CELEBRITY
Sultan Kösen
1982 - Today
Sultan Kösen
Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer of Kurdish ethnicity who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm (8 ft 2.82 in).Kösen's growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sultan Kösen has received more than 4,080,803 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Sultan Kösen is the 57th most popular celebrity (up from 64th in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 651st in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Celebrity.
Memorability Metrics
4.1M
Page Views (PV)
56.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
13.82
Effective Languages (L*)
1.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Sultan Kösens by language
Among CELEBRITIES
Among celebrities, Sultan Kösen ranks 57 out of 181. Before him are Alice Keppel, Dan Inosanto, Eduard Roschmann, Joseph Meister, Henrietta Lacks, and Florence Owens Thompson. After him are Victor Kugler, Betsy Ross, Guy de Rothschild, Isabel Preysler, Annie Oakley, and Barbara Hutton.
Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia
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Alice Keppel
1868 - 1947
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 51
Dan Inosanto
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 52
Eduard Roschmann
1908 - 1977
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 53
Joseph Meister
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 54
Henrietta Lacks
1920 - 1951
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 55
Florence Owens Thompson
1903 - 1983
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 56
Sultan Kösen
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 57
Victor Kugler
1900 - 1981
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 58
Betsy Ross
1752 - 1836
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 59
Guy de Rothschild
1909 - 2007
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 60
Isabel Preysler
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 61
Annie Oakley
1860 - 1926
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 62
Barbara Hutton
1912 - 1979
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Sultan Kösen ranks 9. Before him are Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Lil Wayne, Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Redmayne, and Petr Čech. After him are Víctor Valdés, Jessica Biel, Yelena Isinbayeva, Hyun Bin, Nick Vujicic, and Pepe Reina.
Others Born in 1982
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 4
Lil Wayne
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 5
Kirsten Dunst
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 6
Eddie Redmayne
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 7
Petr Čech
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 8
Sultan Kösen
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 9
Víctor Valdés
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 10
Jessica Biel
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 11
Yelena Isinbayeva
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 12
Hyun Bin
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 13
Nick Vujicic
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 14
Pepe Reina
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 15
In Turkey
Among people born in Turkey, Sultan Kösen ranks 573 out of 1,301. Before him are Isaac of Armenia (338), Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), Agathius (300), Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Euthydemus I (-300), and Hrant Dink (1954). After him are Dani Rodrik (1957), Jacob Baradaeus (505), Rhesus of Thrace (null), Adamantios Korais (1748), Leo II, King of Armenia (1236), and Namık Kemal (1840).
Others born in Turkey
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Isaac of Armenia
338 - 439
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 567
Theodore II Palaiologos
1396 - 1448
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 568
Agathius
300 - 303
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 569
Gerasimus of the Jordan
500 - 475
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 570
Euthydemus I
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 571
Hrant Dink
1954 - 2007
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 572
Sultan Kösen
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 573
Dani Rodrik
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 574
Jacob Baradaeus
505 - 578
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 575
Rhesus of Thrace
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 576
Adamantios Korais
1748 - 1833
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 577
Leo II, King of Armenia
1236 - 1289
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 578
Namık Kemal
1840 - 1888
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 579
Among CELEBRITIES In Turkey
Among celebrities born in Turkey, Sultan Kösen ranks 1. After him are Selen Soyder (1986).
