SKIER
Vegard Ulvang
1963 - Today
Vegard Ulvang
Vegard Ulvang (born 10 October 1963) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes. In addition to his Olympic achievements, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1991 (shared with Trond Einar Elden, Ernst Vettori, and Jens Weißflog), and won the World Cup in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vegard Ulvang has received more than 69,896 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Vegard Ulvang is the 46th most popular skier (up from 53rd in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Norway (up from 265th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Norwegian Skier.
Memorability Metrics
70k
Page Views (PV)
56.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
9.10
Effective Languages (L*)
1.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SKIERS
Among skiers, Vegard Ulvang ranks 46 out of 817. Before him are Émile Allais, Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hedy Schlunegger, Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Bojan Križaj, and Marit Bjørgen. After him are Tormod Knutsen, Inger Aufles, Galina Kulakova, Jean Vuarnet, Bernhard Russi, and Alf Andersen.
Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉmile Allais
1912 - 2012
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 40
Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 41
Hedy Schlunegger
1923 - 2003
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 42
Francisco Fernández Ochoa
1950 - 2006
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 43
Bojan Križaj
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 44
Marit Bjørgen
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 45
Vegard Ulvang
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 46
Tormod Knutsen
1932 - 2021
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 47
Inger Aufles
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 48
Galina Kulakova
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 49
Jean Vuarnet
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 50
Bernhard Russi
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 51
Alf Andersen
1906 - 1975
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Vegard Ulvang ranks 214. Before him are Richard Marx, Miro Cerar, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Jan Heintze, Olha Bryzhina, and Juan Carlos Varela. After him are Marija Pejčinović Burić, Taki Inoue, Jerome Flynn, Alex Proyas, Ludovic Orban, and Yunus-bek Yevkurov.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsRichard Marx
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 208
Miro Cerar
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 209
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 210
Jan Heintze
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 211
Olha Bryzhina
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 212
Juan Carlos Varela
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 213
Vegard Ulvang
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 214
Marija Pejčinović Burić
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 215
Taki Inoue
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 216
Jerome Flynn
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 217
Alex Proyas
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 218
Ludovic Orban
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 219
Yunus-bek Yevkurov
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 220
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Vegard Ulvang ranks 257 out of 1,039. Before him are Ole Jacob Broch (1818), Olav Bjaaland (1873), Steinar Amundsen (1945), Marit Bjørgen (1980), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), and Olav Duun (1876). After him are Tormod Knutsen (1932), Roy Jacobsen (1954), Rolf Løvland (1955), Inger Aufles (1941), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), and Gerhard Munthe (1849).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsOle Jacob Broch
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 251
Olav Bjaaland
EXPLORER
1873 - 1961
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 252
Steinar Amundsen
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 253
Marit Bjørgen
SKIER
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 254
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 255
Olav Duun
WRITER
1876 - 1939
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 256
Vegard Ulvang
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 257
Tormod Knutsen
SKIER
1932 - 2021
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 258
Roy Jacobsen
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 259
Rolf Løvland
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 260
Inger Aufles
SKIER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 261
Halfdan Kjerulf
COMPOSER
1815 - 1868
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 262
Gerhard Munthe
PAINTER
1849 - 1929
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 263
Among SKIERS In Norway
Among skiers born in Norway, Vegard Ulvang ranks 10. Before him are Bjørn Wirkola (1943), Toralf Engan (1936), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), and Marit Bjørgen (1980). After him are Tormod Knutsen (1932), Inger Aufles (1941), Alf Andersen (1906), Sigmund Ruud (1907), Berit Aunli (1956), and Reidar Andersen (1911).
Bjørn Wirkola
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 4
Toralf Engan
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 5
Laila Schou Nilsen
1919 - 1998
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 6
Torbjørn Falkanger
1927 - 2013
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 7
Kjetil André Aamodt
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 8
Marit Bjørgen
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 9
Vegard Ulvang
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 10
Tormod Knutsen
1932 - 2021
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 11
Inger Aufles
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 12
Alf Andersen
1906 - 1975
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 13
Sigmund Ruud
1907 - 1994
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 14
Berit Aunli
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 15
Reidar Andersen
1911 - 1991
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 16