ATHLETE
Rafael Chimishkyan
1929 - 2022
Rafael Chimishkyan
Rafael Arkadyevich Chimishkyan (Georgian: რაფაელ ჩიმიშკიანი, Russian: Рафаэль Аркадьевич Чимишкян; 23 March 1929 – 25 September 2022) was a weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union and Olympic, World, European and Soviet Champion. Chimishkyan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1952. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Chimishkyan has received more than 20,634 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Rafael Chimishkyan is the 437th most popular athlete (up from 577th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 185th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Georgian Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
49.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
6.49
Effective Languages (L*)
1.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Rafael Chimishkyans by language
Over the past year Rafael Chimishkyan has had the most page views in the Russian wikipedia edition with 2,517 views, followed by English (1,877), and Georgian (1,776). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (7.22%), Egyptian Arabic (2.80%), and Czech (0.00%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 437 out of 6,025. Before him are Yang Chuan-kwang, Lyudmila Bragina, Victor Willems, Patrik Sjöberg, Gergely Kulcsár, and Sotirios Versis. After him are Arthur Russell, Georg Åberg, John Kuck, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, Mel Sheppard, and John Thomas.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYang Chuan-kwang
1933 - 2007
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 431
Lyudmila Bragina
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 432
Victor Willems
1877 - 1918
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 433
Patrik Sjöberg
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 434
Gergely Kulcsár
1934 - 2020
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 435
Sotirios Versis
1876 - 1919
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 436
Rafael Chimishkyan
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 437
Arthur Russell
1886 - 1972
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 438
Georg Åberg
1893 - 1946
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 439
John Kuck
1905 - 1986
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 440
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos
1875 - 1956
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 441
Mel Sheppard
1883 - 1942
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 442
John Thomas
1941 - 2013
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 443
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 328. Before him are Chi Haotian, André Darrigade, Desmond Hoyte, Nina Ponomaryova, Anatoly Kuznetsov, and Henri Pousseur. After him are Halyna Sevruk, Azzeddine Laraki, Lúcio Lara, Carlo Clerici, Mikhail Simonov, and Jeremy Thorpe. Among people deceased in 2022, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 316. Before him are Taylor Hawkins, Lidiya Alfeyeva, Greg Bear, Rodri, Wilko Johnson, and John Steiner. After him are Michael Sela, Yoshishige Yoshida, Shivkumar Sharma, Halyna Sevruk, Piero Angela, and Mickey Kuhn.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsChi Haotian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1929 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 322
André Darrigade
CYCLIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 323
Desmond Hoyte
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2002
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 324
Nina Ponomaryova
ATHLETE
1929 - 2016
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 325
Anatoly Kuznetsov
WRITER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 326
Henri Pousseur
COMPOSER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 327
Rafael Chimishkyan
ATHLETE
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 328
Halyna Sevruk
SCULPTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 329
Azzeddine Laraki
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 330
Lúcio Lara
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2016
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 331
Carlo Clerici
CYCLIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 332
Mikhail Simonov
ENGINEER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 333
Jeremy Thorpe
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2014
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 334
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsTaylor Hawkins
MUSICIAN
1972 - 2022
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 310
Lidiya Alfeyeva
ATHLETE
1946 - 2022
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 311
Greg Bear
WRITER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 312
Rodri
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 313
Wilko Johnson
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2022
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 314
John Steiner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 315
Rafael Chimishkyan
ATHLETE
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 316
Michael Sela
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2022
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 317
Yoshishige Yoshida
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2022
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 318
Shivkumar Sharma
COMPOSER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 319
Halyna Sevruk
SCULPTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 320
Piero Angela
WRITER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 321
Mickey Kuhn
ACTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 322
In Georgia
Among people born in Georgia, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 194 out of 406. Before him are Mikhail Tskhakaya (1865), Edvard Mirzoyan (1921), Vakhtang III (1278), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2001), Besiki (1750), and Kote Marjanishvili (1872). After him are Anzor Kavazashvili (1940), Givi Javakhishvili (1912), Oleksii Arestovych (1975), Fyodor Yurchikhin (1959), Giorgi Kvirikashvili (1967), and Revaz Gabriadze (1936).
Others born in Georgia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Tskhakaya
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1950
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 188
Edvard Mirzoyan
COMPOSER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 189
Vakhtang III
NOBLEMAN
1278 - 1308
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 190
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 191
Besiki
WRITER
1750 - 1791
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 192
Kote Marjanishvili
FILM DIRECTOR
1872 - 1933
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 193
Rafael Chimishkyan
ATHLETE
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 194
Anzor Kavazashvili
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 195
Givi Javakhishvili
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1985
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 196
Oleksii Arestovych
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 197
Fyodor Yurchikhin
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 198
Giorgi Kvirikashvili
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 199
Revaz Gabriadze
SCULPTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 200
Among ATHLETES In Georgia
Among athletes born in Georgia, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 2. Before him are Robert Shavlakadze (1933). After him are Givi Kartozia (1929), Keto Losaberidze (1949), Medea Jugeli (1925), Lasha Talakhadze (1993), Nino Salukvadze (1969), Vladimer Aptsiauri (1962), Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988), Boris Kokorev (1959), Ramaz Paliani (1973), and Zabit Samedov (1984).
Robert Shavlakadze
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 1
Rafael Chimishkyan
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 2
Givi Kartozia
1929 - 1998
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 3
Keto Losaberidze
1949 - 2022
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 4
Medea Jugeli
1925 - 2016
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 5
Lasha Talakhadze
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 6
Nino Salukvadze
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 7
Vladimer Aptsiauri
1962 - 2012
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 8
Nodar Kumaritashvili
1988 - 2010
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 9
Boris Kokorev
1959 - 2018
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 10
Ramaz Paliani
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 11
Zabit Samedov
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 12