CHESS PLAYER
Viswanathan Anand
1969 - Today
Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion, a two-time World Rapid Chess Champion and a two-time Chess World Cup Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time. In 2022, he was the elected Deputy President of FIDE. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viswanathan Anand has received more than 6,633,971 page views. His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). Viswanathan Anand is the 60th most popular chess player (down from 50th in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from India (down from 245th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
6.6M
Page Views (PV)
54.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
87
Languages Editions (L)
4.71
Effective Languages (L*)
6.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Viswanathan Anand ranks 60 out of 461. Before him are Alexander Kotov, Lionel Kieseritzky, Magnus Carlsen, Salo Flohr, Aleksandar Matanović, and Géza Maróczy. After him are Dawid Janowski, Elisaveta Bykova, Mark Taimanov, Vladimir Kramnik, Olga Rubtsova, and Szymon Winawer.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Kotov
1913 - 1981
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 54
Lionel Kieseritzky
1806 - 1853
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 55
Magnus Carlsen
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 56
Salo Flohr
1908 - 1983
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 57
Aleksandar Matanović
1930 - 2023
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 58
Géza Maróczy
1870 - 1951
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 59
Viswanathan Anand
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 60
Dawid Janowski
1868 - 1927
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 61
Elisaveta Bykova
1913 - 1989
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 62
Mark Taimanov
1926 - 2016
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 63
Vladimir Kramnik
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 64
Olga Rubtsova
1909 - 1994
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 65
Szymon Winawer
1838 - 1919
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 66
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Viswanathan Anand ranks 81. Before him are Tomas Brolin, Marjane Satrapi, Gedeon Burkhard, Zach Galifianakis, Christian Slater, and Bob Sinclar. After him are Jason Bateman, Erika Eleniak, Josh Holloway, Ice Cube, Bobby Brown, and Kathryn Morris.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsTomas Brolin
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 75
Marjane Satrapi
COMIC ARTIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 76
Gedeon Burkhard
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 77
Zach Galifianakis
COMEDIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 78
Christian Slater
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 79
Bob Sinclar
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 80
Viswanathan Anand
CHESS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 81
Jason Bateman
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 82
Erika Eleniak
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 83
Josh Holloway
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 84
Ice Cube
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 85
Bobby Brown
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 86
Kathryn Morris
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 87
In India
Among people born in India, Viswanathan Anand ranks 327 out of 1,861. Before him are Sikandar Lodi (1450), Puneeth Rajkumar (1975), Bhāskara I (600), Bahubali (null), Girish Karnad (1938), and Abbé Faria (1756). After him are Abanindranath Tagore (1871), Tatya Tope (1814), Rajnath Singh (1951), Birju Maharaj (1937), Lakshmi Sahgal (1914), and Shashi Kapoor (1938).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsSikandar Lodi
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1517
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 321
Puneeth Rajkumar
ACTOR
1975 - 2021
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 322
Bhāskara I
MATHEMATICIAN
600 - 680
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 323
Bahubali
POLITICIAN
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 324
Girish Karnad
ACTOR
1938 - 2019
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 325
Abbé Faria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1756 - 1819
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 326
Viswanathan Anand
CHESS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 327
Abanindranath Tagore
PAINTER
1871 - 1951
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 328
Tatya Tope
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1814 - 1859
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 329
Rajnath Singh
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 330
Birju Maharaj
DANCER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 331
Lakshmi Sahgal
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2012
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 332
Shashi Kapoor
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 333
Among CHESS PLAYERS In India
Among chess players born in India, Viswanathan Anand ranks 1. After him are Vidit Gujrathi (1994), R Vaishali (2001), Humpy Koneru (1987), Tania Sachdev (1986), Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (2005), Pentala Harikrishna (1986), Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (1979), Harika Dronavalli (1991), Krishnan Sasikiran (1981), Yuzvendra Chahal (1990), and Parimarjan Negi (1993).
Viswanathan Anand
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 1
Vidit Gujrathi
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 2
R Vaishali
2001 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 3
Humpy Koneru
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.94
Rank: 4
Tania Sachdev
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.70
Rank: 5
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
2005 - Present
HPI: 27.75
Rank: 6
Pentala Harikrishna
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.13
Rank: 7
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
1979 - Present
HPI: 23.20
Rank: 8
Harika Dronavalli
1991 - Present
HPI: 23.12
Rank: 9
Krishnan Sasikiran
1981 - Present
HPI: 23.06
Rank: 10
Yuzvendra Chahal
1990 - Present
HPI: 22.35
Rank: 11
Parimarjan Negi
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.67
Rank: 12