Sonia Delaunay
PAINTER
1885 - 1979
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 74
Anatoliy Solovianenko
SINGER
1932 - 1999
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 75
Vladimir Tatlin
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1953
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 76
Yuri Dolgorukiy
POLITICIAN
1095 - 1157
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 77
Larisa Latynina
GYMNAST
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 78
Nachman of Breslov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1772 - 1810
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 79
Andrey Vyshinsky
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1954
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 80
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 81
Anacharsis
PHILOSOPHER
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 82
Andrey Yeryomenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1970
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 83
Josaphat Kuntsevych
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1623
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 84
Among GYMNASTS In Ukraine
Among gymnasts born in Ukraine, Larisa Latynina ranks 1. After her are Viktor Chukarin (1921), Anna Bessonova (1984), Tatiana Lysenko (1975), Hrihoriy Misyutin (1970), Tatiana Gutsu (1976), Oleg Vernyayev (1993), Valeriy Honcharov (1977), Artem Dolgopyat (1997), Anastasia Bliznyuk (1994), Karolina Sevastyanova (1995), and Igor Radivilov (1992).
Larisa Latynina
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1
Viktor Chukarin
1921 - 1984
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 2
Anna Bessonova
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 3
Tatiana Lysenko
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 4
Hrihoriy Misyutin
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.01
Rank: 5
Tatiana Gutsu
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.69
Rank: 6
Oleg Vernyayev
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.32
Rank: 7
Valeriy Honcharov
1977 - Present
HPI: 31.01
Rank: 8
Artem Dolgopyat
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.43
Rank: 9
Anastasia Bliznyuk
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.71
Rank: 10
Karolina Sevastyanova
1995 - Present
HPI: 23.05
Rank: 11
Igor Radivilov
1992 - Present
HPI: 21.88
Rank: 12