MILITARY PERSONNEL
Nick Berg
1978 - 2004
Nick Berg
Nicholas Evan Berg (April 2, 1978 – May 7, 2004) was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq. He was abducted and beheaded according to a video released in May 2004 by Islamist militants in response to the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse involving the United States Army and Iraqi prisoners. The CIA claimed Berg was murdered by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Berg has received more than 1,396,219 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Nick Berg is the 2,041st most popular military personnel (down from 1,654th in 2019), the 16,410th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,957th in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
33.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Nick Bergs by language
Over the past year Nick Berg has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 138,069 views, followed by German (9,206), and Spanish (6,706). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (65.78%), Malay (65.60%), and Kurdish (Sorani) (45.35%)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Nick Berg ranks 2,041 out of 2,058. Before him are Vitalii Skakun, Padma Bandopadhyay, Valeriy Chybineyev, Bosco Ntaganda, Richard Dannatt, and Rojda Felat. After him are Sanjay Kumar, Pat Tillman, CC Sabathia, Vladimir Zhoga, Harry B. Liversedge, and Princess Salma bint Abdullah.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVitalii Skakun
1996 - 2022
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 2,035
Padma Bandopadhyay
1944 - Present
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 2,036
Valeriy Chybineyev
1988 - 2022
HPI: 34.17
Rank: 2,037
Bosco Ntaganda
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 2,038
Richard Dannatt
1950 - Present
HPI: 33.83
Rank: 2,039
Rojda Felat
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.76
Rank: 2,040
Nick Berg
1978 - 2004
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 2,041
Sanjay Kumar
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.55
Rank: 2,042
Pat Tillman
1976 - 2004
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 2,043
CC Sabathia
1980 - Present
HPI: 31.91
Rank: 2,044
Vladimir Zhoga
1993 - 2022
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 2,045
Harry B. Liversedge
1894 - 1951
HPI: 31.11
Rank: 2,046
Princess Salma bint Abdullah
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.20
Rank: 2,047
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Nick Berg ranks 727. Before him are Fabio Firmani, Ivan Ilić, Nicolas Mathieu, Okan Yılmaz, Vladimíra Uhlířová, and Gorka Verdugo. After him are Jorge Martín Núñez, Harel Levy, Ryōta Tsuzuki, Mehdi Baala, Virender Sehwag, and Yang Pu. Among people deceased in 2004, Nick Berg ranks 344. Before him are Ken Downing, Kamala Markandaya, Arturo Tolentino, Hicham Zerouali, Terje Bakken, and FannyAnn Eddy. After him are Soundarya, Atefeh Sahaaleh, Pat Tillman, Sergejs Žoltoks, Viktor Zubarev, and Mac Dre.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsFabio Firmani
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.59
Rank: 721
Ivan Ilić
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 722
Nicolas Mathieu
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 723
Okan Yılmaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.55
Rank: 724
Vladimíra Uhlířová
TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.54
Rank: 725
Gorka Verdugo
CYCLIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 726
Nick Berg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1978 - 2004
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 727
Jorge Martín Núñez
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.48
Rank: 728
Harel Levy
TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.48
Rank: 729
Ryōta Tsuzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 730
Mehdi Baala
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 731
Virender Sehwag
CRICKETER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 732
Yang Pu
COACH
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 733
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsKen Downing
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2004
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 338
Kamala Markandaya
WRITER
1924 - 2004
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 339
Arturo Tolentino
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2004
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 340
Hicham Zerouali
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2004
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 341
Terje Bakken
SINGER
1978 - 2004
HPI: 34.09
Rank: 342
FannyAnn Eddy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2004
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 343
Nick Berg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1978 - 2004
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 344
Soundarya
ACTOR
1972 - 2004
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 345
Atefeh Sahaaleh
EXTREMIST
1987 - 2004
HPI: 32.42
Rank: 346
Pat Tillman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1976 - 2004
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 347
Sergejs Žoltoks
HOCKEY PLAYER
1972 - 2004
HPI: 31.74
Rank: 348
Viktor Zubarev
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - 2004
HPI: 29.72
Rank: 349
Mac Dre
MUSICIAN
1970 - 2004
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 350
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nick Berg ranks 16,410 out of 20,380. Before him are Mariana Klaveno (1979), Charlie McDermott (1990), Mike Castle (1939), Craig Mack (1970), Josie Loren (1987), and Nathan Kress (1992). After him are Bill Callahan (1966), Michael T. Good (1962), CeCe Winans (1964), John Gallagher Jr. (1984), Lionel Hollins (1953), and Willow Shields (2000).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMariana Klaveno
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.51
Rank: 16,404
Charlie McDermott
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 16,405
Mike Castle
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 16,406
Craig Mack
SINGER
1970 - 2018
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 16,407
Josie Loren
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 16,408
Nathan Kress
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 16,409
Nick Berg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1978 - 2004
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 16,410
Bill Callahan
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 16,411
Michael T. Good
ASTRONAUT
1962 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 16,412
CeCe Winans
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 16,413
John Gallagher Jr.
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 16,414
Lionel Hollins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 16,415
Willow Shields
ACTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 16,416
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States
Among military personnels born in United States, Nick Berg ranks 197. Before him are John S. Bull (1934), H. R. McMaster (1962), Hugh McCulloch (1808), Chelsea Manning (1987), Sybil Ludington (1761), and Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738). After him are Pat Tillman (1976), CC Sabathia (1980), Harry B. Liversedge (1894), Evan McMullin (1976), and Bowe Bergdahl (1986).
John S. Bull
1934 - 2008
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 191
H. R. McMaster
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 192
Hugh McCulloch
1808 - 1895
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 193
Chelsea Manning
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 194
Sybil Ludington
1761 - 1839
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 195
Thomas Nelson Jr.
1738 - 1789
HPI: 37.48
Rank: 196
Nick Berg
1978 - 2004
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 197
Pat Tillman
1976 - 2004
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 198
CC Sabathia
1980 - Present
HPI: 31.91
Rank: 199
Harry B. Liversedge
1894 - 1951
HPI: 31.11
Rank: 200
Evan McMullin
1976 - Present
HPI: 24.80
Rank: 201
Bowe Bergdahl
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.39
Rank: 202