CYCLIST
Patrick Sercu
1944 - 2019
Patrick Sercu
Patrick Sercu (27 June 1944 – 19 April 2019) was a Belgian cyclist who was active on the road and track between 1961 and 1983. On track, he won the gold medal in the 1 km time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, as well as three world titles in the sprint in 1963, 1967 and 1969. On the road, he earned the green jersey in the 1974 Tour de France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Sercu has received more than 59,736 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Sercu is the 37th most popular cyclist (up from 40th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 300th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Cyclist.
Memorability Metrics
60k
Page Views (PV)
53.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.96
Effective Languages (L*)
1.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Patrick Sercu ranks 37 out of 1,214. Before him are René Pottier, Louison Bobet, Laurent Fignon, Lucien Van Impe, Rudi Altig, and Octave Lapize. After him are Henri Pélissier, Firmin Lambot, Sylvère Maes, Freddy Maertens, Odile Defraye, and Josef Fischer.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
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René Pottier
1879 - 1907
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 31
Louison Bobet
1925 - 1983
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 32
Laurent Fignon
1960 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 33
Lucien Van Impe
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 34
Rudi Altig
1937 - 2016
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 35
Octave Lapize
1887 - 1917
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 36
Patrick Sercu
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 37
Henri Pélissier
1889 - 1935
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 38
Firmin Lambot
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 39
Sylvère Maes
1909 - 1966
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 40
Freddy Maertens
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 41
Odile Defraye
1888 - 1965
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 42
Josef Fischer
1865 - 1953
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 43
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Patrick Sercu ranks 215. Before him are Mordechai Spiegler, Stockard Channing, Adriano Galliani, Ard Schenk, Alan Stivell, and Fernando Ocáriz Braña. After him are Thongsing Thammavong, Rocío Dúrcal, Taylor Hackford, Brenda Lee, Peter Cetera, and Onufriy. Among people deceased in 2019, Patrick Sercu ranks 144. Before him are Jean Starobinski, Václav Vorlíček, William Levada, Édith Scob, Dick Dale, and Mark Hollis. After him are Syd Mead, Lê Đức Anh, Ric Ocasek, Luigi Colani, Edith González, and Carmen Argenziano.
Others Born in 1944
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Mordechai Spiegler
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 209
Stockard Channing
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 210
Adriano Galliani
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 211
Ard Schenk
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 212
Alan Stivell
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 213
Fernando Ocáriz Braña
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 214
Patrick Sercu
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 215
Thongsing Thammavong
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 216
Rocío Dúrcal
1944 - 2006
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 217
Taylor Hackford
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 218
Brenda Lee
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 219
Peter Cetera
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 220
Onufriy
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 221
Others Deceased in 2019
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Jean Starobinski
1920 - 2019
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 138
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 139
William Levada
1936 - 2019
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 140
Édith Scob
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 141
Dick Dale
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 142
Mark Hollis
1955 - 2019
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 143
Patrick Sercu
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 144
Syd Mead
1933 - 2019
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 145
Lê Đức Anh
1920 - 2019
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 146
Ric Ocasek
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 147
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 148
Edith González
1964 - 2019
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 149
Carmen Argenziano
1943 - 2019
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 150
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Patrick Sercu ranks 326 out of 1,019. Before him are Achille Van Acker (1898), Marc Wilmots (1969), Adeliza of Louvain (1103), Abraham Brueghel (1631), Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251), and Willy Mairesse (1928). After him are Lambert I, Count of Louvain (1000), Gaston Reiff (1921), Lambert Lombard (1505), Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500), Arnulf, Count of Holland (951), and Firmin Lambot (1886).
Others born in Belgium
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Achille Van Acker
1898 - 1975
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 320
Marc Wilmots
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 321
Adeliza of Louvain
1103 - 1151
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 322
Abraham Brueghel
1631 - 1690
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 323
Henry IV, Duke of Brabant
1251 - 1272
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 324
Willy Mairesse
1928 - 1969
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 325
Patrick Sercu
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 326
Lambert I, Count of Louvain
1000 - 1015
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 327
Gaston Reiff
1921 - 1992
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 328
Lambert Lombard
1505 - 1566
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 329
Jan Sanders van Hemessen
1500 - 1566
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 330
Arnulf, Count of Holland
951 - 993
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 331
Firmin Lambot
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 332
Among CYCLISTS In Belgium
Among cyclists born in Belgium, Patrick Sercu ranks 7. Before him are Eddy Merckx (1945), Rik Van Looy (1933), Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), Rik Van Steenbergen (1924), Philippe Thys (1889), and Lucien Van Impe (1946). After him are Firmin Lambot (1886), Sylvère Maes (1909), Freddy Maertens (1952), Odile Defraye (1888), Stan Ockers (1920), and Lucien Buysse (1892).
Eddy Merckx
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 1
Rik Van Looy
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 2
Roger De Vlaeminck
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 3
Rik Van Steenbergen
1924 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4
Philippe Thys
1889 - 1971
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 5
Lucien Van Impe
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 6
Patrick Sercu
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 7
Firmin Lambot
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 8
Sylvère Maes
1909 - 1966
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 9
Freddy Maertens
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 10
Odile Defraye
1888 - 1965
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 11
Stan Ockers
1920 - 1956
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 12
Lucien Buysse
1892 - 1980
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 13
