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Steve Prefontaine

American long-distance runner

1951 - 1975

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His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Prefontaine is the 1,934th most popular athlete (down from 1,366th in 2024), the 10,603rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,220th in 2019) and the 343rd most popular American Athlete.

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Steve Prefontaine's Wikipedia page drew 320k views over the past year, 29× the average among Athletes.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, Steve Prefontaine ranks 1,934 out of 13,875. Before him are Ronald Lopatni, Cyril Slater, Clarence Oldfield, Marga Petersen, Jacek Wszoła, and Yelena Petushkova. After him are Jozef Pribilinec, Robby Naish, Stefan Holm, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, August Rodenberg, and Aigars Fadejevs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Steve Prefontaine ranks 575. Before him are Dean Kamen, Lin Chuan, Nenad Stekić, Sándor Zombori, Stefan Sofiyanski, and Alphonso Johnson. After him are Kenny Anthony, Annie Borckink, Don Zagier, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Paolo Bertolucci, and Emmanuel Nadingar. Among people deceased in 1975, Steve Prefontaine ranks 255. Before him are Minta Durfee, Lionel Tertis, Joseph Calleia, Leslie Boardman, Frithjof Sælen, and Pamela Brown. After him are Anatoly Blagonravov, Evelyn Brent, Fidel Ortiz, Kay Johnson, George R. Price, and Keith Park.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Prefontaine ranks 10,603 out of 23,232. Before him are June Anderson (1952), Dan Marino (1961), Brandon Routh (1979), James Dickey (1923), Deontay Wilder (1985), and Daniel Cormier (1979). After him are Dennis Johnson (1954), Don Gordon (1926), Tim Miller (1964), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), Robby Naish (1963), and Kelly Slater (1972).

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Among Athletes In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Steve Prefontaine ranks 343. Before him are Norman Taber (1891), Tommy Kono (1930), DeHart Hubbard (1903), Gilbert Colgate (1899), Marilee Stepan (1935), and Willard Rice (1895). After him are Robby Naish (1963), August Rodenberg (1873), Charles Thias (1879), Ivan Fuqua (1909), Lou Jones (1932), and Horatio Fitch (1900).

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