SKATER
Ulrich Salchow
1877 - 1949
Ulrich Salchow
Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (7 August 1877 – 19 April 1949) was a Danish-born Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. Salchow won the World Figure Skating Championships ten times, from 1901 to 1905, and from 1907 to 1911. This is still a record, which he shares with Sonja Henie who also won 10 titles in the 1920s and 1930s, and with Irina Rodnina who won 10 titles in the 1960s and 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ulrich Salchow has received more than 137,100 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ulrich Salchow is the 2nd most popular skater, the 135th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 146th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Skater.
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140k
Page Views (PV)
59.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
6.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
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Among SKATERS
Among skaters, Ulrich Salchow ranks 2 out of 315. Before him are Sonja Henie. After him are Axel Paulsen, Gillis Grafström, Katarina Witt, Tonya Harding, Clas Thunberg, Oleg Protopopov, Ondrej Nepela, Karl Schäfer, Ludmila Belousova, and Ard Schenk.
Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia
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Sonja Henie
1912 - 1969
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 1
Ulrich Salchow
1877 - 1949
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
Axel Paulsen
1855 - 1938
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 3
Gillis Grafström
1893 - 1938
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 4
Katarina Witt
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 5
Tonya Harding
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 6
Clas Thunberg
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 7
Oleg Protopopov
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 8
Ondrej Nepela
1951 - 1989
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 9
Karl Schäfer
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 10
Ludmila Belousova
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 11
Ard Schenk
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Ulrich Salchow ranks 34. Before him are Plutarco Elías Calles, Aga Khan III, Gabriele Münter, Enrico De Nicola, Alfred Kubin, and Rudolf Hilferding. After him are Mykola Leontovych, Emil Abderhalden, Otto Gross, Henry Norris Russell, Isabelle Eberhardt, and Ananda Coomaraswamy. Among people deceased in 1949, Ulrich Salchow ranks 36. Before him are László Rajk, Aino Aalto, Solomon R. Guggenheim, José Clemente Orozco, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Harry Stack Sullivan. After him are Alice Bailey, Béla Balázs, Nikola Zhekov, Leonard Bloomfield, Valentino Mazzola, and Vasily Degtyaryov.
Others Born in 1877
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Plutarco Elías Calles
1877 - 1945
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 28
Aga Khan III
1877 - 1957
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 29
Gabriele Münter
1877 - 1962
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 30
Enrico De Nicola
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 31
Alfred Kubin
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 32
Rudolf Hilferding
1877 - 1941
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 33
Ulrich Salchow
1877 - 1949
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 34
Mykola Leontovych
1877 - 1921
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 35
Emil Abderhalden
1877 - 1950
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 36
Otto Gross
1877 - 1920
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 37
Henry Norris Russell
1877 - 1957
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 38
Isabelle Eberhardt
1877 - 1904
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 39
Ananda Coomaraswamy
1877 - 1947
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1949
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László Rajk
1909 - 1949
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 30
Aino Aalto
1894 - 1949
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 31
Solomon R. Guggenheim
1861 - 1949
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 32
José Clemente Orozco
1883 - 1949
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 33
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1870 - 1949
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 34
Harry Stack Sullivan
1892 - 1949
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 35
Ulrich Salchow
1877 - 1949
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 36
Alice Bailey
1880 - 1949
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 37
Béla Balázs
1884 - 1949
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 38
Nikola Zhekov
1865 - 1949
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 39
Leonard Bloomfield
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 40
Valentino Mazzola
1919 - 1949
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 41
Vasily Degtyaryov
1880 - 1949
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 42
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Ulrich Salchow ranks 135 out of 893. Before him are Anna Ancher (1859), Lars Ulrich (1963), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Brigitte Nielsen (1963), Johan Christian Fabricius (1745), and Aksel Sandemose (1899). After him are Piet Hein (1905), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), Theophil Hansen (1813), Verner Panton (1926), and Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796).
Others born in Denmark
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Anna Ancher
1859 - 1935
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 129
Lars Ulrich
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 130
Jussi Adler-Olsen
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 131
Brigitte Nielsen
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 132
Johan Christian Fabricius
1745 - 1808
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 133
Aksel Sandemose
1899 - 1965
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 134
Ulrich Salchow
1877 - 1949
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 135
Piet Hein
1905 - 1996
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 136
Magnus, Duke of Holstein
1540 - 1583
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 137
Barthold Georg Niebuhr
1776 - 1831
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 138
Theophil Hansen
1813 - 1891
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 139
Verner Panton
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 140
Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg
1796 - 1881
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 141
Among SKATERS In Denmark
Among skaters born in Denmark, Ulrich Salchow ranks 1.
