ATHLETE
Wilson Kipketer
1972 - Today
Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kosgei Kipketer (born 12 December 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. He is the second fastest of all time over 800 meters, setting the world record and breaking his own record two more times all in 1997. He dominated the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time fastest times. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilson Kipketer has received more than 217,872 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Wilson Kipketer is the 516th most popular athlete (up from 1,031st in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 24th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
48.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
8.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Wilson Kipketers by language
Over the past year Wilson Kipketer has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 24,523 views, followed by Danish (14,757), and French (3,677). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Danish (103.97%), Korean (65.70%), and Norwegian (Nynorsk) (62.07%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Wilson Kipketer ranks 516 out of 6,025. Before him are Ilona Slupianek, Carl Bertilsson, Iván Pedroso, Vyacheslav Ivanov, John Mikaelsson, and Charles Winckler. After him are Ernst Schultz, Ursula Happe, Louis Glineur, Morris Kirksey, Percy Hodge, and Manlio Di Rosa.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIlona Slupianek
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 510
Carl Bertilsson
1889 - 1968
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 511
Iván Pedroso
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 512
Vyacheslav Ivanov
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 513
John Mikaelsson
1913 - 1987
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 514
Charles Winckler
1867 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 515
Wilson Kipketer
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 516
Ernst Schultz
1879 - 1906
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 517
Ursula Happe
1926 - 2021
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 518
Louis Glineur
1849 - 1901
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 519
Morris Kirksey
1895 - 1981
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 520
Percy Hodge
1890 - 1967
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 521
Manlio Di Rosa
1914 - 1989
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 522
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Wilson Kipketer ranks 147. Before him are Mykhailo Podolyak, Victor Ponta, Lhasa de Sela, Paul Gray, Iván Pedroso, and Viorel Moldovan. After him are Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, Jenny Berggren, Kim Joo-hyuk, Sarah Rafferty, Mili Avital, and Henrique Capriles.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsMykhailo Podolyak
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 141
Victor Ponta
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 142
Lhasa de Sela
SINGER
1972 - 2010
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 143
Paul Gray
MUSICIAN
1972 - 2010
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 144
Iván Pedroso
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 145
Viorel Moldovan
COACH
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 146
Wilson Kipketer
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 147
Giovanni Silva de Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 148
Jenny Berggren
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 149
Kim Joo-hyuk
ACTOR
1972 - 2017
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 150
Sarah Rafferty
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 151
Mili Avital
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 152
Henrique Capriles
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 153
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, Wilson Kipketer ranks 20 out of 150. Before him are Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), Philippa Gregory (1954), William Ruto (1966), Edi Gathegi (1979), Chris Froome (1985), and Zena Marshall (1926). After him are Naftali Temu (1945), Raila Odinga (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), John Njue (1944), Charles Asati (1946), and Philip Waruinge (1945).
Others born in Kenya
Go to all RankingsUhuru Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 14
Philippa Gregory
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 15
William Ruto
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 16
Edi Gathegi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 17
Chris Froome
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 18
Zena Marshall
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 19
Wilson Kipketer
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 20
Naftali Temu
ATHLETE
1945 - 2003
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 21
Raila Odinga
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 22
Amos Biwott
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 23
John Njue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 24
Charles Asati
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 25
Philip Waruinge
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 26
Among ATHLETES In Kenya
Among athletes born in Kenya, Wilson Kipketer ranks 3. Before him are Kipchoge Keino (1940), and Eliud Kipchoge (1984). After him are Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), Charles Asati (1946), Philip Waruinge (1945), Julius Sang (1946), Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), and Brimin Kipruto (1985).
Kipchoge Keino
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 1
Eliud Kipchoge
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 2
Wilson Kipketer
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 3
Naftali Temu
1945 - 2003
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 4
Amos Biwott
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 5
Charles Asati
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 6
Philip Waruinge
1945 - 2022
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 7
Julius Sang
1946 - 2004
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 8
Paul Tergat
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 9
Benjamin Kogo
1944 - 2022
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 10
Munyoro Nyamau
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 11
Brimin Kipruto
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 12