1986 - Today
Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze at the Olympics, 13 gold and three silver at the World Ski Championships), and 18 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 13 podium places. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petter Northug has received more than 306,225 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Petter Northug is the 147th most popular skier (down from 99th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from Norway (down from 397th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Norwegian Skier.
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Among skiers, Petter Northug ranks 147 out of 541. Before him are Hubert Strolz, Andreas Goldberger, Rok Petrovič, Otto Leodolter, François Bonlieu, and Yevdokiya Mekshilo. After him are Andrus Veerpalu, Jari Puikkonen, Matti Lähde, Barbro Martinsson, Petra Vlhová, and Niilo Halonen.
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 141
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 142
1966 - 1993
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 143
1936 - 2020
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 144
1937 - 1973
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 145
1931 - 2013
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 146
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 147
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 148
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 149
1911 - 1978
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 150
1935 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 151
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 152
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 153
Among people born in 1986, Petter Northug ranks 136. Before him are Andrés Guardado, Holland Roden, Teddy Sinclair, Huma Qureshi, Sayaka Kanda, and Darya Domracheva. After him are Abou Diaby, Yon González, James Deen, Cristián Zapata, Balázs Dzsudzsák, and Moussa Sow.
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 130
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 131
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 132
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 133
1986 - 2021
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 134
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 135
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 136
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 137
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 138
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 139
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 140
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 141
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 142
Among people born in Norway, Petter Northug ranks 434 out of 927. Before him are Frithjof Ulleberg (1911), Georg Ossian Sars (1837), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), Ole Østmo (1866), Greta Nissen (1906), and Peder Kolstad (1878). After him are Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004), Olve Eikemo (1973), Tiril Eckhoff (1990), Bent Hamer (1956), Liv Kristine (1976), and Roar Grønvold (1946).
1911 - 1993
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 428
1837 - 1927
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 429
1948 - 2017
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 430
1866 - 1923
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 431
1906 - 1988
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 432
1878 - 1932
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 433
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 434
2004 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 435
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 436
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 437
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 438
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 439
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 440
Among skiers born in Norway, Petter Northug ranks 27. Before him are Tora Berger (1981), Anette Bøe (1957), Lasse Kjus (1971), Espen Bredesen (1968), Berit Aunli (1956), and Erling Evensen (1914). After him are Thomas Alsgaard (1972), Stein Eriksen (1927), Finn Christian Jagge (1966), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996), Bente Skari (1972), and Martin Johnsrud Sundby (1984).
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 21
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 22
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 23
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 24
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 25
1914 - 1998
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 26
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 27
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 28
1927 - 2015
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 29
1966 - 2020
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 30
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 31
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 32
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 33