CHESS PLAYER
Magnus Carlsen
1990 - Today
Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion, the reigning five-time World Rapid Chess Champion, the reigning seven-time World Blitz Chess Champion, and the reigning Chess World Cup Champion. He has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE world chess rankings since 1 July 2011 and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Magnus Carlsen has received more than 16,781,546 page views. His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Magnus Carlsen is the 56th most popular chess player, the 145th most popular biography from Norway (down from 125th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
17M
Page Views (PV)
54.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
87
Languages Editions (L)
6.58
Effective Languages (L*)
5.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Magnus Carlsen ranks 56 out of 461. Before him are Milan Vidmar, Jan Timman, Pedro Damiano, Lajos Portisch, Alexander Kotov, and Lionel Kieseritzky. After him are Salo Flohr, Aleksandar Matanović, Géza Maróczy, Viswanathan Anand, Dawid Janowski, and Elisaveta Bykova.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMilan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 50
Jan Timman
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 51
Pedro Damiano
1480 - 1544
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 52
Lajos Portisch
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 53
Alexander Kotov
1913 - 1981
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 54
Lionel Kieseritzky
1806 - 1853
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 55
Magnus Carlsen
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 56
Salo Flohr
1908 - 1983
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 57
Aleksandar Matanović
1930 - 2023
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 58
Géza Maróczy
1870 - 1951
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 59
Viswanathan Anand
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 60
Dawid Janowski
1868 - 1927
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 61
Elisaveta Bykova
1913 - 1989
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1990, Magnus Carlsen ranks 9. Before him are Toni Kroos, Mario Balotelli, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, David de Gea, and İlkay Gündoğan. After him are Kristen Stewart, Machine Gun Kelly, Joselu, Princess Eugenie of York, Bojan Krkić, and Douglas Costa.
Others Born in 1990
Go to all RankingsToni Kroos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 3
Mario Balotelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 4
Liam Hemsworth
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5
Jennifer Lawrence
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 6
David de Gea
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 7
İlkay Gündoğan
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 8
Magnus Carlsen
CHESS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 9
Kristen Stewart
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 10
Machine Gun Kelly
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 11
Joselu
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 12
Princess Eugenie of York
NOBLEMAN
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 13
Bojan Krkić
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 14
Douglas Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 15
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Magnus Carlsen ranks 145 out of 1,039. Before him are Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), Viggo Brun (1885), Euronymous (1968), Per Petterson (1952), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), and Carsten Borchgrevink (1864). After him are Karin Fossum (1954), Dag Solstad (1941), Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (1015), Egil Danielsen (1933), Belle Gunness (1859), and Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsJohan Nygaardsvold
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 139
Viggo Brun
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 140
Euronymous
MUSICIAN
1968 - 1993
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 141
Per Petterson
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 142
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 143
Carsten Borchgrevink
EXPLORER
1864 - 1934
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 144
Magnus Carlsen
CHESS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 145
Karin Fossum
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 146
Dag Solstad
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 147
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir
COMPANION
1015 - 1060
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 148
Egil Danielsen
ATHLETE
1933 - 2019
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 149
Belle Gunness
EXTREMIST
1859 - 1908
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 150
Haakon Magnusson of Norway
POLITICIAN
1068 - 1095
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 151
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Norway
Among chess players born in Norway, Magnus Carlsen ranks 1. After him are Simen Agdestein (1967), Jon Ludvig Hammer (1990), and Aryan Tari (1999).
Magnus Carlsen
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 1
Simen Agdestein
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 2
Jon Ludvig Hammer
1990 - Present
HPI: 22.45
Rank: 3
Aryan Tari
1999 - Present
HPI: 20.14
Rank: 4