ATHLETE
Peter Frenkel
1939 - Today
Peter Frenkel
Peter Frenkel (born 13 May 1939 in Eckartsberga) is an East German athlete who was one of the best 20 km race walkers in the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Frenkel has received more than 15,707 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Peter Frenkel is the 653rd most popular athlete (down from 562nd in 2019), the 4,590th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,215th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular German Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
16k
Page Views (PV)
55.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
8.01
Effective Languages (L*)
1.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Peter Frenkel ranks 653 out of 6,025. Before him are Martti Marttelin, Jaak Uudmäe, Ondina Valla, Anders Gärderud, István Rózsavölgyi, and Vasily Rudenkov. After him are Imre Polyák, Lauri Lehtinen, Janne Lundblad, Maricica Puică, Elfriede Kaun, and Leonid Spirin.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartti Marttelin
1897 - 1940
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 647
Jaak Uudmäe
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 648
Ondina Valla
1916 - 2006
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 649
Anders Gärderud
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 650
István Rózsavölgyi
1929 - 2012
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 651
Vasily Rudenkov
1931 - 1982
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 652
Peter Frenkel
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 653
Imre Polyák
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 654
Lauri Lehtinen
1908 - 1973
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 655
Janne Lundblad
1887 - 1940
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 656
Maricica Puică
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 657
Elfriede Kaun
1914 - 2008
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 658
Leonid Spirin
1932 - 1982
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 659
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Peter Frenkel ranks 388. Before him are Dieter Quester, George Cohen, Barbara Hammer, Clarence Williams III, Tom Thabane, and Emilio Álvarez. After him are Paolo Salvati, Gianfranco Leoncini, Lothar Metz, Greetje Kauffeld, Hugh Masekela, and Carmelo Bossi.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsDieter Quester
RACING DRIVER
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 382
George Cohen
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 383
Barbara Hammer
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 384
Clarence Williams III
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 385
Tom Thabane
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 386
Emilio Álvarez
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2010
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 387
Peter Frenkel
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 388
Paolo Salvati
PAINTER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 389
Gianfranco Leoncini
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 390
Lothar Metz
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2021
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 391
Greetje Kauffeld
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 392
Hugh Masekela
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 393
Carmelo Bossi
BOXER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 394
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Peter Frenkel ranks 4,590 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Zender (1936), Günther Beckstein (1943), Theodor Loos (1883), Nina Hoss (1975), Arthur Rudolph (1906), and Karl Julius Perleb (1794). After him are Elias Holl (1573), Karl Dall (1941), Franz Josef Jung (1949), Juliane Köhler (1965), Eike Immel (1960), and Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1909).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans Zender
CONDUCTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,584
Günther Beckstein
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,585
Theodor Loos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,586
Nina Hoss
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,587
Arthur Rudolph
ENGINEER
1906 - 1996
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,588
Karl Julius Perleb
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1845
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,589
Peter Frenkel
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,590
Elias Holl
ARCHITECT
1573 - 1646
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,591
Karl Dall
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,592
Franz Josef Jung
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,593
Juliane Köhler
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,594
Eike Immel
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 4,595
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1943
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 4,596
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Peter Frenkel ranks 43. Before him are Peter-Michael Kolbe (1953), Ulrike Meyfarth (1956), Rudolf Harbig (1913), Wolfgang Nordwig (1943), Andreas Krieger (1965), and Kurt Behrens (1884). After him are Elfriede Kaun (1914), Bärbel Wöckel (1955), Hartmut Briesenick (1949), Ingrid Becker (1942), Fritz Schwab (1919), and Ingrid Auerswald (1957).
Peter-Michael Kolbe
1953 - 2023
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 37
Ulrike Meyfarth
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 38
Rudolf Harbig
1913 - 1944
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 39
Wolfgang Nordwig
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 40
Andreas Krieger
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 41
Kurt Behrens
1884 - 1928
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 42
Peter Frenkel
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 43
Elfriede Kaun
1914 - 2008
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 44
Bärbel Wöckel
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 45
Hartmut Briesenick
1949 - 2013
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 46
Ingrid Becker
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 47
Fritz Schwab
1919 - 2006
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 48
Ingrid Auerswald
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 49