ATHLETE
Walter Chaffe
1870 - 1918
Walter Chaffe
Walter Chaffe (2 April 1870 – 22 April 1918) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908, he won the bronze medal as a member of the British team Metropolitan Police "K" Division. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Chaffe has received more than 7,916 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Chaffe is the 1,483rd most popular athlete, the 4,734th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 51st most popular British Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
7.9k
Page Views (PV)
51.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
8.88
Effective Languages (L*)
1.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Walter Chaffe ranks 1,483 out of 6,025. Before him are Carl von Essen, Nadezhda Olizarenko, Hans Liesche, Michel Scheuer, Matthias Steiner, and Alfred Neveu. After him are Eero Kolehmainen, Boris Shukhov, Erik Algot Fredriksson, Gustaf Lindblom, Václav Mottl, and Zoltán Nemere.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarl von Essen
1940 - 2021
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 1,477
Nadezhda Olizarenko
1953 - 2017
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 1,478
Hans Liesche
1891 - 1979
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 1,479
Michel Scheuer
1927 - 2015
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 1,480
Matthias Steiner
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 1,481
Alfred Neveu
1890 - 1975
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 1,482
Walter Chaffe
1870 - 1918
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 1,483
Eero Kolehmainen
1918 - 2013
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 1,484
Boris Shukhov
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 1,485
Erik Algot Fredriksson
1885 - 1930
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 1,486
Gustaf Lindblom
1891 - 1960
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 1,487
Václav Mottl
1914 - 1982
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 1,488
Zoltán Nemere
1942 - 2001
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 1,489
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Walter Chaffe ranks 157. Before him are Edwin Foster Coddington, Jacques Cariou, James M. Cox, Frederick G. Donnan, Major Ritchie, and Lilian Gibbs. After him are Hubert Gough, Antonín Slavíček, Liberato Marcial Rojas, William Glackens, Erskine Childers, and Roscoe Pound. Among people deceased in 1918, Walter Chaffe ranks 173. Before him are Antonios Pepanos, James Gordon Bennett Jr., Hanns Braun, Reggie Pridmore, George Reid, and Anna Held. After him are Grove Karl Gilbert, Jakob Jakobsen, Joseph F. Smith, Birt Acres, Arthur O'Hara Wood, and J. Donald Cameron.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsEdwin Foster Coddington
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1950
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 151
Jacques Cariou
ATHLETE
1870 - 1951
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 152
James M. Cox
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1957
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 153
Frederick G. Donnan
CHEMIST
1870 - 1956
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 154
Major Ritchie
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1955
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 155
Lilian Gibbs
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1925
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 156
Walter Chaffe
ATHLETE
1870 - 1918
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 157
Hubert Gough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1963
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 158
Antonín Slavíček
PAINTER
1870 - 1910
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 159
Liberato Marcial Rojas
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1922
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 160
William Glackens
PAINTER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 161
Erskine Childers
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1922
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 162
Roscoe Pound
LAWYER
1870 - 1964
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 163
Others Deceased in 1918
Go to all RankingsAntonios Pepanos
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1918
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 167
James Gordon Bennett Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1841 - 1918
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 168
Hanns Braun
ATHLETE
1886 - 1918
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 169
Reggie Pridmore
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1918
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 170
George Reid
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 171
Anna Held
SINGER
1872 - 1918
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 172
Walter Chaffe
ATHLETE
1870 - 1918
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 173
Grove Karl Gilbert
ASTRONOMER
1843 - 1918
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 174
Jakob Jakobsen
WRITER
1864 - 1918
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 175
Joseph F. Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1918
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 176
Birt Acres
FILM DIRECTOR
1854 - 1918
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 177
Arthur O'Hara Wood
TENNIS PLAYER
1890 - 1918
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 178
J. Donald Cameron
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1918
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 179
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Chaffe ranks 4,734 out of 8,785. Before him are Phyllis Logan (1956), Stephanie Beacham (1947), Thomas Clarkson (1760), Thomas Adès (1971), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), and Alfie Allen (1986). After him are Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), Philip Hall (1904), William Cobbett (1763), Bob Gerard (1914), Henry Seebohm (1832), and Peter Kemp (1878).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPhyllis Logan
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 4,728
Stephanie Beacham
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 4,729
Thomas Clarkson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1760 - 1846
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 4,730
Thomas Adès
COMPOSER
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 4,731
Trent Alexander-Arnold
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 4,732
Alfie Allen
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 4,733
Walter Chaffe
ATHLETE
1870 - 1918
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 4,734
Mountstuart Elphinstone
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 4,735
Philip Hall
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 1982
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 4,736
William Cobbett
WRITER
1763 - 1835
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 4,737
Bob Gerard
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1990
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 4,738
Henry Seebohm
EXPLORER
1832 - 1895
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 4,739
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 4,740
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Walter Chaffe ranks 51. Before him are John Rimmer (1878), Ken Matthews (1934), Harry Blackstaffe (1868), Richard Gunn (1871), John McNally (1932), and John James Shepherd (1884). After him are Peter Kemp (1878), Steve Ovett (1955), Dorothy Manley (1927), Don Finlay (1909), Charles Hefferon (1878), and James Wilson (1891).
John Rimmer
1878 - 1962
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 45
Ken Matthews
1934 - 2019
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 46
Harry Blackstaffe
1868 - 1951
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 47
Richard Gunn
1871 - 1961
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 48
John McNally
1932 - 2022
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 49
John James Shepherd
1884 - 1954
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 50
Walter Chaffe
1870 - 1918
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 51
Peter Kemp
1878 - 1950
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 52
Steve Ovett
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 53
Dorothy Manley
1927 - 2021
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 54
Don Finlay
1909 - 1970
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 55
Charles Hefferon
1878 - 1931
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 56
James Wilson
1891 - 1973
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 57