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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Wim Hof

1959 - Today

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Wim Hof ([ʋɪm ɦɔf]; 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 6,272,601 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Wim Hof is the 1,241st most popular religious figure (up from 1,496th in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 401st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

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  • 6.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Wim Hof ranks 1,241 out of 2,238. Before him are Procopius of Scythopolis, Clement Mary Hofbauer, Gregory V of Constantinople, Nadezhda von Meck, Simon Stock, and Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr. After him are Alexander Schmorell, Renato Martino, Benedict Joseph Labre, Hyacinth of Poland, Frederick of Utrecht, and Oda Nobutada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Wim Hof ranks 57. Before him are Ving Rhames, Boyko Borisov, Nina Hartley, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Donna Strickland, and Rupert Everett. After him are Benny Gantz, Satoru Iwata, Richie Sambora, Sean Young, Marcia Gay Harden, and Moza bint Nasser.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wim Hof ranks 265 out of 1,427. Before him are Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1622), Constantijn Huygens (1596), Anthony van Diemen (1593), Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768), Hans Kramers (1894), and Wim Suurbier (1945). After him are Joop Zoetemelk (1946), Abe Lenstra (1920), Adriaen de Vries (1556), Jozef Israëls (1824), Hendrik Verwoerd (1901), and Willem van Hanegem (1944).

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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), Lambert of Maastricht (635), John of Leiden (1509), Lidwina (1380), and Geert Groote (1340). After him are Ludger (742), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), and Balthasar Bekker (1634).

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