MARTIAL ARTS
Wanderlei Silva
1976 - Today
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva ( VAN-dər-lay, Brazilian Portuguese: [vɐ̃deʁˈlej ˈsɛzɐʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ], Japanese: [bandaɾeː ɕi.ɯba]; born 3 July 1976) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the most wins, knockouts, title defenses and longest winning streak in PRIDE history. He is the former PRIDE Middleweight Champion and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wanderlei Silva has received more than 3,690,650 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Wanderlei Silva is the 54th most popular martial arts (up from 55th in 2019), the 741st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 712th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Brazilian Martial Arts.
Memorability Metrics
3.7M
Page Views (PV)
52.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.40
Effective Languages (L*)
2.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MARTIAL ARTS
Among martial arts, Wanderlei Silva ranks 54 out of 179. Before him are Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Takao Kawaguchi, Alexander Volkanovski, Hongman Choi, Jon Jones, and Mark Coleman. After him are Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Bas Rutten, Kevin Randleman, Israel Adesanya, and Daniel Cormier.
Most Popular Martial Arts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntônio Rodrigo Nogueira
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 48
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 49
Alexander Volkanovski
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 50
Hongman Choi
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 51
Jon Jones
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 52
Mark Coleman
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 53
Wanderlei Silva
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 54
Islam Makhachev
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 55
Dustin Poirier
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 56
Bas Rutten
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 57
Kevin Randleman
1971 - 2016
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 58
Israel Adesanya
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 59
Daniel Cormier
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Wanderlei Silva ranks 204. Before him are Eric Prydz, Sandra Nasić, Bruno Lage, Sami Vänskä, Stefan Holm, and Marlene Favela. After him are Gilberto, Lukas Haas, Felix Gottwald, Scott Caan, Yoo Ji-tae, and Timmy Simons.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsEric Prydz
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 198
Sandra Nasić
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 199
Bruno Lage
COACH
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 200
Sami Vänskä
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 201
Stefan Holm
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 202
Marlene Favela
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 203
Wanderlei Silva
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 204
Gilberto
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 205
Lukas Haas
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 206
Felix Gottwald
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 207
Scott Caan
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 208
Yoo Ji-tae
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 209
Timmy Simons
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 210
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Wanderlei Silva ranks 741 out of 2,236. Before him are Fábio (1980), Bruno Barreto (1955), Ivan Mariz (1910), Walter (1912), Marisa Monte (1967), and Digão (1985). After him are Alexandre Guimarães (1959), Octacílio (1909), Germano Boettcher Sobrinho (1911), Jorge Mendonça (1954), Gilberto (1976), and Nélson Luís Kerchner (1962).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsFábio
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 735
Bruno Barreto
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 736
Ivan Mariz
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1982
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 737
Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1951
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 738
Marisa Monte
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 739
Digão
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 740
Wanderlei Silva
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 741
Alexandre Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 742
Octacílio
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1967
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 743
Germano Boettcher Sobrinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1977
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 744
Jorge Mendonça
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2006
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 745
Gilberto
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 746
Nélson Luís Kerchner
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 747
Among MARTIAL ARTS In Brazil
Among martial arts born in Brazil, Wanderlei Silva ranks 6. Before him are Hélio Gracie (1913), Anderson Silva (1975), Rickson Gracie (1959), Royce Gracie (1966), and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976). After him are José Aldo (1986), Lyoto Machida (1978), Charles Oliveira (1989), Fabrício Werdum (1977), Vitor Belfort (1977), and Alex Pereira (1987).
Hélio Gracie
1913 - 2009
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 1
Anderson Silva
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 2
Rickson Gracie
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 3
Royce Gracie
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 4
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 5
Wanderlei Silva
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 6
José Aldo
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 7
Lyoto Machida
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 8
Charles Oliveira
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 9
Fabrício Werdum
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 10
Vitor Belfort
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 11
Alex Pereira
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 12