SWIMMER
Petra van Staveren
1966 - Today
Petra van Staveren
Petronella ("Petra") Grietje van Staveren (born 2 June 1966) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She also won a bronze at the 1986 world championships and a European silver in 1983 in the 4×100 meter medley relay. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petra van Staveren has received more than 19,755 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Petra van Staveren is the 264th most popular swimmer (down from 161st in 2019), the 1,220th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,077th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Dutch Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
20k
Page Views (PV)
35.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
7.23
Effective Languages (L*)
1.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Petra van Staveren ranks 264 out of 709. Before her are Aaron Peirsol, Tom Jager, Park Tae-hwan, Zoltán Verrasztó, Dara Torres, and Florent Manaudou. After her are Jolanda de Rover, Lars Frölander, Anders Holmertz, Marleen Veldhuis, Gemma Mengual, and Britta Steffen.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAaron Peirsol
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 258
Tom Jager
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 259
Park Tae-hwan
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 260
Zoltán Verrasztó
1956 - Present
HPI: 35.88
Rank: 261
Dara Torres
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 262
Florent Manaudou
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 263
Petra van Staveren
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 264
Jolanda de Rover
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 265
Lars Frölander
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.44
Rank: 266
Anders Holmertz
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 267
Marleen Veldhuis
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 268
Gemma Mengual
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 269
Britta Steffen
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 270
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Petra van Staveren ranks 699. Before her are Vitaliy Savin, Olena Demyanenko, Roopa Ganguly, Gina Bellman, Nina Morato, and Zhai Zhigang. After her are Thomas Schäfer, Vladimir Tatarchuk, Akosua Busia, Peter Artner, Vijayashanti, and Alla Zahaikevych.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsVitaliy Savin
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.73
Rank: 693
Olena Demyanenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.73
Rank: 694
Roopa Ganguly
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 695
Gina Bellman
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 696
Nina Morato
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 697
Zhai Zhigang
ASTRONAUT
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 698
Petra van Staveren
SWIMMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 699
Thomas Schäfer
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2020
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 700
Vladimir Tatarchuk
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.55
Rank: 701
Akosua Busia
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 702
Peter Artner
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 703
Vijayashanti
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 704
Alla Zahaikevych
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.44
Rank: 705
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Petra van Staveren ranks 1,220 out of 1,646. Before her are Steven Kruijswijk (1987), Kenny Tete (1995), Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (1986), Peter Hoekstra (1973), Wilco Kelderman (1991), and Ingrid Haringa (1964). After her are Kenneth Vermeer (1986), Mark Flekken (1993), Ho-Pin Tung (1982), Michaëlla Krajicek (1989), Patrick Paauwe (1975), and Jolanda de Rover (1963).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsSteven Kruijswijk
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 1,214
Kenny Tete
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 1,215
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 1,216
Peter Hoekstra
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 1,217
Wilco Kelderman
CYCLIST
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 1,218
Ingrid Haringa
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 1,219
Petra van Staveren
SWIMMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 1,220
Kenneth Vermeer
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 1,221
Mark Flekken
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 1,222
Ho-Pin Tung
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 1,223
Michaëlla Krajicek
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 1,224
Patrick Paauwe
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 1,225
Jolanda de Rover
SWIMMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 1,226
Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands
Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Petra van Staveren ranks 14. Before her are Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), Nel van Vliet (1926), Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (1925), Ada Kok (1947), Inge de Bruijn (1973), and Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1990). After her are Jolanda de Rover (1963), Marleen Veldhuis (1979), Inge Dekker (1985), Maarten van der Weijden (1981), Arno Kamminga (1995), and Sharon van Rouwendaal (1993).
Pieter van den Hoogenband
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 8
Nel van Vliet
1926 - 2006
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 9
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
1925 - 2014
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 10
Ada Kok
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 11
Inge de Bruijn
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 12
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 13
Petra van Staveren
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 14
Jolanda de Rover
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 15
Marleen Veldhuis
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 16
Inge Dekker
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.16
Rank: 17
Maarten van der Weijden
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.40
Rank: 18
Arno Kamminga
1995 - Present
HPI: 30.56
Rank: 19
Sharon van Rouwendaal
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.26
Rank: 20