ATHLETE

Oscar Pistorius

1986 - Today

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Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius ( pist-OR-ee-əs, Afrikaans: [pəˈstuəriœs]; born 22 November 1986) is a South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer. He was the 10th athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games. Pistorius ran in both nondisabled sprint events and in sprint events for below-knee amputees. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar Pistorius has received more than 14,126,060 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Oscar Pistorius is the 292nd most popular athlete (down from 146th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 51st in 2019) and the 6th most popular South African Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Oscar Pistorius ranks 292 out of 6,025. Before him are Harold Osborn, Karen Harup, Adolphe Grisel, Vladimir Melanin, William Hoyt, and Harald Grønningen. After him are Sergey Litvinov, Blanka Vlašić, Zoltán Horváth, Alexander Ragulin, Hicham El Guerrouj, and Alice Coachman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Oscar Pistorius ranks 43. Before him are Andrew Tate, Leighton Meester, Emmy Rossum, Marta, Kit Harington, and Vincent Kompany. After him are Sebastian Kurz, Claudio Marchisio, BoA, Ibrahim Afellay, Gaël Monfils, and Alba Flores.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Oscar Pistorius ranks 74 out of 454. Before him are J. B. M. Hertzog (1866), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819), Ian Scheckter (1947), Eric Sturgess (1920), John Cranko (1927), and Gordon Murray (1946). After him are Oliver Tambo (1917), Evelyn Mase (1922), Alice Krige (1954), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Walter Sisulu (1912), and Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Oscar Pistorius ranks 6. Before him are Santos (null), Erika (null), Alan (null), Esther Brand (1922), and Reggie Walker (1889). After him are Sid Atkinson (1901), Bevil Rudd (1894), Marjorie Clark (1909), Stefan Mitrović (null), Cecil McMaster (1895), and Lillian Board (1948).

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