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Robert de Castella

1957 - Today

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Francois Robert "Rob" de Castella (born 27 February 1957) is an Australian former world champion marathon runner. De Castella is widely known as "Deek" or "Deeks" to the Australian public, and "Tree" to his competitors due to his thick legs and inner calm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert de Castella has received more than 193,987 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert de Castella is the 2,048th most popular athlete (down from 1,273rd in 2019), the 466th most popular biography from Australia (down from 408th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Australian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

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  • 34.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Robert de Castella ranks 2,048 out of 3,059Before him are Olena Zubrilova, Doris Maletzki, Katerina Stefanidi, Genzebe Dibaba, Carlo Montano, and Brigitte McMahon. After him are Yermakhan Ibraimov, Luan Jujie, Samuel Matete, Paul Kipkoech, Nikolay Gulyayev, and Christian Olsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Robert de Castella ranks 604Before him are Jermaine Stewart, Taylor Negron, William G. Gregory, Yoshiyuki Matsuoka, David Beasley, and Scott J. Horowitz. After him are Hubert Gardas, Lizardo Garrido, Danny Antonucci, Amanda Redman, Nikolay Larionov, and John Kassir.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Robert de Castella ranks 466 out of 925Before him are Paul Okon (1972), Bridie Carter (1970), Abbey Lee Kershaw (1987), John Aloisi (1976), Todd Woodbridge (1971), and Andrew Bogut (1984). After him are Peter Thomson (1929), Miles Franklin (1879), Justin Kurzel (1974), Dunc Gray (1906), Bob Brown (1944), and Aziz Behich (1990).

Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Robert de Castella ranks 26Before him are Fleur Mellor (1936), Lorraine Crapp (1938), Pita Taufatofua (1983), Mervyn Wood (1917), Kate Allen (1970), and Michael Wenden (1949). After him are Jenny Lamy (1949), Ralph Doubell (1945), Tony Madigan (1930), Marlene Mathews (1934), Emma Snowsill (1981), and Lisa Martin (1960).