CYCLIST
Richard Virenque
1969 - Today
Richard Virenque
Richard Virenque (born 19 November 1969) is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Virenque has received more than 263,467 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Richard Virenque is the 199th most popular cyclist (up from 218th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Morocco (down from 88th in 2019) and the most popular Moroccan Cyclist.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
44.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
5.11
Effective Languages (L*)
2.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Richard Virenques by language
Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Richard Virenque ranks 199 out of 1,214. Before him are Tomas Pettersson, Lloyd Hildebrand, Philippe Gilbert, Armand Blanchonnet, Pierre Adam, and Pasquale Fornara. After him are Mogens Frey, Anton Tkáč, Marco Cimatti, Piotr Ugrumov, Jean Brankart, and Johan Bruyneel.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
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Tomas Pettersson
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 193
Lloyd Hildebrand
1870 - 1924
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 194
Philippe Gilbert
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 195
Armand Blanchonnet
1903 - 1968
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 196
Pierre Adam
1924 - 2012
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 197
Pasquale Fornara
1925 - 1990
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 198
Richard Virenque
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 199
Mogens Frey
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 200
Anton Tkáč
1951 - 2022
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 201
Marco Cimatti
1913 - 1982
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 202
Piotr Ugrumov
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 203
Jean Brankart
1930 - 2020
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 204
Johan Bruyneel
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 205
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Richard Virenque ranks 252. Before him are Noah Baumbach, Stefan Schwarz, Billy Porter, Vanderlei de Lima, Lisa Su, and Trudi Canavan. After him are Myles Kennedy, Thomas Linke, Georgiy Gongadze, Mana, Bahman Ghobadi, and Ilie Dumitrescu.
Others Born in 1969
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Noah Baumbach
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 246
Stefan Schwarz
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 247
Billy Porter
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 248
Vanderlei de Lima
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 249
Lisa Su
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 250
Trudi Canavan
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 251
Richard Virenque
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 252
Myles Kennedy
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 253
Thomas Linke
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 254
Georgiy Gongadze
1969 - 2000
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 255
Mana
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 256
Bahman Ghobadi
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 257
Ilie Dumitrescu
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 258
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Richard Virenque ranks 103 out of 198. Before him are Yahya al-Mu'tasim (null), Driss Bamous (1942), Aryeh Deri (1959), Yasmine Lafitte (1973), Serge Chiesa (1950), and Mohamed Timoumi (1960). After him are Khalid Skah (1967), Najat Vallaud-Belkacem (1977), Daniel Sanchez (1953), Younes El Aynaoui (1971), Katherine Pancol (1954), and Mohammed Hazzaz (1945).
Others born in Morocco
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Yahya al-Mu'tasim
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 97
Driss Bamous
1942 - 2015
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 98
Aryeh Deri
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 99
Yasmine Lafitte
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 100
Serge Chiesa
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 101
Mohamed Timoumi
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 102
Richard Virenque
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 103
Khalid Skah
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 104
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 105
Daniel Sanchez
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 106
Younes El Aynaoui
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 107
Katherine Pancol
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 108
Mohammed Hazzaz
1945 - 2018
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 109
Among CYCLISTS In Morocco
Among cyclists born in Morocco, Richard Virenque ranks 1.
