WRESTLER
Oskari Friman
1893 - 1933

Oskari Friman
Oskar David "Oskari" Friman (27 January 1893 – 19 October 1933) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He won gold medals in lightweight categories at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and 1921 World Championships. Nationally he collected eleven Finnish titles, in 1915–1924 and 1928. Friman took up wrestling in 1908, and by 1915 became one of the best Finnish lightweight wrestlers, together with his clubmate Emil Väre. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskari Friman is the 46th most popular wrestler (up from 54th in 2019), the 929th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,445th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Wrestler.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Oskari Friman by language
Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Oskari Friman ranks 46 out of 1,027. Before him are John Layfield, Sheamus, A.J. Styles, Isao Inokuma, The Miz, and Christian Cage. After him are Eddie Guerrero, Bret Hart, Daniel Bryan, Ivan Poddubny, Buvaisar Saitiev, and Big Boss Man.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Layfield
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 40
Sheamus
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 41
A.J. Styles
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 42
Isao Inokuma
1938 - 2001
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 43
The Miz
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 44
Christian Cage
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 45
Oskari Friman
1893 - 1933
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 46
Eddie Guerrero
1967 - 2005
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 47
Bret Hart
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 48
Daniel Bryan
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 49
Ivan Poddubny
1871 - 1949
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 50
Buvaisar Saitiev
1975 - 2025
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 51
Big Boss Man
1963 - 2004
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Oskari Friman ranks 125. Before him are Ba Maw, José Calvo Sotelo, Jorge Guillén, Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, José María Velasco Ibarra, and Johannes Dieckmann. After him are Wilfred Owen, Ben Hecht, Vera Kholodnaya, Bekir Çoban-zade, László Hudec, and Jean Acker. Among people deceased in 1933, Oskari Friman ranks 61. Before him are Robert T. A. Innes, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, Giovanni Giacometti, Henry van Dyke Jr., and Alexander von Krobatin. After him are Ernst Hartert, Albert Apponyi, Takiji Kobayashi, Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, and Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsBa Maw
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1977
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 119
José Calvo Sotelo
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1936
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 120
Jorge Guillén
WRITER
1893 - 1984
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 121
Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1975
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 122
José María Velasco Ibarra
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1979
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 123
Johannes Dieckmann
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 124
Oskari Friman
WRESTLER
1893 - 1933
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 125
Wilfred Owen
WRITER
1893 - 1918
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 126
Ben Hecht
WRITER
1893 - 1964
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 127
Vera Kholodnaya
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1919
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 128
Bekir Çoban-zade
WRITER
1893 - 1937
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 129
László Hudec
ARCHITECT
1893 - 1958
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 130
Jean Acker
ACTOR
1893 - 1978
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 131
Others Deceased in 1933
Go to all RankingsRobert T. A. Innes
ASTRONOMER
1861 - 1933
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 55
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 56
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 57
Giovanni Giacometti
PAINTER
1868 - 1933
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 58
Henry van Dyke Jr.
WRITER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 59
Alexander von Krobatin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 60
Oskari Friman
WRESTLER
1893 - 1933
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 61
Ernst Hartert
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1933
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 62
Albert Apponyi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1933
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 63
Takiji Kobayashi
WRITER
1903 - 1933
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 64
Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1933
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 65
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 66
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1933
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 67
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Oskari Friman ranks 929 out of 3,761. Before him are Zinaida Yusupova (1861), Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg (1841), Alexander Guchkov (1862), Maria Zakharova (1975), Sergey Sobyanin (1958), and Nikolai Luzin (1883). After him are Viktoria Brezhneva (1907), Alexander Shliapnikov (1885), Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin (1734), Mikhail Yangel (1911), Konstantin Feoktistov (1926), and Walter Krupinski (1920).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsZinaida Yusupova
NOBLEMAN
1861 - 1939
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 923
Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 924
Alexander Guchkov
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 925
Maria Zakharova
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 926
Sergey Sobyanin
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 927
Nikolai Luzin
MATHEMATICIAN
1883 - 1950
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 928
Oskari Friman
WRESTLER
1893 - 1933
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 929
Viktoria Brezhneva
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1995
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 930
Alexander Shliapnikov
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1937
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 931
Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1801
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 932
Mikhail Yangel
ENGINEER
1911 - 1971
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 933
Konstantin Feoktistov
ASTRONAUT
1926 - 2009
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 934
Walter Krupinski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2000
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 935
Among WRESTLERS In Russia
Among wrestlers born in Russia, Oskari Friman ranks 4. Before him are The French Angel (1903), Aleksandr Karelin (1967), and Khabib Nurmagomedov (1988). After him are Buvaisar Saitiev (1975), Ivan Yarygin (1948), Alfred Asikainen (1888), Anatoly Roshchin (1932), Sergei Beloglazov (1956), Boris Gurevich (1931), Soslan Andiyev (1952), and Pavel Pinigin (1953).
The French Angel
1903 - 1954
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 1
Aleksandr Karelin
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 2
Khabib Nurmagomedov
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 3
Oskari Friman
1893 - 1933
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 4
Buvaisar Saitiev
1975 - 2025
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 5
Ivan Yarygin
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 6
Alfred Asikainen
1888 - 1942
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 7
Anatoly Roshchin
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 8
Sergei Beloglazov
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9
Boris Gurevich
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 10
Soslan Andiyev
1952 - 2018
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 11
Pavel Pinigin
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 12