SWIMMER

Ragnhild Hveger

1920 - 2011

Photo of Ragnhild Hveger

Icon of person Ragnhild Hveger

Ragnhild Tove Hveger (later Andersen, 10 December 1920 – 1 December 2011) was a Danish swimmer, who became famous when she won silver medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics. From 1936 to 1943 she set 44 world records, and at one time she held 19 world records in different distances and disciplines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ragnhild Hveger has received more than 21,959 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ragnhild Hveger is the 67th most popular swimmer (down from 62nd in 2019), the 528th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 524th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Swimmer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ragnhild Hvegers by language

Over the past year Ragnhild Hveger has had the most page views in the with 3,192 views, followed by English (2,043), and German (1,242). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (71.74%), Polish (41.03%), and Czech (21.48%)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 67 out of 709. Before her are Barbara Krause, Ford Konno, Emil Rausch, Martha Norelius, Lynn Burke, and Cathy Ferguson. After her are Bill Smith, Pontus Hanson, Chris von Saltza, Norman Ross, Helene Madison, and Tini Wagner.

Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 345. Before her are Kamisese Mara, Bella Abzug, Idea Vilariño, Eugênio Sales, Alf Kjellin, and Stan Musial. After her are Leonid Shvartsman, Mykola Rudenko, Ralph Meeker, Yuri Nagibin, Kenneth McAlpine, and Lewis Wilson. Among people deceased in 2011, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 356. Before her are Gennady Logofet, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Jerry Lawson, Willy De Clercq, Chris Lawrence, and Yoshiko Tanaka. After her are Ellen Winther, Giovanni Saldarini, Ernő Solymosi, Bronislovas Lubys, Alfons Van Brandt, and George Cadle Price.

Others Born in 1920

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2011

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 528 out of 1,032. Before her are Michala Petri (1958), Villy Sørensen (1929), Andreas Christensen (1996), John Sivebæk (1961), Niels Arden Oplev (1961), and Katy Bødtger (1932). After her are Ellen Winther (1933), Hans Christian Branner (1903), Michael Rasmussen (1974), Mogens Frey (1941), Halfdan T. Mahler (1923), and Hans Aabech (1948).

Others born in Denmark

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SWIMMERS In Denmark

Among swimmers born in Denmark, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 2. Before her are Greta Andersen (1927). After her are Pernille Blume (1994), Jeanette Ottesen (1987), Lotte Friis (1988), Rikke Møller Pedersen (1989), Mie Nielsen (1996), and Mads Glæsner (1988).

Danish born Swimmers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous