SKATER

Paul Falk

1921 - 2017

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Paul Falk (German pronunciation: [paʊ̯l ˈfalk] ; 21 December 1921 – 20 May 2017) was a German pair skater. Born in Dortmund, Germany, he skated with Ria Baran and became two-time World champion and 1952 Olympic champion. Baran and Falk married during their active international figure skating.The pair skated for the club Düsseldorfer EG and had no coach. Until 1951 Baran and Falk were not able to participate in international competitions because Germany was excluded from international sport after World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Falk has received more than 17,620 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Paul Falk is the 128th most popular skater (down from 124th in 2019), the 5,357th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,665th in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Paul Falks by language

Over the past year Paul Falk has had the most page views in the with 3,601 views, followed by English (1,578), and Chinese (614). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (23.03%), Egyptian Arabic (20.54%), and Arabic (16.33%)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Paul Falk ranks 128 out of 483. Before him are Jeanne Ashworth, Kees Broekman, Carolina Kostner, Petra Burka, Valentina Stenina, and Johnny Höglin. After him are Ans Schut, Roar Grønvold, Claudia Pechstein, Dorothy Hamill, Lisbeth Korsmo, and Jan Hoffmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Paul Falk ranks 407. Before him are John Russell, Jean Kent, Farley Mowat, Adolf Wiklund, Muhibbe Darga, and Peter Sallis. After him are Peggy Rea, Spartaco Bandinelli, R. K. Laxman, Franz Gabl, Jacques Friedel, and François Picard. Among people deceased in 2017, Paul Falk ranks 494. Before him are Erin Moran, Boris Nikolov, Józef Grudzień, Norman Johnson, Peter Sallis, and Marc Baecke. After him are David Storey, Nils Nilsson, Thomas Starzl, Bernie Casey, Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, and Marino Perani.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul Falk ranks 5,357 out of 7,253. Before him are Irmgard Praetz (1920), Max Bodenstein (1871), Joël Matip (1991), Rudolf Geiger (1894), Josef Peters (1914), and Heiner Brand (1952). After him are Hans-Georg Aschenbach (1951), Paul Steiner (1957), Rudolf Stahl (1912), Rudolf Kargus (1952), Heinz Ulzheimer (1925), and Andreas Eschbach (1959).

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Among SKATERS In Germany

Among skaters born in Germany, Paul Falk ranks 13. Before him are Gabriele Seyfert (1948), Marika Kilius (1943), Ria Baran (1922), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (1959), Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (1942), and Manfred Schnelldorfer (1943). After him are Claudia Pechstein (1972), Jan Hoffmann (1955), Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (1966), Karin Enke (1961), Anett Pötzsch (1960), and Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (1960).

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