Swimmer

Michael Phelps

1985 - today

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Michael Phelps

His biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2024). Michael Phelps is the 5th most popular swimmer (down from 3rd in 2024), the 2,646th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,973rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Swimmer.

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Among Swimmers

Among swimmers, Michael Phelps ranks 5 out of 709. Before him are Johnny Weissmuller, Gertrude Ederle, Mark Spitz, and Alfréd Hajós. After him are Mike Troy, Rie Mastenbroek, Jimmy McLane, Duke Kahanamoku, Charlie Hickcox, Wally Ris, and Frederick Holman.

Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia

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Johnny Weissmuller
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 1
Gertrude Ederle
1905 - 2003
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
Mark Spitz
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 3
Alfréd Hajós
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 4
Michael Phelps
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 5
Mike Troy
1940 - 2019
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 6
Rie Mastenbroek
1919 - 2003
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 7
Jimmy McLane
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 8
Duke Kahanamoku
1890 - 1968
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 9
Charlie Hickcox
1947 - 2010
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 10
Wally Ris
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 11
Frederick Holman
1885 - 1913
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Michael Phelps ranks 15. Before him are Song Joong-ki, Roman Reigns, Lana Del Rey, Gal Gadot, Keira Knightley, and Lukas Podolski. After him are Jesús Navas, Michelle Trachtenberg, Angela White, Mario Gómez, Stromae, and Stan Wawrinka.

Others Born in 1985

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Song Joong-ki
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 9
Roman Reigns
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 10
Lana Del Rey
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 11
Gal Gadot
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 12
Keira Knightley
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 13
Lukas Podolski
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 14
Michael Phelps
SWIMMER
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 15
Jesús Navas
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 16
Michelle Trachtenberg
ACTOR
1985 - 2025
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 17
Angela White
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 18
Mario Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 19
Stromae
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 20
Stan Wawrinka
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 21

In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Phelps ranks 2,646 out of NaN. Before him are Richard Williams (1942), Martin Luther King Sr. (1899), Leo McCarey (1898), Christina Aguilera (1980), John Breckinridge (1760), and Christopher Latham Sholes (1819). After him are Jean Tatlock (1914), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), Shirley Chisholm (1924), John C. Calhoun (1782), Don Rickles (1926), and Stephen Crane (1871).

Others born in United States

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Richard Williams
COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 2,640
Martin Luther King Sr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1984
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 2,641
Leo McCarey
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1969
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 2,642
Christina Aguilera
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 2,643
John Breckinridge
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1806
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 2,644
Christopher Latham Sholes
INVENTOR
1819 - 1890
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 2,645
Michael Phelps
SWIMMER
1985 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2,646
Jean Tatlock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1914 - 1944
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2,647
Edwin Howard Armstrong
INVENTOR
1890 - 1954
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2,648
Shirley Chisholm
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2005
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2,649
John C. Calhoun
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1850
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2,650
Don Rickles
COMEDIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2,651
Stephen Crane
WRITER
1871 - 1900
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2,652