ATHLETE
Amadou Dia Ba
1958 - Today
Amadou Dia Ba
El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ (born September 22, 1958) is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal in this event with a personal best time of 47.23 seconds. It was the first Olympic medal for Senegal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amadou Dia Ba has received more than 27,161 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Amadou Dia Ba is the 1,556th most popular athlete (down from 989th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Senegal (down from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Senegalese Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
27k
Page Views (PV)
39.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.55
Effective Languages (L*)
1.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Amadou Dia Ba ranks 1,556 out of 3,059. Before him are Larry Myricks, Lennox Miller, Herb Elliott, Kenny Harrison, Velimir Valenta, and Yuriy Kutsenko. After him are Jim Bausch, Robert Korzeniowski, George Gulack, Walter Mahlendorf, Yelena Romanova, and Liesel Westermann.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Larry Myricks
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 1,550
Lennox Miller
1946 - 2004
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,551
Herb Elliott
1938 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 1,552
Kenny Harrison
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 1,553
Velimir Valenta
1929 - 2004
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 1,554
Yuriy Kutsenko
1952 - 2018
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 1,555
Amadou Dia Ba
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 1,556
Jim Bausch
1906 - 1974
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 1,557
Robert Korzeniowski
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 1,558
George Gulack
1905 - 1987
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 1,559
Walter Mahlendorf
1935 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 1,560
Yelena Romanova
1963 - 2007
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 1,561
Liesel Westermann
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 1,562
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Amadou Dia Ba ranks 453. Before him are Shalva Natelashvili, George Saunders, Scott Rudin, Daley Thompson, Masakuni Yamamoto, and Julio César Uribe. After him are Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, Etienne De Wilde, Thierry Tusseau, Kim Greist, Betsy DeVos, and Korado Korlević.
Others Born in 1958
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Shalva Natelashvili
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 447
George Saunders
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 448
Scott Rudin
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 449
Daley Thompson
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 450
Masakuni Yamamoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 451
Julio César Uribe
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 452
Amadou Dia Ba
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 453
Bengt-Åke Gustafsson
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 454
Etienne De Wilde
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 455
Thierry Tusseau
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 456
Kim Greist
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 457
Betsy DeVos
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 458
Korado Korlević
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 459
In Senegal
Among people born in Senegal, Amadou Dia Ba ranks 41 out of 114. Before him are MC Solaar (1969), Ali Dia (1965), Marie Senghor Basse (1930), Aminata Touré (1962), Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (1951), and Papiss Cissé (1985). After him are Aïssa Maïga (1975), Cheikhou Kouyaté (1989), Tony Sylva (1975), Fatou Diome (1968), Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye (1958), and Ferdinand Coly (1973).
Others born in Senegal
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MC Solaar
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 35
Ali Dia
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 36
Marie Senghor Basse
1930 - 2019
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 37
Aminata Touré
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 38
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 39
Papiss Cissé
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 40
Amadou Dia Ba
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 41
Aïssa Maïga
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 42
Cheikhou Kouyaté
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 43
Tony Sylva
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 44
Fatou Diome
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 45
Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 46
Ferdinand Coly
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 47
Among ATHLETES In Senegal
Among athletes born in Senegal, Amadou Dia Ba ranks 1. After him are Amy Mbacké Thiam (1976).
