ATHLETE
Pita Taufatofua
1983 - Today
Pita Taufatofua
Pita Nikolas Taufatofua (born 5 November 1983) is a Tongan athlete in taekwondo, cross-country skiing, and canoe. He is also a UNICEF ambassador and motivational speaker and lives in Brisbane, Australia.Taufatofua became internationally famous after appearing in a traditional Tongan taʻovala wrapped around his waist, with his chest bared and oiled, as Tonga's flagbearer in the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pita Taufatofua has received more than 612,128 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Pita Taufatofua is the 3,715th most popular athlete (down from 1,958th in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Australia (down from 441st in 2019) and the 50th most popular Australian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
610k
Page Views (PV)
31.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Pita Taufatofuas by language
Over the past year Pita Taufatofua has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 16,129 views, followed by Japanese (1,553), and French (1,435). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latvian (112.90%), Slovenian (82.85%), and French (72.27%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Pita Taufatofua ranks 3,715 out of 6,025. Before him are Timothy Mack, Ku Bon-chan, Jari Mantila, Nick Hysong, Hugues Obry, and Valentin Kononen. After him are Simon Fairweather, Carlette Guidry-White, David Oliver, Ewa Swoboda, Eva Lund, and Reuben Kosgei.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTimothy Mack
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.71
Rank: 3,709
Ku Bon-chan
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.70
Rank: 3,710
Jari Mantila
1971 - Present
HPI: 31.70
Rank: 3,711
Nick Hysong
1971 - Present
HPI: 31.70
Rank: 3,712
Hugues Obry
1973 - Present
HPI: 31.70
Rank: 3,713
Valentin Kononen
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 3,714
Pita Taufatofua
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 3,715
Simon Fairweather
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 3,716
Carlette Guidry-White
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 3,717
David Oliver
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 3,718
Ewa Swoboda
1997 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 3,719
Eva Lund
1971 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 3,720
Reuben Kosgei
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 3,721
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Pita Taufatofua ranks 772. Before him are Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Klim Shipenko, Samantha Mumba, Tommaso Berni, Gonzalo Fierro, and Marek Bakoš. After him are Sak Noel, Anastasia Davydova, Adrienne Bailon, Tammin Sursok, Todor Aleksiev, and Reeve Carney.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsÓlafur Ingi Skúlason
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.75
Rank: 766
Klim Shipenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.75
Rank: 767
Samantha Mumba
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.74
Rank: 768
Tommaso Berni
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.73
Rank: 769
Gonzalo Fierro
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.72
Rank: 770
Marek Bakoš
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.70
Rank: 771
Pita Taufatofua
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 772
Sak Noel
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 773
Anastasia Davydova
SWIMMER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 774
Adrienne Bailon
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 775
Tammin Sursok
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.66
Rank: 776
Todor Aleksiev
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.66
Rank: 777
Reeve Carney
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 778
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Pita Taufatofua ranks 701 out of 1,143. Before him are Kate Grenville (1950), Elizabeth Smylie (1963), Matthew Goss (1986), Patty Mills (1988), Harrison Gilbertson (1993), and Alex Dimitriades (1973). After him are Simon Fairweather (1969), Ashley Fisher (1975), Bill Brown (1912), Matthew Breeze (1972), Feliks Zemdegs (1995), and Aaron Mooy (1990).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsKate Grenville
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 31.89
Rank: 695
Elizabeth Smylie
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 31.87
Rank: 696
Matthew Goss
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.85
Rank: 697
Patty Mills
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.81
Rank: 698
Harrison Gilbertson
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.75
Rank: 699
Alex Dimitriades
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 31.73
Rank: 700
Pita Taufatofua
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 701
Simon Fairweather
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 702
Ashley Fisher
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.60
Rank: 703
Bill Brown
CRICKETER
1912 - 2008
HPI: 31.57
Rank: 704
Matthew Breeze
REFEREE
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.55
Rank: 705
Feliks Zemdegs
GAMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.52
Rank: 706
Aaron Mooy
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.52
Rank: 707
Among ATHLETES In Australia
Among athletes born in Australia, Pita Taufatofua ranks 50. Before him are Glynis Nunn (1960), Lisa Martin (1960), Eleanor Patterson (1996), Raelene Boyle (1951), Alyson Annan (1973), and Nina Kennedy (1997). After him are Simon Fairweather (1969), Mark Knowles (1984), Nicola McDermott (1996), Debbie Flintoff-King (1960), Gillian Rolton (1956), and Nick Green (1967).
Glynis Nunn
1960 - Present
HPI: 33.87
Rank: 44
Lisa Martin
1960 - Present
HPI: 33.18
Rank: 45
Eleanor Patterson
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.95
Rank: 46
Raelene Boyle
1951 - Present
HPI: 32.93
Rank: 47
Alyson Annan
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 48
Nina Kennedy
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 49
Pita Taufatofua
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 50
Simon Fairweather
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 51
Mark Knowles
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 52
Nicola McDermott
1996 - Present
HPI: 31.31
Rank: 53
Debbie Flintoff-King
1960 - Present
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 54
Gillian Rolton
1956 - 2017
HPI: 30.73
Rank: 55
Nick Green
1967 - Present
HPI: 30.71
Rank: 56