SWIMMER
Ulrike Richter
1959 - Today

Ulrike Richter
Ulrike Richter (later Schmidt, born 17 June 1959) is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she won three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ulrike Richter has received more than 41,333 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ulrike Richter is the 128th most popular swimmer (down from 107th in 2019), the 5,427th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,055th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
41k
Page Views (PV)
51.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
7.51
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Ulrike Richter ranks 128 out of 709. Before her are Otto Fahr, Sharon Stouder, Hideko Maehata, Joyce Cooper, Thelma Kalama, and Perry McGillivray. After her are Julius Frey, Clare Dennis, György Mitró, Jan Henne, Claudia Kolb, and Jennie Fletcher.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOtto Fahr
1892 - 1969
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 122
Sharon Stouder
1948 - 2013
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 123
Hideko Maehata
1914 - 1995
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 124
Joyce Cooper
1909 - 2002
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 125
Thelma Kalama
1931 - 1999
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 126
Perry McGillivray
1893 - 1944
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 127
Ulrike Richter
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 128
Julius Frey
1881 - 1960
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 129
Clare Dennis
1916 - 1971
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 130
György Mitró
1930 - 2010
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 131
Jan Henne
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 132
Claudia Kolb
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 133
Jennie Fletcher
1890 - 1968
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 134
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Ulrike Richter ranks 431. Before her are Toshio Masuda, John Lauridsen, Patxi López, Dan Gilroy, David Hyde Pierce, and Ernesto Canto. After her are Lika Kavzharadze, Richard Borcherds, Ramón Calderé, Atsushi Uchiyama, Renée Fleming, and Fyodor Cherenkov.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsToshio Masuda
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 425
John Lauridsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 426
Patxi López
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 427
Dan Gilroy
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 428
David Hyde Pierce
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 429
Ernesto Canto
ATHLETE
1959 - 2020
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 430
Ulrike Richter
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 431
Lika Kavzharadze
ACTOR
1959 - 2017
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 432
Richard Borcherds
MATHEMATICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 433
Ramón Calderé
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 434
Atsushi Uchiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 435
Renée Fleming
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 436
Fyodor Cherenkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2014
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 437
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ulrike Richter ranks 5,427 out of 7,253. Before her are Egon Günther (1927), Dieter Schubert (1943), Richard David Precht (1964), Gisela Birkemeyer (1931), Georg Bühler (1837), and Alva Noto (1965). After her are Anni Holdmann (1900), Armin Rohde (1955), Julius Frey (1881), Günther Bechem (1921), Antje Traue (1981), and Benno Fürmann (1972).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEgon Günther
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 5,421
Dieter Schubert
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 5,422
Richard David Precht
PHILOSOPHER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,423
Gisela Birkemeyer
ATHLETE
1931 - 2024
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 5,424
Georg Bühler
LINGUIST
1837 - 1898
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,425
Alva Noto
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,426
Ulrike Richter
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 5,427
Anni Holdmann
ATHLETE
1900 - 1960
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 5,428
Armin Rohde
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 5,429
Julius Frey
SWIMMER
1881 - 1960
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 5,430
Günther Bechem
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2011
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 5,431
Antje Traue
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 5,432
Benno Fürmann
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 5,433
Among SWIMMERS In Germany
Among swimmers born in Germany, Ulrike Richter ranks 12. Before her are Emil Rausch (1883), Georg Zacharias (1884), Max Hainle (1882), Michael Gross (1964), Max Schöne (1880), and Otto Fahr (1892). After her are Julius Frey (1881), Wilhelm Lützow (1892), Andrea Pollack (1961), Hannelore Anke (1957), Ulrike Tauber (1958), and Ines Diers (1963).
Emil Rausch
1883 - 1954
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 6
Georg Zacharias
1884 - 1953
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 7
Max Hainle
1882 - 1961
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 8
Michael Gross
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 9
Max Schöne
1880 - 1961
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10
Otto Fahr
1892 - 1969
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 11
Ulrike Richter
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 12
Julius Frey
1881 - 1960
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 13
Wilhelm Lützow
1892 - 1916
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 14
Andrea Pollack
1961 - 2019
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 15
Hannelore Anke
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 16
Ulrike Tauber
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 17
Ines Diers
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 18