CELEBRITY

Sultan Kösen

1982 - Today

Sultan Kösen

Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer 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 4,709,713 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Sultan Kösen is the 44th most popular celebrity (up from 53rd in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 571st in 2019) and the most popular Celebrity.

Memorability Metrics

4.7M
Page Views (PV)
59.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
16.41
Effective Languages (L*)
1.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sultan Kösens by language

Over the past year Sultan Kösen has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 801,217 views, followed by Turkish (120,565), and Spanish (115,431). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (487.65%), Simple English (388.47%), and Malagasy (179.58%)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Sultan Kösen ranks 44 out of 265. Before him are Sarah Knauss, Jacques Mayol, Albert Pierrepoint, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Cecilia Gallerani, and Mary Mallon. After him are Armi Kuusela, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Stańczyk, Isabel Preysler, Kim Peek, and Elizabeth Stride.

Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia

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Sarah Knauss
1880 - 1999
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 38
Jacques Mayol
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 39
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 40
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione
1837 - 1899
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 41
Cecilia Gallerani
1473 - 1536
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 42
Mary Mallon
1869 - 1938
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 43
Sultan Kösen
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 44
Armi Kuusela
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 45
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 46
Stańczyk
1480 - 1560
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 47
Isabel Preysler
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 48
Kim Peek
1951 - 2009
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 49
Elizabeth Stride
1843 - 1888
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 50

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Sultan Kösen ranks 6. Before him are Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Kaká, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Anne Hathaway, and Lil Wayne. After him are Petr Čech, Víctor Valdés, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, Kirsten Dunst, Yelena Isinbayeva, and Eddie Redmayne.

Others Born in 1982

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
NOBLEMAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 1
Kaká
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
COMPANION
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 3
Anne Hathaway
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 4
Lil Wayne
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 5
Sultan Kösen
CELEBRITY
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 6
Petr Čech
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 7
Víctor Valdés
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 8
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
NOBLEMAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 9
Kirsten Dunst
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 10
Yelena Isinbayeva
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 11
Eddie Redmayne
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 12

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Sultan Kösen ranks 399 out of 1,347. Before him are Yılmaz Güney (1937), Walter Sydney Adams (1876), Callinus (-680), Muzafer Sherif (1906), Ignatios of Constantinople (797), and Markos Vafeiadis (1906). After him are George Akropolites (1217), Tudḫaliya IV (-1300), Hakan Şükür (1971), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Ziya Gökalp (1876), and Pelagia (400).

Others born in Türkiye

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Yılmaz Güney
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 393
Walter Sydney Adams
ASTRONOMER
1876 - 1956
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 394
Callinus
WRITER
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 395
Muzafer Sherif
PSYCHOLOGIST
1906 - 1988
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 396
Ignatios of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
797 - 877
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 397
Markos Vafeiadis
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1992
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 398
Sultan Kösen
CELEBRITY
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 399
George Akropolites
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1282
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 400
Tudḫaliya IV
POLITICIAN
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 401
Hakan Şükür
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 402
Symeon the Metaphrast
WRITER
900 - 987
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 403
Ziya Gökalp
SOCIOLOGIST
1876 - 1924
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 404
Pelagia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 457
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 405