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Wim Hof

1959 - Today

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Wim Hof (pronounced [ʋɪm ˈɦɔf]; born 20 April 1959), also known as The Iceman, is a Dutch motivational speaker and extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand low temperatures. He previously held a Guinness World Record for swimming under ice and prolonged full-body contact with ice, and he holds a record for a barefoot half marathon on ice and snow. He attributes these feats to his Wim Hof Method (WHM), a combination of frequent cold exposure, breathing techniques and meditation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wim Hof has received more than 6,450,398 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Wim Hof is the 1,257th most popular religious figure (down from 1,231st in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 265th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

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  • 6.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Wim Hof ranks 1,257 out of 3,187. Before him are Clemens August of Bavaria, Eugène Tisserant, Nilus the Younger, Edward Cassidy, Claudia Augusta, and Ercole Consalvi. After him are Theodulf of Orléans, Shinran, Paul Marcinkus, Procopius of Scythopolis, Gregory V of Constantinople, and Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Wim Hof ranks 72. Before him are Chan Santokhi, Miki Matsubara, Satoru Iwata, Majed Abdullah, Patricia Clarkson, and Linda Blair. After him are Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, Juha Kankkunen, Clancy Brown, Nimr al-Nimr, and László Kövér.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wim Hof ranks 287 out of 1,646. Before him are Pieter van Laer (1599), Frank de Boer (1970), Erwin Koeman (1961), Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Titus van Rijn (1641), and Arnold Houbraken (1660). After him are Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798), Sicco Mansholt (1908), Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210), Teddy Scholten (1926), Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (1968), and Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Wim Hof ranks 7. Before him are Pope Adrian VI (1459), Menno Simons (1496), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Lambert of Maastricht (635), John of Leiden (1509), and Geert Groote (1340). After him are Lidwina (1380), Ludger (742), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), and Balthasar Bekker (1634).

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