CHESS PLAYER

Rafael Vaganian

1951 - Today

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Rafael Artemovich Vaganian (Armenian: Ռաֆայել Արտյոմի Վահանյան, Rrafayel Artyomi Vahanyan, Russian: Рафаэль Артёмович Ваганян, Rafael Artemovich Vaganyan; born 15 October 1951) is an Armenian chess player holding the title of grandmaster (GM). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Vaganian has received more than 53,085 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Vaganian is the 170th most popular chess player (down from 168th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 71st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Armenian Chess Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 53k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Rafael Vaganians by language

Over the past year Rafael Vaganian has had the most page views in the with 5,846 views, followed by Russian (4,016), and Armenian (1,529). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latvian (89.29%), Catalan (58.43%), and Georgian (39.80%)

Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Rafael Vaganian ranks 170 out of 461. Before her are Ratmir Kholmov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Giambattista Lolli, Henry Bird, Endre Steiner, and Susan Polgár. After her are Milunka Lazarević, Ruslan Ponomariov, Ding Liren, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Adolf Schwarz, and Herman Steiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Rafael Vaganian ranks 449. Before her are Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Volker Bouffier, Dean Barrow, József Tóth, Konrad Weise, and Vilson Ahmeti. After her are Uri Lupolianski, Tomás Boy, Bronisław Malinowski, Sebastian Francis, Don Zagier, and Antoni Szymanowski.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Rafael Vaganian ranks 74 out of 163. Before her are Hrant Shahinyan (1923), Robert Emmiyan (1965), Michel Der Zakarian (1963), Hamo Sahyan (1914), Edmond Keosayan (1936), and Gevorg Emin (1919). After her are Aram Sargsyan (1961), Paruyr Hayrikyan (1949), Sarmad Kashani (1590), Igor Tselovalnikov (1944), Armen Nazaryan (1974), and Eduard Nalbandyan (1956).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Armenia

Among chess players born in Armenia, Rafael Vaganian ranks 2. Before her are Levon Aronian (1982). After her are Ashot Anastasian (1964), Smbat Lputian (1958), Gabriel Sargissian (1983), Karen Asrian (1980), Artashes Minasian (1967), Tigran L. Petrosian (1984), Lilit Mkrtchian (1982), Varuzhan Akobian (1983), and Zaven Andriasian (1989).

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