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Rik Van Looy

1933 - Today

Rik Van Looy

Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rik Van Looy has received more than 131,303 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Rik Van Looy is the 10th most popular cyclist (up from 11th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 185th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Cyclist.

Memorability Metrics

130k
Page Views (PV)
57.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
5.99
Effective Languages (L*)
1.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Rik Van Looy ranks 10 out of 1,214. Before him are Maurice Garin, Gino Bartali, Lance Armstrong, Bernard Hinault, Raymond Poulidor, and Tom Simpson. After him are Felice Gimondi, Miguel Induráin, Alfredo Binda, François Faber, Charly Gaul, and Roger De Vlaeminck.

Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia

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Maurice Garin
1871 - 1957
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 4
Gino Bartali
1914 - 2000
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
Lance Armstrong
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 6
Bernard Hinault
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 7
Raymond Poulidor
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 8
Tom Simpson
1937 - 1967
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 9
Rik Van Looy
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 10
Felice Gimondi
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 11
Miguel Induráin
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 12
Alfredo Binda
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 13
François Faber
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 14
Charly Gaul
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 15
Roger De Vlaeminck
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 16

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Rik Van Looy ranks 104. Before him are Fouad Mebazaa, Tomas Milian, Jehan Sadat, Joan Rivers, Yukhym Zvyahilsky, and Debra Paget. After him are Yasukazu Tanaka, Ko Un, Borislav Ivkov, Philippe de Broca, Narriman Sadek, and Renato Salvatori.

Others Born in 1933

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Fouad Mebazaa
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 98
Tomas Milian
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 99
Jehan Sadat
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 100
Joan Rivers
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 101
Yukhym Zvyahilsky
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 102
Debra Paget
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 103
Rik Van Looy
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 104
Yasukazu Tanaka
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 105
Ko Un
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 106
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 107
Philippe de Broca
1933 - 2004
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 108
Narriman Sadek
1933 - 2005
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 109
Renato Salvatori
1933 - 1988
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 110

In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Rik Van Looy ranks 194 out of 1,019. Before him are Melchior Broederlam (1355), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Gudula (646), Pierre Alechinsky (1927), and Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338). After him are John Langenus (1891), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), Jan Ceulemans (1957), and Jodocus Hondius (1563).

Others born in Belgium

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Melchior Broederlam
1355 - 1410
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 188
Johannes Tinctoris
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 189
Théo van Rysselberghe
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 190
Gudula
646 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 191
Pierre Alechinsky
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 192
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
1338 - 1368
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 193
Rik Van Looy
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 194
John Langenus
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 195
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
1522 - 1592
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 196
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
889 - 965
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 197
Guy Verhofstadt
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 198
Jan Ceulemans
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 199
Jodocus Hondius
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 200