SWIMMER
Vladimir Salnikov
1960 - Today
Vladimir Salnikov
Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov (Russian: Владимир Валерьевич Сальников; born 21 May 1960) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool", "Monster of the Waves" and "Leningrad Express", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes in the 800 m freestyle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir Salnikov has received more than 103,898 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Salnikov is the 84th most popular swimmer (down from 38th in 2019), the 2,128th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,835th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
52.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
3.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Vladimir Salnikov ranks 84 out of 709. Before him are Matt Biondi, Åke Borg, Géza Kádas, Melissa Belote, Pieter van den Hoogenband, and Don McKenzie. After him are Valéria Gyenge, Georg Zacharias, David Hammond, Max Hainle, Michael Gross, and Eleanor Garatti.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMatt Biondi
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 78
Åke Borg
1901 - 1973
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 79
Géza Kádas
1926 - 1979
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 80
Melissa Belote
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 81
Pieter van den Hoogenband
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 82
Don McKenzie
1947 - 2008
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 83
Vladimir Salnikov
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 84
Valéria Gyenge
1933 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 85
Georg Zacharias
1884 - 1953
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 86
David Hammond
1881 - 1940
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 87
Max Hainle
1882 - 1961
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 88
Michael Gross
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 89
Eleanor Garatti
1909 - 1998
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 90
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Vladimir Salnikov ranks 332. Before him are Abel Resino, Plamen Oresharski, Marko Elsner, Steve Clark, David James Elliott, and Kim Milton Nielsen. After him are Phillip Rhee, Corine Mauch, Shinichi Morishita, Moaz al-Khatib, Olivier Gruner, and Lyudmila Andonova.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsAbel Resino
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 326
Plamen Oresharski
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 327
Marko Elsner
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2020
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 328
Steve Clark
MUSICIAN
1960 - 1991
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 329
David James Elliott
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 330
Kim Milton Nielsen
REFEREE
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 331
Vladimir Salnikov
SWIMMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 332
Phillip Rhee
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 333
Corine Mauch
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 334
Shinichi Morishita
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 335
Moaz al-Khatib
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 336
Olivier Gruner
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 337
Lyudmila Andonova
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 338
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Salnikov ranks 2,128 out of 3,761. Before him are Yelizaveta Chaikina (1918), Lyudmila Kasatkina (1925), Lev Shcherba (1880), Nikolay Umov (1846), Lyudmila Kondratyeva (1958), and Georgy Adelson-Velsky (1922). After him are Boris Kuznetsov (1928), Gombojab Tsybikov (1873), Rufina Gasheva (1921), Klara Guseva (1937), Matvey Gusev (1826), and Manfred Schaefer (1943).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsYelizaveta Chaikina
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1941
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,122
Lyudmila Kasatkina
ACTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,123
Lev Shcherba
LINGUIST
1880 - 1944
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,124
Nikolay Umov
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1915
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,125
Lyudmila Kondratyeva
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 2,126
Georgy Adelson-Velsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2014
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 2,127
Vladimir Salnikov
SWIMMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 2,128
Boris Kuznetsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 2,129
Gombojab Tsybikov
EXPLORER
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2,130
Rufina Gasheva
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2012
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,131
Klara Guseva
SKATER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,132
Matvey Gusev
ASTRONOMER
1826 - 1866
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,133
Manfred Schaefer
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 2,134
Among SWIMMERS In Russia
Among swimmers born in Russia, Vladimir Salnikov ranks 2. Before him are Alexander Popov (1971). After him are Oscar Grégoire (1877), Nikolai Pankin (1949), Denis Pankratov (1974), Igor Polyansky (1967), Natalia Ishchenko (1986), Yuliya Yefimova (1992), Svetlana Romashina (1989), Nina Zhivanevskaya (1977), Anastasia Davydova (1983), and Anastasiya Kirpichnikova (2000).
Alexander Popov
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1
Vladimir Salnikov
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 2
Oscar Grégoire
1877 - 1947
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 3
Nikolai Pankin
1949 - 2018
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4
Denis Pankratov
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 5
Igor Polyansky
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 6
Natalia Ishchenko
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 7
Yuliya Yefimova
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 8
Svetlana Romashina
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 9
Nina Zhivanevskaya
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 10
Anastasia Davydova
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 11
Anastasiya Kirpichnikova
2000 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 12