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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 first was convicted of culpable homicide of his then girlfriend, before the ruling was upgraded to murder upon appeal. Both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old as a result of a congenital defect; he was born missing the outside of both feet and both fibulas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar Pistorius has received more than 13,273,562 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Oscar Pistorius is the 272nd most popular athlete (down from 146th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 51st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Athlete.

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  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.09

    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 272 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 71 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 3. Before him are Esther Brand (1922), and Reggie Walker (1889). After him are Sid Atkinson (1901), Bevil Rudd (1894), Marjorie Clark (1909), Cecil McMaster (1895), Lillian Board (1948), Lawrence Stevens (1913), Christian Gitsham (1888), Clarence Walker (1898), and Wayde van Niekerk (1992).

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