ATHLETE
Asafa Powell
1982 - Today
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell, CD (born 23 November 1982) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres. He set the 100 metres world record twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s ranking fourth on the all-time list of men's 100-metre athletes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asafa Powell has received more than 1,286,725 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Asafa Powell is the 239th most popular athlete (up from 357th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 30th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jamaican Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
51.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
9.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Asafa Powells by language
Over the past year Asafa Powell has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 129,845 views, followed by Japanese (42,544), and French (21,949). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (80.09%), Portuguese (67.92%), and Latvian (61.11%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Asafa Powell ranks 239 out of 6,025. Before him are Ugo Frigerio, Aleksander Klumberg, Dragutin Šurbek, Meriones, Ilmari Salminen, and Terry Fox. After him are Giulio Gaudini, Dominik Hašek, Tatyana Kazankina, Erik Lundqvist, John Ljunggren, and Frederick Lorz.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUgo Frigerio
1901 - 1968
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 233
Aleksander Klumberg
1899 - 1958
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 234
Dragutin Šurbek
1946 - 2018
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 235
Meriones
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 236
Ilmari Salminen
1902 - 1986
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 237
Terry Fox
1958 - 1981
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 238
Asafa Powell
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 239
Giulio Gaudini
1904 - 1948
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 240
Dominik Hašek
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 241
Tatyana Kazankina
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 242
Erik Lundqvist
1908 - 1963
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 243
John Ljunggren
1919 - 2000
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 244
Frederick Lorz
1884 - 1914
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 245
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Asafa Powell ranks 40. Before him are Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Sebastian Stan, Paul Wesley, Hayley Atwell, Lang Lang, and Cobie Smulders. After him are Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, Jared Padalecki, Antonio Cassano, Lauren Cohan, and Adam Lambert.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 34
Sebastian Stan
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 35
Paul Wesley
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 36
Hayley Atwell
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 37
Lang Lang
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 38
Cobie Smulders
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 39
Asafa Powell
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 40
Matt Smith
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 41
Natalie Dormer
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 42
Jared Padalecki
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 43
Antonio Cassano
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 44
Lauren Cohan
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 45
Adam Lambert
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 46
In Jamaica
Among people born in Jamaica, Asafa Powell ranks 18 out of 189. Before him are Merlene Ottey (1960), Trevor Berbick (1954), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Patrick Ewing (1962), Desmond Dekker (1941), and Stephen Hopkins (1958). After him are Burning Spear (1945), Madge Sinclair (1938), Sean Paul (1973), Bunny Wailer (1947), Max Romeo (1944), and DJ Kool Herc (1955).
Others born in Jamaica
Go to all RankingsMerlene Ottey
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 12
Trevor Berbick
BOXER
1954 - 2006
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 13
Lee "Scratch" Perry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 14
Patrick Ewing
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 15
Desmond Dekker
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2006
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 16
Stephen Hopkins
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 17
Asafa Powell
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 18
Burning Spear
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 19
Madge Sinclair
ACTOR
1938 - 1995
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 20
Sean Paul
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 21
Bunny Wailer
SINGER
1947 - 2021
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 22
Max Romeo
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 23
DJ Kool Herc
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 24
Among ATHLETES In Jamaica
Among athletes born in Jamaica, Asafa Powell ranks 4. Before him are Usain Bolt (1986), Ben Johnson (1961), and Merlene Ottey (1960). After him are Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), George Rhoden (1926), Don Quarrie (1951), George Kerr (1937), Lennox Miller (1946), Yohan Blake (1989), Arthur Wint (1920), and Shawn Rhoden (1975).
Usain Bolt
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 1
Ben Johnson
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 2
Merlene Ottey
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 3
Asafa Powell
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 4
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5
George Rhoden
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 6
Don Quarrie
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 7
George Kerr
1937 - 2012
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 8
Lennox Miller
1946 - 2004
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 9
Yohan Blake
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 10
Arthur Wint
1920 - 1992
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 11
Shawn Rhoden
1975 - 2021
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 12