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Roald Larsen
1898 - 1959
Roald Larsen
Roald Morel Larsen (1 February 1898 – 28 July 1959) was a World Champion speed skater from Norway. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). Roald Larsen's parents were Hans Jacob Larsen, a glazier born in Kristiania in 1870, and Lydia Larsen, born in Porsgrunn in 1865. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roald Larsen has received more than 12,996 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Roald Larsen is the 351st most popular athlete (up from 11,587th in 2019).
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Page Views (PV)
47.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
8.76
Effective Languages (L*)
1.19
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Roald Larsen ranks 351 out of 3,059. Before him are Jānis Daliņš, Eddie Tolan, Blanka Vlašić, Berit Mørdre, Rosa Mota, and Étienne Gailly. After him are Tyson Gay, Linford Christie, Vera Nikolić, Herma Bauma, Henry Russell, and Asafa Powell.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Jānis Daliņš
1904 - 1978
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 345
Eddie Tolan
1908 - 1967
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 346
Blanka Vlašić
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 347
Berit Mørdre
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 348
Rosa Mota
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 349
Étienne Gailly
1922 - 1971
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 350
Roald Larsen
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 351
Tyson Gay
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 352
Linford Christie
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 353
Vera Nikolić
1948 - 2021
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 354
Herma Bauma
1915 - 2003
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 355
Henry Russell
1904 - 1986
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 356
Asafa Powell
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 357
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Roald Larsen ranks 173. Before him are Bessie Love, Mitchell Leisen, Fedde Schurer, Agnes Ayres, Reino Ragnar Lehto, and Erik Abrahamsson. After him are Hal B. Wallis, Georgy Langemak, Ben Shahn, Allen Woodring, Norman Vincent Peale, and Lily Pons. Among people deceased in 1959, Roald Larsen ranks 127. Before him are Max Gerson, Boris Eikhenbaum, Albert Namatjira, Edith Clarke, Heleno de Freitas, and Max O. Lorenz. After him are Nicholas Charnetsky, Paul Rivet, Friedrich Waismann, Jacob Epstein, Guillermo Riveros, and Zakaria Goneim.
Others Born in 1898
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Bessie Love
1898 - 1986
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 167
Mitchell Leisen
1898 - 1972
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 168
Fedde Schurer
1898 - 1968
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 169
Agnes Ayres
1898 - 1940
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 170
Reino Ragnar Lehto
1898 - 1966
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 171
Erik Abrahamsson
1898 - 1965
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 172
Roald Larsen
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 173
Hal B. Wallis
1898 - 1986
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 174
Georgy Langemak
1898 - 1938
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 175
Ben Shahn
1898 - 1969
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 176
Allen Woodring
1898 - 1982
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 177
Norman Vincent Peale
1898 - 1993
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 178
Lily Pons
1898 - 1976
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 179
Others Deceased in 1959
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Max Gerson
1881 - 1959
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 121
Boris Eikhenbaum
1886 - 1959
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 122
Albert Namatjira
1902 - 1959
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 123
Edith Clarke
1883 - 1959
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 124
Heleno de Freitas
1920 - 1959
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 125
Max O. Lorenz
1876 - 1959
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 126
Roald Larsen
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 127
Nicholas Charnetsky
1884 - 1959
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 128
Paul Rivet
1876 - 1959
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 129
Friedrich Waismann
1896 - 1959
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 130
Jacob Epstein
1880 - 1959
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 131
Guillermo Riveros
1902 - 1959
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 132
Zakaria Goneim
1905 - 1959
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 133
