ATHLETE
Meseret Defar
1983 - Today
Meseret Defar
Meseret Defar Tola (Amharic: መሠረት ደፋር; born 19 November 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3,000 metres and 5,000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5,000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meseret Defar has received more than 181,660 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Meseret Defar is the 3,576th most popular athlete (down from 2,649th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 54th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
32.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
4.15
Effective Languages (L*)
3.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Meseret Defars by language
Over the past year Meseret Defar has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 22,388 views, followed by French (1,569), and Spanish (1,494). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (100.00%), Basque (94.85%), and Igbo (92.79%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Meseret Defar ranks 3,576 out of 6,025. Before her are Jean-Luc Brassard, Deepa Malik, Paula Pareto, Tonique Williams-Darling, Mohamed Suleiman, and Maryna Arzamasova. After her are Éva Dónusz, Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková, Sarolta Kovács, Gerco Schröder, Sherone Simpson, and Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Luc Brassard
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.49
Rank: 3,570
Deepa Malik
1970 - Present
HPI: 32.48
Rank: 3,571
Paula Pareto
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 3,572
Tonique Williams-Darling
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 3,573
Mohamed Suleiman
1969 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 3,574
Maryna Arzamasova
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 3,575
Meseret Defar
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 3,576
Éva Dónusz
1967 - Present
HPI: 32.45
Rank: 3,577
Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková
1984 - Present
HPI: 32.44
Rank: 3,578
Sarolta Kovács
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.43
Rank: 3,579
Gerco Schröder
1978 - Present
HPI: 32.43
Rank: 3,580
Sherone Simpson
1984 - Present
HPI: 32.42
Rank: 3,581
Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová
1978 - Present
HPI: 32.41
Rank: 3,582
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Meseret Defar ranks 699. Before her are Armend Dallku, Marco Estrada, Yuri van Gelder, Anja Huber, Ashley Madekwe, and Ibson. After her are Ivan Saenko, Évelyne Brochu, Maxime Monfort, Yeom Ki-hun, Cara Gee, and Lara Stone.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsArmend Dallku
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.56
Rank: 693
Marco Estrada
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.55
Rank: 694
Yuri van Gelder
GYMNAST
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.55
Rank: 695
Anja Huber
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.54
Rank: 696
Ashley Madekwe
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.51
Rank: 697
Ibson
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.48
Rank: 698
Meseret Defar
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 699
Ivan Saenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.46
Rank: 700
Évelyne Brochu
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.46
Rank: 701
Maxime Monfort
CYCLIST
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.46
Rank: 702
Yeom Ki-hun
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.43
Rank: 703
Cara Gee
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.43
Rank: 704
Lara Stone
MODEL
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.41
Rank: 705
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Meseret Defar ranks 74 out of 105. Before her are Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), and Letesenbet Gidey (1998). After her are Tesfaye Tola (1974), Lamecha Girma (2000), Sileshi Sihine (1983), Getaneh Kebede (1992), Million Wolde (1979), and Selemon Barega (2000).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsGenzebe Dibaba
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.91
Rank: 68
Gezahegne Abera
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.77
Rank: 69
Abeba Aregawi
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.18
Rank: 70
Tariku Bekele
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.98
Rank: 71
Ejegayehu Dibaba
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 72
Letesenbet Gidey
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 32.60
Rank: 73
Meseret Defar
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 74
Tesfaye Tola
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.00
Rank: 75
Lamecha Girma
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 76
Sileshi Sihine
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.52
Rank: 77
Getaneh Kebede
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.41
Rank: 78
Million Wolde
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.14
Rank: 79
Selemon Barega
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.98
Rank: 80
Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia
Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Meseret Defar ranks 25. Before her are Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), and Letesenbet Gidey (1998). After her are Tesfaye Tola (1974), Lamecha Girma (2000), Sileshi Sihine (1983), Million Wolde (1979), Selemon Barega (2000), and Tiki Gelana (1987).
Genzebe Dibaba
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.91
Rank: 19
Gezahegne Abera
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.77
Rank: 20
Abeba Aregawi
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.18
Rank: 21
Tariku Bekele
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.98
Rank: 22
Ejegayehu Dibaba
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 23
Letesenbet Gidey
1998 - Present
HPI: 32.60
Rank: 24
Meseret Defar
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 25
Tesfaye Tola
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.00
Rank: 26
Lamecha Girma
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 27
Sileshi Sihine
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.52
Rank: 28
Million Wolde
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.14
Rank: 29
Selemon Barega
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.98
Rank: 30
Tiki Gelana
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 31