MOUNTAINEER

Erik Weihenmayer

1968 - Today

Erik Weihenmayer

Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. Due to this accomplishment he was featured on the cover of Time magazine. He completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, one of only 150 mountaineers at the time to do so, but the only blind climber to achieve this feat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Weihenmayer is the 52nd most popular mountaineer (down from 51st in 2019), the 17,823rd most popular biography from United States (down from 17,174th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 52 out of 56. Before him are Nirmal Purja, Joe Simpson, Dean Potter, Alison Hargreaves, Lhakpa Sherpa, and David Lama. After him are Arunima Sinha, Jordan Romero, and Malavath Purna.

Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia

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Nirmal Purja
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 46
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 47
Dean Potter
1972 - 2015
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 48
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 49
Lhakpa Sherpa
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 50
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 51
Erik Weihenmayer
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 52
Arunima Sinha
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 53
Jordan Romero
1996 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 54
Malavath Purna
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.06
Rank: 55

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 907. Before him are Miloš Babić, Russell Latapy, Santi Duangsawang, Laila Lalami, Óscar Cortés, and Dilip Joshi. After him are Walter Henrique de Oliveira, Ravi Teja, Joy Fawcett, Scott Pruitt, Falilat Ogunkoya, and Shelby Lynne.

Others Born in 1968

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Miloš Babić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 901
Russell Latapy
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 902
Santi Duangsawang
SINGER
1968 - 2016
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 903
Laila Lalami
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 904
Óscar Cortés
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 905
Dilip Joshi
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 906
Erik Weihenmayer
MOUNTAINEER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 907
Walter Henrique de Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 908
Ravi Teja
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 909
Joy Fawcett
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 910
Scott Pruitt
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 911
Falilat Ogunkoya
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 912
Shelby Lynne
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 913

In United States

Among people born in United States, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 17,831 out of 20,380. Before him are Keri Lynn Pratt (1978), Talia Ryder (2002), Heidi Swedberg (1966), Laura Loomer (1993), Will Gluck (1974), and Mackenzie Rosman (1989). After him are Shaun Livingston (1985), Elizabeth Wurtzel (1967), Eric Cantor (1963), Rainbow Rowell (1973), Camren Bicondova (1999), and Devin Nunes (1973).

Others born in United States

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Keri Lynn Pratt
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 17,825
Talia Ryder
ACTOR
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 17,826
Heidi Swedberg
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 17,827
Laura Loomer
POLITICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 17,828
Will Gluck
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 17,829
Mackenzie Rosman
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 17,830
Erik Weihenmayer
MOUNTAINEER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 17,831
Shaun Livingston
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 17,832
Elizabeth Wurtzel
WRITER
1967 - 2020
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 17,833
Eric Cantor
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 17,834
Rainbow Rowell
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 17,835
Camren Bicondova
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 17,836
Devin Nunes
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 17,837