ATHLETE
Noureddine Morceli
1970 - Today
Noureddine Morceli
Noureddine Morceli (Arabic: نور الدين مرسلي, Nūr ud-Dīn Mursilī; born February 28, 1970) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. The winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Morceli won three straight gold medals at that distance at the World Championships in Athletics. He set world records in the 1500 m, mile, 2000m, and 3000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Noureddine Morceli has received more than 212,996 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Noureddine Morceli is the 783rd most popular athlete (up from 985th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 129th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Algerian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
54.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
6.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Noureddine Morceli ranks 783 out of 6,025. Before him are Ken Carpenter, Jaan Talts, Emmanuel Foulon, Harald Tammer, Lucinda Williams, and Victor d'Arcy. After him are Martina Hellmann, Juan Amat, Christoph Höhne, Edith McGuire, Henri Chammartin, and Joseph Alzin.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKen Carpenter
1913 - 1984
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 777
Jaan Talts
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 778
Emmanuel Foulon
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 779
Harald Tammer
1899 - 1942
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 780
Lucinda Williams
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 781
Victor d'Arcy
1887 - 1961
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 782
Noureddine Morceli
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 783
Martina Hellmann
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 784
Juan Amat
1946 - 2022
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 785
Christoph Höhne
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 786
Edith McGuire
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 787
Henri Chammartin
1918 - 2011
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 788
Joseph Alzin
1893 - 1930
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 789
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Noureddine Morceli ranks 154. Before him are Fabio Casartelli, Alenka Bratušek, David A. R. White, Karen Mulder, Naomi Klein, and Craig Parker. After him are Saulius Skvernelis, Marie-Josée Croze, Jonathan Stroud, Ted Cruz, Winston Bogarde, and Bjarni Benediktsson.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsFabio Casartelli
CYCLIST
1970 - 1995
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 148
Alenka Bratušek
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 149
David A. R. White
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 150
Karen Mulder
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 151
Naomi Klein
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 152
Craig Parker
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 153
Noureddine Morceli
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 154
Saulius Skvernelis
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 155
Marie-Josée Croze
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 156
Jonathan Stroud
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 157
Ted Cruz
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 158
Winston Bogarde
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 159
Bjarni Benediktsson
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 160
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Noureddine Morceli ranks 127 out of 213. Before him are Salima Ghezali (1958), Redha Malek (1931), Emmanuel Roblès (1914), Abdelmalek Benhabyles (1921), Françoise Dürr (1942), and Smail Hamdani (1930). After him are Ali Bencheikh (1955), Jean Amrouche (1906), Cheb Hasni (1968), Salah Assad (1958), Anne Alvaro (1951), and Tahar Djaout (1954).
Others born in Algeria
Go to all RankingsSalima Ghezali
JOURNALIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 121
Redha Malek
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 122
Emmanuel Roblès
WRITER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 123
Abdelmalek Benhabyles
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2018
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 124
Françoise Dürr
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 125
Smail Hamdani
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 126
Noureddine Morceli
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 127
Ali Bencheikh
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 128
Jean Amrouche
WRITER
1906 - 1962
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 129
Cheb Hasni
SINGER
1968 - 1994
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 130
Salah Assad
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 131
Anne Alvaro
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 132
Tahar Djaout
WRITER
1954 - 1993
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 133
Among ATHLETES In Algeria
Among athletes born in Algeria, Noureddine Morceli ranks 3. Before him are Alain Mimoun (1921), and Boughera El Ouafi (1898). After him are Hassiba Boulmerka (1968), Nouria Mérah-Benida (1970), Brenno (null), Taoufik Makhloufi (1988), Djabir Saïd-Guerni (1977), Ali Saïdi-Sief (1978), Abderrahmane Hammad (1977), Amar Benikhlef (1982), and Djamel Sedjati (1999).
Alain Mimoun
1921 - 2013
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1
Boughera El Ouafi
1898 - 1959
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2
Noureddine Morceli
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 3
Hassiba Boulmerka
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 4
Nouria Mérah-Benida
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 5
Brenno
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 6
Taoufik Makhloufi
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 7
Djabir Saïd-Guerni
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 8
Ali Saïdi-Sief
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 9
Abderrahmane Hammad
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 10
Amar Benikhlef
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 11
Djamel Sedjati
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 12