ATHLETE
Liu Xiang
1983 - Today
Liu Xiang
Liu Xiang (simplified Chinese: 刘翔; traditional Chinese: 劉翔; pinyin: Liú Xiáng; born July 13, 1983) is a Chinese former 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Xiang has received more than 273,492 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Liu Xiang is the 1,175th most popular athlete (down from 1,047th in 2019), the 960th most popular biography from China (down from 881st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
45.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
6.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Liu Xiangs by language
Over the past year Liu Xiang has had the most page views in the Chinese wikipedia edition with 62,443 views, followed by Japanese (17,588), and Spanish (7,075). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (310.87%), Indonesian (293.13%), and Cantonese (114.80%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Liu Xiang ranks 1,175 out of 6,025. Before him are Bronisław Malinowski, André Gaboriaud, Romas Ubartas, Yngvar Bryn, Édouard Candeveau, and Eric Carlberg. After him are Erkki Kataja, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Jan Mrvík, Sylvi Saimo, Ivan Brown, and Guinn Smith.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Bronisław Malinowski
1951 - 1981
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 1,169
André Gaboriaud
1895 - 1969
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 1,170
Romas Ubartas
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 1,171
Yngvar Bryn
1881 - 1947
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,172
Édouard Candeveau
1898 - 1989
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,173
Eric Carlberg
1880 - 1963
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,174
Liu Xiang
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 1,175
Erkki Kataja
1924 - 1969
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 1,176
Johannes Thingnes Bø
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 1,177
Jan Mrvík
1939 - 2023
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,178
Sylvi Saimo
1914 - 2004
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,179
Ivan Brown
1908 - 1963
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,180
Guinn Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Liu Xiang ranks 103. Before him are John Heitinga, Stéphanie Frappart, Kim Hee-chul, Michel Bastos, Steven Yeun, and Vicky Krieps. After him are Diego Benaglio, Ruslan Ponomariov, Vladimir Stojković, Eiji Kawashima, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., and Fernando Verdasco.
Others Born in 1983
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John Heitinga
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 97
Stéphanie Frappart
REFEREE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 98
Kim Hee-chul
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 99
Michel Bastos
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 100
Steven Yeun
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 101
Vicky Krieps
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 102
Liu Xiang
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 103
Diego Benaglio
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 104
Ruslan Ponomariov
CHESS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 105
Vladimir Stojković
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 106
Eiji Kawashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 107
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 108
Fernando Verdasco
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 109
In China
Among people born in China, Liu Xiang ranks 960 out of 1,610. Before him are Huang Xiaoming (1977), Guo Jinlong (1947), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), Xu Qiliang (1950), Ling Jihua (1956), and You Xie (1958). After him are Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Li Wenliang (1986), Liu Yang (1978), Wang Junxia (1973), John Dobson (1915), and Taylor Wang (1940).
Others born in China
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Huang Xiaoming
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 954
Guo Jinlong
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 955
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2012
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 956
Xu Qiliang
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 957
Ling Jihua
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 958
You Xie
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 959
Liu Xiang
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 960
Lee Yuan-tsu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 961
Li Wenliang
CELEBRITY
1986 - 2020
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 962
Liu Yang
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 963
Wang Junxia
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 964
John Dobson
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 965
Taylor Wang
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 966
Among ATHLETES In China
Among athletes born in China, Liu Xiang ranks 3. Before him are Eric Liddell (1902), and Karen Lachmann (1916). After him are Wang Junxia (1973), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Guo Jingjing (1981), Wang Yifu (1960), Qu Yunxia (1972), Huang Zhihong (1965), Yi Siling (1989), Wang Yan (1971), and Li Meisu (1959).
Eric Liddell
1902 - 1945
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1
Karen Lachmann
1916 - 1962
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 2
Liu Xiang
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 3
Wang Junxia
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 4
Zhu Jianhua
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 5
Guo Jingjing
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 6
Wang Yifu
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 7
Qu Yunxia
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 8
Huang Zhihong
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 9
Yi Siling
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 10
Wang Yan
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 11
Li Meisu
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 12
