Athlete

John Walker

New Zealand middle-distance runner and politician

1952 - today

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John Walker

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). John Walker is the 64th most popular athlete (up from 2,311th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 120th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#64 / 14k

John Walker ranks #64 of 13,875 Athletes worldwide, placing them among the top 1% of the profession.

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John Walker climbed 54,542 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #76,830 to #22,307.

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John Walker's biography appears in 25 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 92% of all Athletes.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, John Walker ranks 64 out of 13,875. Before him are Marina Doria, Zoltán Horváth, Jim Lightbody, Ibolya Csák, Frederick Schule, and Vasily Alekseyev. After him are Fritz Hofmann, Glenn Davis, Gustav Flatow, Godfrey Brown, Charles Moore, and Mark Phillips.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Marina Doria
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 58
Zoltán Horváth
1937 - 2025
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 59
Jim Lightbody
1882 - 1953
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 60
Ibolya Csák
1915 - 2006
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 61
Frederick Schule
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 62
Vasily Alekseyev
1942 - 2011
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 63
John Walker
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 64
Fritz Hofmann
1871 - 1927
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 65
Glenn Davis
1934 - 2009
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 66
Gustav Flatow
1875 - 1945
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 67
Godfrey Brown
1915 - 1995
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 68
Charles Moore
1929 - 2020
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 69
Mark Phillips
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 70

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Walker ranks 133. Before him are Mandy Patinkin, Cristóbal López Romero, Vladislav Tretiak, Nora Miao, Liz Mitchell, and Rainer Bonhof. After him are Manuel Zelaya, Chazz Palminteri, Kaija Saariaho, Petar Stoyanov, Bola Tinubu, and Eduardo Souto de Moura.

Others Born in 1952

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Mandy Patinkin
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 127
Cristóbal López Romero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 128
Vladislav Tretiak
HOCKEY PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 129
Nora Miao
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 130
Liz Mitchell
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 131
Rainer Bonhof
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 132
John Walker
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 133
Manuel Zelaya
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 134
Chazz Palminteri
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 135
Kaija Saariaho
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 136
Petar Stoyanov
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 137
Bola Tinubu
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 138
Eduardo Souto de Moura
ARCHITECT
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 139