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Bill Miller

1912 - 2008

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William Waring Miller (November 1, 1912 – November 13, 2008) was an American pole vaulter who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. At the U.S. Olympic trials he finished second (4.30 m) behind Bill Graber, who set a new world record at 4.37 m. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Miller has received more than 18,740 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Miller is the 870th most popular athlete (up from 931st in 2019), the 7,568th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,460th in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19k

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  • 53.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bill Miller ranks 870 out of 6,025. Before him are Rex Cawley, Étienne Desmarteau, Cornelius Johnson, Robert Boutigny, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, and Roman Šebrle. After him are Jane Bell, Oscar Dessomville, Catherine Hardy Lavender, Tullio Baraglia, Jean Collas, and Mark Rakita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Bill Miller ranks 315. Before him are Tibor Berczelly, Dagny Carlsson, Leslie Johnson, Harry Klinefelter, Daniel Mann, and Lauro Amadò. After him are Nina Andrycz, Kenneth Lee Pike, Wilhelm Baumann, Eleanor Powell, Federico Saiz, and Carl Raddatz. Among people deceased in 2008, Bill Miller ranks 266. Before him are Philip Agee, Jaime Gómez, Esbjörn Svensson, Tom Lantos, William F. Buckley Jr., and Annemarie Renger. After him are Larry James, Carole Caldwell Graebner, Paulos Faraj Rahho, Roberto Sosa, Judah Folkman, and Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Miller ranks 7,568 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Stein (1944), Tommy Johnson (1896), Fran Lebowitz (1950), Greg Louganis (1960), Edmund Szoka (1927), and Jello Biafra (1958). After him are Robert Trivers (1943), Margaret Dumont (1882), Superstar Billy Graham (1943), Glenn Branca (1948), Jack Colvin (1934), and George Irving (1874).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Bill Miller ranks 178. Before him are Lewis Sheldon (1874), Kevin Young (1966), Mel Patton (1924), Andy Stanfield (1927), Rex Cawley (1940), and Cornelius Johnson (1913). After him are Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), Larry James (1947), Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Judo (null), Frank Hussey (1905), Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934), and Howard Valentine (1881).

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