SWIMMER
Adolph Kiefer
1918 - 2017
Adolph Kiefer
Adolph Gustav Kiefer (June 27, 1918 – May 5, 2017) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic competitor, the last surviving gold medalist of the 1936 Summer Olympics and former world record-holder. He was the first man in the world to swim the 100-yard backstroke in under one minute. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adolph Kiefer has received more than 84,688 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Adolph Kiefer is the 92nd most popular swimmer (down from 80th in 2019), the 10,898th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,642nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
85k
Page Views (PV)
40.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Adolph Kiefer ranks 92 out of 392. Before him are Felipe Muñoz, Anthony Nesty, Fanny Durack, Gunnar Larsson, Andrea Pollack, and Jim Montgomery. After him are László Cseh, Eleanor Garatti, Allen Stack, John Konrads, Sarah Sjöström, and Géza Kádas.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
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Felipe Muñoz
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 86
Anthony Nesty
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 87
Fanny Durack
1889 - 1956
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 88
Gunnar Larsson
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 89
Andrea Pollack
1961 - 2019
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 90
Jim Montgomery
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 91
Adolph Kiefer
1918 - 2017
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 92
László Cseh
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 93
Eleanor Garatti
1909 - 1998
HPI: 39.56
Rank: 94
Allen Stack
1928 - 1999
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 95
John Konrads
1942 - 2021
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 96
Sarah Sjöström
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 97
Géza Kádas
1926 - 1979
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 98
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Adolph Kiefer ranks 275. Before him are Dave Bartholomew, Ben Klassen, Albertina Sisulu, Helen Wagner, Eddy Arnold, and Peter Poreku Dery. After him are Marian McPartland, Fedor Samokhin, Gerald Wilson, Walt Faulkner, Bobby Troup, and Marguerite Chapman. Among people deceased in 2017, Adolph Kiefer ranks 514. Before him are George Steele, Bano Qudsia, Graham Taylor, Viktor Kupreichik, Nicole Bricq, and Aleksandr Salnikov. After him are Stephen Furst, Frank Brian, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Ed Lee, Carme Chacón, and Jim Nabors.
Others Born in 1918
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Dave Bartholomew
1918 - 2019
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 269
Ben Klassen
1918 - 1993
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 270
Albertina Sisulu
1918 - 2011
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 271
Helen Wagner
1918 - 2010
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 272
Eddy Arnold
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 273
Peter Poreku Dery
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 274
Adolph Kiefer
1918 - 2017
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 275
Marian McPartland
1918 - 2013
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 276
Fedor Samokhin
1918 - 1992
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 277
Gerald Wilson
1918 - 2014
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 278
Walt Faulkner
1918 - 1956
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 279
Bobby Troup
1918 - 1999
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 280
Marguerite Chapman
1918 - 1999
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 281
Others Deceased in 2017
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George Steele
1937 - 2017
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 508
Bano Qudsia
1928 - 2017
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 509
Graham Taylor
1944 - 2017
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 510
Viktor Kupreichik
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 511
Nicole Bricq
1947 - 2017
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 512
Aleksandr Salnikov
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 513
Adolph Kiefer
1918 - 2017
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 514
Stephen Furst
1954 - 2017
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 515
Frank Brian
1923 - 2017
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 516
Miguel Ángel Loayza
1940 - 2017
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 517
Ed Lee
1952 - 2017
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 518
Carme Chacón
1971 - 2017
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 519
Jim Nabors
1930 - 2017
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 520
In United States
Among people born in United States, Adolph Kiefer ranks 10,898 out of 18,182. Before him are Louise Fazenda (1895), Aline MacMahon (1899), Joel Osteen (1963), Marie Mosquini (1899), Bruce Broughton (1945), and Bill Toomey (1939). After him are Alison Bechdel (1960), Joseph Pevney (1911), Lona Andre (1915), Vic Seixas (1923), Robert Merrill (1917), and McG (1968).
Others born in United States
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Louise Fazenda
1895 - 1962
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 10,892
Aline MacMahon
1899 - 1991
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 10,893
Joel Osteen
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 10,894
Marie Mosquini
1899 - 1983
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 10,895
Bruce Broughton
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 10,896
Bill Toomey
1939 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 10,897
Adolph Kiefer
1918 - 2017
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 10,898
Alison Bechdel
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 10,899
Joseph Pevney
1911 - 2008
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 10,900
Lona Andre
1915 - 1992
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 10,901
Vic Seixas
1923 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 10,902
Robert Merrill
1917 - 2004
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 10,903
McG
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 10,904
Among SWIMMERS In United States
Among swimmers born in United States, Adolph Kiefer ranks 29. Before him are Ethel Lackie (1907), Norman Ross (1895), Lynn Burke (1943), Jack Medica (1914), Wally Ris (1924), and Jim Montgomery (1955). After him are Eleanor Garatti (1909), Allen Stack (1928), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Ryan Lochte (1984), Debbie Meyer (1952), and Claudia Kolb (1949).
Ethel Lackie
1907 - 1979
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 23
Norman Ross
1895 - 1953
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 24
Lynn Burke
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 25
Jack Medica
1914 - 1985
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 26
Wally Ris
1924 - 1989
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 27
Jim Montgomery
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 28
Adolph Kiefer
1918 - 2017
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 29
Eleanor Garatti
1909 - 1998
HPI: 39.56
Rank: 30
Allen Stack
1928 - 1999
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 31
Carolyn Schuler
1943 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 32
Ryan Lochte
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 33
Debbie Meyer
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 34
Claudia Kolb
1949 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 35
