ATHLETE
Wolfgang Schmidt
1954 - Today
Wolfgang Schmidt
Wolfgang Schmidt (born 16 January 1954) is a German former track and field athlete who competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the discus throw. A former world record holder, he also won several medals at the European Athletics Championships. Schmidt made headlines in 1982 due to his failed attempt to escape from East Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Schmidt has received more than 62,848 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Wolfgang Schmidt is the 1,496th most popular athlete (down from 1,244th in 2019), the 5,342nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,725th in 2019) and the 126th most popular German Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
63k
Page Views (PV)
44.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.04
Effective Languages (L*)
2.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Wolfgang Schmidts by language
Over the past year Wolfgang Schmidt has had the most page views in the German wikipedia edition with 4,990 views, followed by English (4,212), and Italian (1,284). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Arabic (71.68%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (22.86%), and Italian (22.40%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 1,496 out of 6,025. Before him are Franco Faggi, Adolf Wiklund, Janusz Sidło, Raoul Paoli, George Finnegan, and József Várszegi. After him are Barbara Ferrell, Kęstutis Šapka, Ragnar Lundberg, Jean-Guy Gautier, Ivo Stefanoni, and Vilmos Varjú.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranco Faggi
1926 - 2016
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,490
Adolf Wiklund
1921 - 1970
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,491
Janusz Sidło
1933 - 1993
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,492
Raoul Paoli
1887 - 1960
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,493
George Finnegan
1881 - 1913
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 1,494
József Várszegi
1910 - 1977
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 1,495
Wolfgang Schmidt
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 1,496
Barbara Ferrell
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 1,497
Kęstutis Šapka
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 1,498
Ragnar Lundberg
1924 - 2011
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 1,499
Jean-Guy Gautier
1875 - 1938
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 1,500
Ivo Stefanoni
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 1,501
Vilmos Varjú
1937 - 1994
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 1,502
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 486. Before him are J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Edmondson, João Carlos de Oliveira, Caroline Cossey, Alex English, and Yuji Takada. After him are Lynne Frederick, Luc-Adolphe Tiao, Tamara Lazakovich, George Lynch, Michael Patrick King, and Corbin Bernsen.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsJ. Michael Straczynski
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 480
Mark Edmondson
TENNIS PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 481
João Carlos de Oliveira
ATHLETE
1954 - 1999
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 482
Caroline Cossey
MODEL
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 483
Alex English
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 484
Yuji Takada
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 485
Wolfgang Schmidt
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 486
Lynne Frederick
ACTOR
1954 - 1994
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 487
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 488
Tamara Lazakovich
GYMNAST
1954 - 1992
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 489
George Lynch
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 490
Michael Patrick King
PRODUCER
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 491
Corbin Bernsen
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 492
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 5,342 out of 7,253. Before him are Jürgen Kurths (1953), Toni Ulmen (1906), Heinrich Schroth (1871), Jens Nowotny (1974), Max Riemelt (1984), and Joachim Król (1957). After him are Annette Schavan (1955), Otto Addo (1975), Erwin Teufel (1939), Erwin Casmir (1895), Manfred Manglitz (1940), and Tobias Sammet (1977).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJürgen Kurths
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 5,336
Toni Ulmen
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1976
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 5,337
Heinrich Schroth
ACTOR
1871 - 1945
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 5,338
Jens Nowotny
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 5,339
Max Riemelt
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 5,340
Joachim Król
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 5,341
Wolfgang Schmidt
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 5,342
Annette Schavan
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 5,343
Otto Addo
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 5,344
Erwin Teufel
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 5,345
Erwin Casmir
ATHLETE
1895 - 1982
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 5,346
Manfred Manglitz
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 5,347
Tobias Sammet
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 5,348
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 126. Before him are Hans Liesche (1891), Harald Norpoth (1942), Jutta Heine (1940), Horst Meyer (1941), Paul Günther (1882), and Hermann Hansen (1912). After him are Erwin Casmir (1895), Waldemar Tietgens (1879), Irmgard Praetz (1920), Heinz Ulzheimer (1925), Erich Herrmann (1914), and Hanns Kilian (1905).
Hans Liesche
1891 - 1979
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 120
Harald Norpoth
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 121
Jutta Heine
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 122
Horst Meyer
1941 - 2020
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 123
Paul Günther
1882 - 1959
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 124
Hermann Hansen
1912 - 1944
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 125
Wolfgang Schmidt
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 126
Erwin Casmir
1895 - 1982
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 127
Waldemar Tietgens
1879 - 1917
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 128
Irmgard Praetz
1920 - 2008
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 129
Heinz Ulzheimer
1925 - 2016
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 130
Erich Herrmann
1914 - 1989
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 131
Hanns Kilian
1905 - 1981
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 132