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Adam Nelson

1975 - Today

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Adam McCright Nelson (born July 7, 1975) is an American shot putter and Olympic gold medalist. Nelson competed in three consecutive Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adam Nelson has received more than 115,191 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Nelson is the 2,736th most popular athlete (down from 2,135th in 2019), the 13,866th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,990th in 2019) and the 460th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Adam Nelson ranks 2,736 out of 6,025Before him are Heorhiy Pohosov, Zhang Ling, Yuriy Kutsenko, Lesley Bush, Mihály Fülöp, and Joachim Kunz. After him are Giovanni Evangelisti, Carol Gattaz, Jerzy Rybicki, Carlos Girón, Paul Kipkoech, and Chris Wood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Adam Nelson ranks 438Before him are Drew Goddard, Koji Uehara, Gerardo Bedoya, Gláucio de Jesus Carvalho, Erlend Øye, and Laurent Robert. After him are Ezequiel Mosquera, Maja Lunde, Julian Marley, Michael Kretschmer, Natalia Verbeke, and Pierre Njanka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Nelson ranks 13,866 out of 20,380Before him are Dot Jones (1964), Lesley Bush (1947), Sandy Berger (1945), Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Rob McElhenney (1977), and Chuck Share (1927). After him are Jon Oliva (1959), Valerie Thomas (1943), Irwin Keyes (1952), Dick Foran (1910), Joseph Bernardin (1928), and Mitch Daniels (1949).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Adam Nelson ranks 460Before him are Margaret Bailes (1951), Archie Williams (1915), Carmelita Jeter (1979), Reese Hoffa (1977), Carol Lewis (1963), and Lesley Bush (1947). After him are Conn Findlay (1930), Marion Roper (1910), Ivan Dresser (1896), Beth Heiden (1959), Frank Shakespeare (1930), and Stacy Dragila (1971).