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Petter Northug

1986 - Today

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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 323,082 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Petter Northug is the 187th most popular skier (down from 147th in 2019), the 518th most popular biography from Norway (down from 433rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Norwegian Skier.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Petter Northug ranks 187 out of 817. Before him are Jari Puikkonen, Roger Staub, Pernilla Wiberg, Jani Soininen, Harri Kirvesniemi, and Otto Leodolter. After him are Andreas Goldberger, Reinhold Bachler, Andreas Felder, Peter Prevc, Andrus Veerpalu, and Ari-Pekka Nikkola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Petter Northug ranks 176. Before him are Nino Schurter, Teddy Sinclair, Riyo Mori, Charlotte Le Bon, Huma Qureshi, and Lee Donghae. After him are Cheick Tioté, Lasse Schöne, Urby Emanuelson, Ryu Jun-yeol, Lily Gladstone, and Andrea Dovizioso.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Petter Northug ranks 518 out of 1,039. Before him are Stine Bredal Oftedal (1991), Alf Hansen (1948), Siv Jensen (1969), Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960), Jan Egeland (1957), and Andreas Thorkildsen (1982). After him are Sverre Sørsdal (1900), Alexander Sørloth (1995), Alf Martinsen (1911), Hakon Barfod (1926), Nora Mørk (1991), and Arne Nordheim (1931).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Petter Northug ranks 34. Before him are Therese Johaug (1988), Thomas Alsgaard (1972), Finn Christian Jagge (1966), Inger Helene Nybråten (1960), Espen Bredesen (1968), and Bente Skari (1972). After him are Frode Estil (1972), Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (1961), Tommy Ingebrigtsen (1977), Vibeke Skofterud (1980), Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (1964), and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (1992).

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