ATHLETE
Mahmoud Namjoo
1918 - 1990
Mahmoud Namjoo
Mahmoud Namjoo (Persian: محمود نامجو, September 22, 1918 – January 21, 1989) was an Iranian bantamweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and placed fifth, second and third, respectively. At the world championships he won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 1949 and 1957, becoming the first Iranian weightlifter to win a world title. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahmoud Namjoo has received more than 37,350 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mahmoud Namjoo is the 1,233rd most popular athlete (down from 705th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from Iran (down from 347th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
37k
Page Views (PV)
45.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.38
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 1,233 out of 6,025. Before him are Maurice Vignerot, Oswald Zappelli, Alan Washbond, Per-Erik Hedlund, Giuseppe Tosi, and Ken Matthews. After him are Albert Zürner, Chris Berger, John Powell, Raphaël Poirée, Nikolay Zimyatov, and Stefan Holm.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaurice Vignerot
1879 - 1953
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,227
Oswald Zappelli
1913 - 1968
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,228
Alan Washbond
1899 - 1965
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,229
Per-Erik Hedlund
1897 - 1975
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,230
Giuseppe Tosi
1916 - 1981
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,231
Ken Matthews
1934 - 2019
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,232
Mahmoud Namjoo
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,233
Albert Zürner
1890 - 1920
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,234
Chris Berger
1911 - 1965
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,235
John Powell
1947 - 2022
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,236
Raphaël Poirée
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 1,237
Nikolay Zimyatov
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 1,238
Stefan Holm
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 1,239
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 267. Before him are Axel Grönberg, Douglas Bennett, Donald Regan, Anne Gwynne, Jacques Baratier, and Gersh Budker. After him are Göte Hagström, Tony Rolt, Cachao, Dick Haymes, Barney Ewell, and Rafael Iriondo. Among people deceased in 1990, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 261. Before him are Costa Pereira, Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Ann Bishop, Ralph Abernathy, Harold Eugene Edgerton, and František Douda. After him are Ettore Giannini, Mohamed Latif, Çetin Zeybek, Alice Marble, Irmtraud Morgner, and Ramón Piñeiro López.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsAxel Grönberg
WRESTLER
1918 - 1988
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 261
Douglas Bennett
ATHLETE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 262
Donald Regan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2003
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 263
Anne Gwynne
ACTOR
1918 - 2003
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 264
Jacques Baratier
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2009
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 265
Gersh Budker
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1977
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 266
Mahmoud Namjoo
ATHLETE
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 267
Göte Hagström
ATHLETE
1918 - 2014
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 268
Tony Rolt
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 269
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 270
Dick Haymes
ACTOR
1918 - 1980
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 271
Barney Ewell
ATHLETE
1918 - 1996
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 272
Rafael Iriondo
COACH
1918 - 2016
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 273
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsCosta Pereira
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 255
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 256
Ann Bishop
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1990
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 257
Ralph Abernathy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1926 - 1990
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 258
Harold Eugene Edgerton
INVENTOR
1903 - 1990
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 259
František Douda
ATHLETE
1908 - 1990
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 260
Mahmoud Namjoo
ATHLETE
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 261
Ettore Giannini
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1990
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 262
Mohamed Latif
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1990
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 263
Çetin Zeybek
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1990
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 264
Alice Marble
TENNIS PLAYER
1913 - 1990
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 265
Irmtraud Morgner
WRITER
1933 - 1990
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 266
Ramón Piñeiro López
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1990
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 267
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 415 out of 631. Before him are Ali Karimi (1978), Masih Alinejad (1976), Hossein Shahabi (1967), Mina Ahadi (1956), Alireza Faghani (1978), and Bahman Ghobadi (1969). After him are Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Nazanin Boniadi (1979), Leila Hatami (1972), Abd al-Samad (1500), Guity Novin (1944), and Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAli Karimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 409
Masih Alinejad
WRITER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 410
Hossein Shahabi
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - 2023
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 411
Mina Ahadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 412
Alireza Faghani
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 413
Bahman Ghobadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 414
Mahmoud Namjoo
ATHLETE
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 415
Shahrnush Parsipur
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 416
Nazanin Boniadi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 417
Leila Hatami
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 418
Abd al-Samad
PAINTER
1500 - 1593
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 419
Guity Novin
PAINTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 420
Mehdi Mahdavikia
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 421
Among ATHLETES In Iran
Among athletes born in Iran, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 2. Before him are Hadi Choopan (1987). After him are Ali Mirzaei (1929), Bahman Golbarnezhad (1968), Hadi Saei (1976), Ehsan Haddadi (1985), Javad Foroughi (1979), Zahra Nemati (1985), Behdad Salimi (1989), Elnaz Rekabi (1989), Kianoush Rostami (1991), and Sohrab Moradi (1988).
Hadi Choopan
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 1
Mahmoud Namjoo
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 2
Ali Mirzaei
1929 - 2020
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 3
Bahman Golbarnezhad
1968 - 2016
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 4
Hadi Saei
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 5
Ehsan Haddadi
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.61
Rank: 6
Javad Foroughi
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.39
Rank: 7
Zahra Nemati
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.37
Rank: 8
Behdad Salimi
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.88
Rank: 9
Elnaz Rekabi
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.84
Rank: 10
Kianoush Rostami
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.09
Rank: 11
Sohrab Moradi
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.99
Rank: 12