Athlete
Yrjö Nikkanen
Finnish javelin thrower
1914 - 1985
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Yrjö Nikkanen
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Yrjö Nikkanen is the 656th most popular athlete (down from 539th in 2024), the 1,624th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,731st in 2019) and the 34th most popular Russian Athlete.
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Among Athletes
Among athletes, Yrjö Nikkanen ranks 656 out of 6,025. Before him are Park Sung-soo, Albert Nasse, Oscar Pistorius, Vladimir Melanin, Eva Janko, and George Simpson. After him are Bob Schul, Ervin Mészáros, Frederick Moloney, Chūhei Nambu, Tore Sjöstrand, and Charles Bacon.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Park Sung-soo
1970 - 2025
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 650
Albert Nasse
1878 - 1910
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 651
Oscar Pistorius
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 652
Vladimir Melanin
1933 - 1994
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 653
Eva Janko
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 654
George Simpson
1908 - 1961
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 655
Yrjö Nikkanen
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 656
Bob Schul
1937 - 2024
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 657
Ervin Mészáros
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 658
Frederick Moloney
1882 - 1941
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 659
Chūhei Nambu
1904 - 1997
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 660
Tore Sjöstrand
1921 - 2011
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 661
Charles Bacon
1885 - 1968
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 662
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Yrjö Nikkanen ranks 262. Before him are Hugh Trevor-Roper, Sueo Ōe, Elfriede Kaun, Hermínio de Brito, Julián Marías, and Orhan Kemal. After him are Jeff Corey, Matild Manukyan, Adolf Urban, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Kaisa Parviainen, and Robert R. Wilson. Among people deceased in 1985, Yrjö Nikkanen ranks 169. Before him are Bodil Joensen, Ludo Coeck, Karl Zischek, Josip Primožič, C. B. van Niel, and Michel Pécheux. After him are Big Joe Turner, Alexander Mikulin, Jules Vandooren, Olav Sunde, Natalio Perinetti, and Brian Horrocks.
Others Born in 1914
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Hugh Trevor-Roper
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2003
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 256
Sueo Ōe
ATHLETE
1914 - 1941
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 257
Elfriede Kaun
ATHLETE
1914 - 2008
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 258
Hermínio de Brito
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 259
Julián Marías
PHILOSOPHER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 260
Orhan Kemal
WRITER
1914 - 1970
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 261
Yrjö Nikkanen
ATHLETE
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 262
Jeff Corey
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 263
Matild Manukyan
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 2001
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 264
Adolf Urban
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 265
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2005
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 266
Kaisa Parviainen
ATHLETE
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 267
Robert R. Wilson
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2000
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 268
Others Deceased in 1985
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Bodil Joensen
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1944 - 1985
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 163
Ludo Coeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 1985
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 164
Karl Zischek
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1985
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 165
Josip Primožič
GYMNAST
1900 - 1985
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 166
C. B. van Niel
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 167
Michel Pécheux
FENCER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 168
Yrjö Nikkanen
ATHLETE
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 169
Big Joe Turner
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1985
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 170
Alexander Mikulin
ENGINEER
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 171
Jules Vandooren
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1985
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 172
Olav Sunde
ATHLETE
1903 - 1985
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 173
Natalio Perinetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 174
Brian Horrocks
COMPANION
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 175
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Yrjö Nikkanen ranks 1,624 out of NaN. Before him are Dmitry Grigorovich (1822), Ivan Maslennikov (1900), Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann (1861), Nikolai Burlyayev (1946), Vladimir Spivakov (1944), and Vladimir Mashkov (1963). After him are Vladislav Khodasevich (1886), Vladimir Kotelnikov (1908), Alexander Odoevsky (1802), Max Wien (1866), Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924), and Vladimir Lisin (1956).
Others born in Russia
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Dmitry Grigorovich
WRITER
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,618
Ivan Maslennikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1954
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,619
Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann
CHEMIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,620
Nikolai Burlyayev
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,621
Vladimir Spivakov
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,622
Vladimir Mashkov
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,623
Yrjö Nikkanen
ATHLETE
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,624
Vladislav Khodasevich
WRITER
1886 - 1939
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,625
Vladimir Kotelnikov
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 2005
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,626
Alexander Odoevsky
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,627
Max Wien
PHYSICIST
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,628
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,629
Vladimir Lisin
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,630
Among Athletes In Russia
Among athletes born in Russia, Yrjö Nikkanen ranks 34. Before him are Anatoly Alyabyev (1951), Tatyana Shchelkanova (1937), Natalya Lisovskaya (1962), Lyudmila Shevtsova (1934), Maria Itkina (1932), and Vladimir Melanin (1933). After him are Leonid Spirin (1932), Alexander Tikhonov (1947), Tatyana Anisimova (1949), Anatoly Mikhaylov (1936), Mark Midler (1931), and Olha Bryzhina (1963).
Anatoly Alyabyev
1951 - 2022
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 28
Tatyana Shchelkanova
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 29
Natalya Lisovskaya
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 30
Lyudmila Shevtsova
1934 - 2026
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 31
Maria Itkina
1932 - 2020
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 32
Vladimir Melanin
1933 - 1994
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 33
Yrjö Nikkanen
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 34
Leonid Spirin
1932 - 1982
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 35
Alexander Tikhonov
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 36
Tatyana Anisimova
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 37
Anatoly Mikhaylov
1936 - 2022
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 38
Mark Midler
1931 - 2012
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 39
Olha Bryzhina
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 40
