CYCLIST
Toni Merkens
1912 - 1944
Toni Merkens
Nikolaus Anton "Toni" Merkens (21 June 1912 – 20 June 1944) was a racing cyclist from Germany and Olympic champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Toni Merkens has received more than 28,094 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Toni Merkens is the 268th most popular cyclist (down from 263rd in 2019), the 5,192nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,638th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Cyclist.
Memorability Metrics
28k
Page Views (PV)
45.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.04
Effective Languages (L*)
1.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Toni Merkens ranks 268 out of 1,613. Before him are Jean Graczyk, Pierre Adam, Charles Henry Bartlett, Joseph Bruyère, Loris Campana, and Mauro Gianetti. After him are Edward Battell, Frank Vandenbroucke, Renato Perona, Jesús Loroño, Marcel Kittel, and Guido Bontempi.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Graczyk
1933 - 2004
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 262
Pierre Adam
1924 - 2012
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 263
Charles Henry Bartlett
1885 - 1968
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 264
Joseph Bruyère
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 265
Loris Campana
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 266
Mauro Gianetti
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 267
Toni Merkens
1912 - 1944
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 268
Edward Battell
1900 - 2000
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 269
Frank Vandenbroucke
1974 - 2009
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 270
Renato Perona
1927 - 1984
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 271
Jesús Loroño
1926 - 1998
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 272
Marcel Kittel
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 273
Guido Bontempi
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 274
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Toni Merkens ranks 348. Before him are Roger Michelot, Josef Neckermann, Francesc Xavier Bultó, Ettore Giannini, Walter, and Julian Symons. After him are Mirvarid Dilbazi, Václav Horák, Karl Kreutzberg, Dorothy Janis, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, and Lukas Ammann. Among people deceased in 1944, Toni Merkens ranks 288. Before him are Eoin O'Duffy, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Endre Steiner, John Dill, Katri Vala, and Octav Băncilă. After him are Divna Veković, Józef Kałuża, Chandramukhi Basu, Stephen Leacock, Michael Pedersen Friis, and Rose O'Neill.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsRoger Michelot
BOXER
1912 - 1993
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 342
Josef Neckermann
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1992
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 343
Francesc Xavier Bultó
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1998
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 344
Ettore Giannini
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1990
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 345
Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1951
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 346
Julian Symons
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 347
Toni Merkens
CYCLIST
1912 - 1944
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 348
Mirvarid Dilbazi
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 349
Václav Horák
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 350
Karl Kreutzberg
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 351
Dorothy Janis
ACTOR
1912 - 2010
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 352
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 1996
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 353
Lukas Ammann
ACTOR
1912 - 2017
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 354
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsEoin O'Duffy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1944
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 282
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 283
Endre Steiner
CHESS PLAYER
1901 - 1944
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 284
John Dill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 285
Katri Vala
WRITER
1901 - 1944
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 286
Octav Băncilă
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 287
Toni Merkens
CYCLIST
1912 - 1944
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 288
Divna Veković
PHYSICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 289
Józef Kałuża
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1944
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 290
Chandramukhi Basu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1944
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 291
Stephen Leacock
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 292
Michael Pedersen Friis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 293
Rose O'Neill
COMIC ARTIST
1874 - 1944
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 294
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Toni Merkens ranks 5,192 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (1942), Carsten Ramelow (1974), Mille Petrozza (1967), Irmtraud Morgner (1933), Wilhelm Müller (1909), and Katharine Cornell (1893). After him are Friedhelm Funkel (1953), Justus von Dohnányi (1960), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (1989), Uta Frith (1941), Georg Stollenwerk (1930), and Marina Lewycka (1946).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans-Jürgen Bäumler
SKATER
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 5,186
Carsten Ramelow
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 5,187
Mille Petrozza
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 5,188
Irmtraud Morgner
WRITER
1933 - 1990
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 5,189
Wilhelm Müller
HANDBALL PLAYER
1909 - 1984
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 5,190
Katharine Cornell
ACTOR
1893 - 1974
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 5,191
Toni Merkens
CYCLIST
1912 - 1944
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 5,192
Friedhelm Funkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 5,193
Justus von Dohnányi
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 5,194
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 5,195
Uta Frith
PSYCHOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 5,196
Georg Stollenwerk
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 5,197
Marina Lewycka
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 5,198
Among CYCLISTS In Germany
Among cyclists born in Germany, Toni Merkens ranks 12. Before him are Heinz Müller (1924), Carsten Wolf (1964), Dietrich Thurau (1954), Olaf Ludwig (1960), Gustav-Adolf Schur (1931), and Erik Zabel (1970). After him are Marcel Kittel (1988), Willi Fuggerer (1941), Uwe Ampler (1964), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Jürgen Kissner (1942), and Jens Voigt (1971).
Heinz Müller
1924 - 1975
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6
Carsten Wolf
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 7
Dietrich Thurau
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 8
Olaf Ludwig
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 9
Gustav-Adolf Schur
1931 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 10
Erik Zabel
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 11
Toni Merkens
1912 - 1944
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 12
Marcel Kittel
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 13
Willi Fuggerer
1941 - 2015
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14
Uwe Ampler
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 15
Joseph Rosemeyer
1872 - 1919
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 16
Jürgen Kissner
1942 - 2019
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 17
Jens Voigt
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 18