SWIMMER
Michelle Smith
1969 - Today
Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith de Bruin (born 16 December 1969 in Rathcoole) is an Irish lawyer and retired Olympic swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley, and also won the bronze medal for the 200 m butterfly event. Smith's rise to dominance in the 1995 European Championships, followed by her wins in Atlanta at a relatively advanced age for swimmers were marked by allegations of doping, which were never proven. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michelle Smith has received more than 511,271 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Michelle Smith is the 307th most popular swimmer (down from 215th in 2019), the 448th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 418th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
510k
Page Views (PV)
33.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
2.39
Effective Languages (L*)
4.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Michelle Smiths by language
Over the past year Michelle Smith has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 37,758 views, followed by Dutch (2,073), and French (1,470). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Dutch (125.33%), Galician (98.22%), and Catalan (82.14%)
Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Michelle Smith ranks 307 out of 709. Before her are Károly Güttler, Lin Li, Anita Lonsbrough, Teófilo Yldefonso, Yang Wenyi, and Daniela Hunger. After her are Jason Lezak, Gustavo Borges, Yuliya Yefimova, Manuela Stellmach, Le Jingyi, and Caeleb Dressel.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKároly Güttler
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 301
Lin Li
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 302
Anita Lonsbrough
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 303
Teófilo Yldefonso
1903 - 1942
HPI: 33.59
Rank: 304
Yang Wenyi
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 305
Daniela Hunger
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 306
Michelle Smith
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 307
Jason Lezak
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.32
Rank: 308
Gustavo Borges
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.11
Rank: 309
Yuliya Yefimova
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.05
Rank: 310
Manuela Stellmach
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.05
Rank: 311
Le Jingyi
1975 - Present
HPI: 32.97
Rank: 312
Caeleb Dressel
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.94
Rank: 313
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Michelle Smith ranks 871. Before her are Fernando Cornejo, Gert-Jan Segers, Nandita Das, Joaquín del Olmo, Katie Hobbs, and Stephanie Savage. After her are Hugo Brizuela, Ander Garitano, Rebecca Walker, Neelam Kothari, Simon Kuper, and Claudio Úbeda.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsFernando Cornejo
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2009
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 865
Gert-Jan Segers
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 866
Nandita Das
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.43
Rank: 867
Joaquín del Olmo
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 868
Katie Hobbs
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.36
Rank: 869
Stephanie Savage
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 870
Michelle Smith
SWIMMER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 871
Hugo Brizuela
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.30
Rank: 872
Ander Garitano
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 873
Rebecca Walker
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.23
Rank: 874
Neelam Kothari
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.20
Rank: 875
Simon Kuper
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.20
Rank: 876
Claudio Úbeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.15
Rank: 877
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Michelle Smith ranks 448 out of 549. Before her are Frank Kelly (1938), Steve Staunton (1969), Eve Hewson (1991), Eimear Quinn (1972), Francis Magee (1959), and Nicola Coughlan (1987). After her are Christopher Juul-Jensen (1989), Kevin Moran (1956), Keith Wood (1972), Victoria Smurfit (1974), Matt Doherty (1992), and Charlie McCreevy (1949).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsFrank Kelly
ACTOR
1938 - 2016
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 442
Steve Staunton
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.23
Rank: 443
Eve Hewson
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 444
Eimear Quinn
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.03
Rank: 445
Francis Magee
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 446
Nicola Coughlan
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 447
Michelle Smith
SWIMMER
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 448
Christopher Juul-Jensen
CYCLIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.33
Rank: 449
Kevin Moran
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 450
Keith Wood
RUGBY PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 451
Victoria Smurfit
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.45
Rank: 452
Matt Doherty
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 453
Charlie McCreevy
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 31.99
Rank: 454
Among SWIMMERS In Ireland
Among swimmers born in Ireland, Michelle Smith ranks 1.