FENCER

Bill Hoskyns

1931 - 2013

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Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns MBE (19 March 1931 – 4 August 2013) was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games.. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Hoskyns has received more than 21,625 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Hoskyns is the 126th most popular fencer, the 5,284th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,972nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Fencer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Bill Hoskyns ranks 126 out of 349. Before him are Lyudmila Shishova, Virgilio Mantegazza, Ernő Nagy, Léon Thiébaut, August Heim, and Rolf Edling. After him are Didier Flament, István Lichteneckert, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Riccardo Nowak, Tadeusz Friedrich, and Frédéric Pietruszka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Bill Hoskyns ranks 556. Before him are Ken Bates, John Houghton, Ronald Drever, Tadeusz Rut, Maxine Singer, and Gianuario Carta. After him are Clifford Jordan, Arne Nordheim, Thane Baker, Isidore Mankofsky, Werner Israel, and Bassano Staffieri. Among people deceased in 2013, Bill Hoskyns ranks 450. Before him are Bruce C. Murray, Vern Mikkelsen, Reeva Steenkamp, Vasile Tiță, Tony Gaze, and Stanislav Stepashkin. After him are Allan Arbus, Marina Solodkin, Hakon Barfod, Viktor Zinger, Simon Pimenta, and Luis Cruzado.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Hoskyns ranks 5,284 out of 8,785. Before him are Alfred Domett (1811), Nicholas Galitzine (1994), Thomas Heywood (1574), Jo Cox (1974), Jonny Wilkinson (1979), and John Byrne (1950). After him are John Le Mesurier (1912), Trevor Brooking (1948), George Russell (1998), John Curry (1949), Tom Payne (1982), and Jaime Murray (1976).

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Among FENCERS In United Kingdom

Among fencers born in United Kingdom, Bill Hoskyns ranks 2. Before him are Allan Jay (1931). After him are Miles Chamley-Watson (1989), Richard Kruse (1983), and Marcus Mepstead (1990).

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