SKATER
Ludmila Belousova
1935 - 2017
Ludmila Belousova
Ludmila Yevgenyevna Belousova (Russian: Людмила Евгеньевна Белоусова; 22 November 1935 – 26 September 2017) was a Soviet and Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With her partner and husband Oleg Protopopov, she was a two-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968) and four-time World champion (1965–1968). In 1979, the pair defected to Switzerland and became Swiss citizens in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludmila Belousova has received more than 138,354 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ludmila Belousova is the 12th most popular skater (down from 11th in 2019), the 855th most popular biography from Russia (down from 776th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Skater.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
54.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.27
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SKATERS
Among skaters, Ludmila Belousova ranks 12 out of 483. Before her are Tonya Harding, Clas Thunberg, Katarina Witt, Gillis Grafström, Ondrej Nepela, and Ivar Ballangrud. After her are Karl Schäfer, Hjalmar Andersen, Ethel Muckelt, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Fred Anton Maier, and Debbi Wilkes.
Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTonya Harding
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6
Clas Thunberg
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 7
Katarina Witt
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 8
Gillis Grafström
1893 - 1938
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 9
Ondrej Nepela
1951 - 1989
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 10
Ivar Ballangrud
1904 - 1969
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 11
Ludmila Belousova
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 12
Karl Schäfer
1909 - 1976
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 13
Hjalmar Andersen
1923 - 2013
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 14
Ethel Muckelt
1885 - 1953
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 15
Sjoukje Dijkstra
1942 - 2024
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 16
Fred Anton Maier
1938 - 2015
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 17
Debbi Wilkes
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Ludmila Belousova ranks 146. Before her are Inger Christensen, Charles Koch, Kenneth Tsang, Hans Tilkowski, Oleg Tabakov, and Yakov Sinai. After her are Jack Welch, Robert Conrad, Vasily Livanov, Pierre Kartner, Annie Proulx, and Leonardo Del Vecchio. Among people deceased in 2017, Ludmila Belousova ranks 154. Before her are Charles Bachman, Umberto Lenzi, Frank Vincent, Richard F. Gordon Jr., William Peter Blatty, and Claude Rich. After her are Mildred Dresselhaus, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Ulf Stark, Étienne Tshisekedi, Kate Millett, and Viktor Gorbatko.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsInger Christensen
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 140
Charles Koch
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 141
Kenneth Tsang
ACTOR
1935 - 2022
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 142
Hans Tilkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 143
Oleg Tabakov
ACTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 144
Yakov Sinai
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 145
Ludmila Belousova
SKATER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 146
Jack Welch
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 147
Robert Conrad
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 148
Vasily Livanov
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 149
Pierre Kartner
SINGER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 150
Annie Proulx
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 151
Leonardo Del Vecchio
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 152
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsCharles Bachman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 148
Umberto Lenzi
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2017
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 149
Frank Vincent
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 150
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2017
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 151
William Peter Blatty
WRITER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 152
Claude Rich
ACTOR
1929 - 2017
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 153
Ludmila Belousova
SKATER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 154
Mildred Dresselhaus
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 155
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2017
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 156
Ulf Stark
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 157
Étienne Tshisekedi
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 158
Kate Millett
WRITER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 159
Viktor Gorbatko
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 160
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Ludmila Belousova ranks 855 out of 3,761. Before her are Oleg Tabakov (1935), Yakov Sinai (1935), Vladimir Kokovtsov (1853), Lidia Ruslanova (1900), Yekaterina Budanova (1916), and Tatiana Samoilova (1934). After her are Erich von Drygalski (1865), Vyacheslav Zudov (1942), Walter Krupinski (1920), Alexander Kotov (1913), Aleksei Gubarev (1931), and Pavel Tretyakov (1832).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsOleg Tabakov
ACTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 849
Yakov Sinai
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 850
Vladimir Kokovtsov
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1943
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 851
Lidia Ruslanova
SINGER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 852
Yekaterina Budanova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1943
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 853
Tatiana Samoilova
ACTOR
1934 - 2014
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 854
Ludmila Belousova
SKATER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 855
Erich von Drygalski
GEOGRAPHER
1865 - 1949
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 856
Vyacheslav Zudov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2024
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 857
Walter Krupinski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2000
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 858
Alexander Kotov
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1981
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 859
Aleksei Gubarev
ASTRONAUT
1931 - 2015
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 860
Pavel Tretyakov
BUSINESSPERSON
1832 - 1898
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 861
Among SKATERS In Russia
Among skaters born in Russia, Ludmila Belousova ranks 3. Before her are Adelina Sotnikova (1996), and Oleg Protopopov (1932). After her are Lidiya Skoblikova (1939), Evgeni Plushenko (1982), Viktor Kosichkin (1938), Nikolai Panin (1872), Sergei Grinkov (1967), Klara Guseva (1937), Aleksandr Gorshkov (1946), Ekaterina Gordeeva (1971), and Eteri Tutberidze (1974).
Adelina Sotnikova
1996 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1
Oleg Protopopov
1932 - 2023
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 2
Ludmila Belousova
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 3
Lidiya Skoblikova
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4
Evgeni Plushenko
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 5
Viktor Kosichkin
1938 - 2012
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 6
Nikolai Panin
1872 - 1956
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 7
Sergei Grinkov
1967 - 1995
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 8
Klara Guseva
1937 - 2019
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 9
Aleksandr Gorshkov
1946 - 2022
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 10
Ekaterina Gordeeva
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 11
Eteri Tutberidze
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12