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Alex Wilson

1905 - 1994

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Alexander S. Wilson (December 1, 1907 – December 9, 1994) was a Canadian sprinter who competed in both the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Montreal and died in Mission, Texas, United States.In 1928 he won a bronze medal with the Canadian team in the 4 × 400 metres relay event. In the 400 metre competition as well as in the 800 metre contest he was eliminated in the semi-finals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Wilson has received more than 9,522 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Alex Wilson is the 1,047th most popular athlete (down from 573rd in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Canada (down from 378th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Canadian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.5k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Alex Wilsons by language

Over the past year Alex Wilson has had the most page views in the with 790 views, followed by Chinese (711), and Russian (501). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Chinese (36.73%), Finnish (33.84%), and Egyptian Arabic (27.72%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alex Wilson ranks 1,047 out of 6,025. Before him are Manfred Schmid, Marcus Hurley, Sirkka Polkunen, Martin Fourcade, Lars Hall, and Bruno Söderström. After him are Enriqueta Basilio, Hans-Georg Reimann, Givi Kartozia, Alberto Pellegrino, Zvonimir Vujin, and Kurt Helmudt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Alex Wilson ranks 312. Before him are Mario de las Casas, Lev Kassil, Maria Vierdag, Hans Scherfig, Clarice Benini, and Jorge Pardon. After him are Arnold Luhaäär, Sergey Nikolsky, Henri Guérin, Richard Haydn, James Burnham, and Bernhard Minetti. Among people deceased in 1994, Alex Wilson ranks 286. Before him are Lucebert, William Wilson Morgan, Jim Brown, Reinaldo Gorno, Jacques Dimont, and Barry Sullivan. After him are Savannah, Christopher Lasch, Dan Hartman, Anita Lizana, Jimmy Miller, and Agostino Di Bartolomei.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Alex Wilson ranks 461 out of 1,622. Before him are Corey Haim (1971), Anke Engelke (1965), Daniel Gillies (1976), Thomas Christopher Collins (1947), Jacob Viner (1892), and Alissa White-Gluz (1985). After him are Robert Pickton (1949), Paul Grégoire (1911), David James Elliott (1960), François Legault (1957), Pauline Marois (1949), and Barbara Ann Scott (1928).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Alex Wilson ranks 14. Before him are Étienne Desmarteau (1873), Jane Bell (1910), David Hall (1875), Peter Kirby (1931), Frank Dixon (1878), and George Campbell (1878). After him are Viola Myers (1927), Douglas Bennett (1918), Ernest Hamilton (1883), Mary Frizzell (1913), John Emery (1932), and Robert Benson (1894).

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