ATHLETE
Nick Willis
1983 - Today
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Nick Willis
Nicholas Ian Willis (born 25 April 1983) is a New Zealand middle distance runner and the country's only two-time Olympic medalist in the 1500 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and bronze at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Willis has received more than 230,757 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nick Willis is the 2,957th most popular athlete (up from 3,870th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 205th in 2019) and the 18th most popular New Zealander Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
35.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
7.58
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Nick Willis ranks 2,957 out of 6,025. Before him are Amel Tuka, Hanne Haugland, Jean Galfione, Abdullo Tangriev, Nico Rienks, and Gerda Weissensteiner. After him are Christian Olsson, Dong Hyun Kim, Andrew Crosby, Mauro Numa, Samir Mammadov, and Michael Jung.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmel Tuka
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 2,951
Hanne Haugland
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 2,952
Jean Galfione
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 2,953
Abdullo Tangriev
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 2,954
Nico Rienks
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 2,955
Gerda Weissensteiner
1969 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 2,956
Nick Willis
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 2,957
Christian Olsson
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 2,958
Dong Hyun Kim
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 2,959
Andrew Crosby
1965 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 2,960
Mauro Numa
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 2,961
Samir Mammadov
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.88
Rank: 2,962
Michael Jung
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 2,963
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Nick Willis ranks 444. Before him are Jussiê, Rafe Spall, Koke, Filip Bandžak, Aaron Peirsol, and Cristian Molinaro. After him are Kim Myong-won, Marlon Roudette, Leonardo Santiago, Marco Zoro, Sherif Ekramy, and Zé Castro.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsJussiê
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 438
Rafe Spall
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 439
Koke
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 440
Filip Bandžak
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 441
Aaron Peirsol
SWIMMER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 442
Cristian Molinaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 443
Nick Willis
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 444
Kim Myong-won
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 445
Marlon Roudette
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 446
Leonardo Santiago
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 447
Marco Zoro
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 448
Sherif Ekramy
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 449
Zé Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 450
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Nick Willis ranks 155 out of 303. Before him are Bill Rowling (1927), Whina Cooper (1895), Brendon Hartley (1989), Ruth Park (1917), Rachel Hunter (1969), and Jay Ryan (1981). After him are Mark Paston (1976), Sonny Bill Williams (1985), Gina Bellman (1966), Tony Shelly (1937), Valerie Adams (1984), and Sarah McLeod (1971).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsBill Rowling
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1995
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 149
Whina Cooper
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1994
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 150
Brendon Hartley
RACING DRIVER
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 151
Ruth Park
WRITER
1917 - 2010
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 152
Rachel Hunter
MODEL
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 153
Jay Ryan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 154
Nick Willis
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 155
Mark Paston
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 156
Sonny Bill Williams
RUGBY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 157
Gina Bellman
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 158
Tony Shelly
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1998
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 159
Valerie Adams
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.57
Rank: 160
Sarah McLeod
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 161
Among ATHLETES In New Zealand
Among athletes born in New Zealand, Nick Willis ranks 18. Before him are Simon Dickie (1951), Warren Cole (1940), Harry Kerr (1879), Joe Earl (1952), Mark Todd (1956), and Neroli Fairhall (1944). After him are Valerie Adams (1984), Bevan Docherty (1977), Grant Bramwell (1961), Lorraine Moller (1955), Eric Verdonk (1959), and Laurel Hubbard (1978).
Simon Dickie
1951 - 2017
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 12
Warren Cole
1940 - 2019
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 13
Harry Kerr
1879 - 1951
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 14
Joe Earl
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 15
Mark Todd
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 16
Neroli Fairhall
1944 - 2006
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 17
Nick Willis
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 18
Valerie Adams
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.57
Rank: 19
Bevan Docherty
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 20
Grant Bramwell
1961 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 21
Lorraine Moller
1955 - Present
HPI: 33.30
Rank: 22
Eric Verdonk
1959 - 2020
HPI: 32.73
Rank: 23
Laurel Hubbard
1978 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 24