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Bill Toomey

1939 - Today

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William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) is an American former track and field competitor and the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion. He won 23 of the 38 decathlons he competed in, scoring over 8,000 points a dozen times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Toomey has received more than 106,296 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Toomey is the 2,543rd most popular athlete (down from 1,524th in 2019), the 13,544th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,873rd in 2019) and the 442nd most popular American Athlete.

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  • 110k

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  • 38.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bill Toomey ranks 2,543 out of 6,025. Before him are Tapio Korjus, Franz-Peter Hofmeister, June Maston, Harry Kerr, Jim Fuchs, and Anne Briand. After him are Tim Forsyth, Daniel Komen, Sherri Howard, Jenny Lamy, Chris Brasher, and Anelia Nuneva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Bill Toomey ranks 621. Before him are Leon Brittan, Baldur Preiml, Mary K. Gaillard, John H. Sununu, Pilar Roldán, and Jerry Butler. After him are Bob Armstrong, Don McKinnon, John A. Russo, Judy Grinham, D. C. Fontana, and Betty Everett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Toomey ranks 13,544 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Aguirre (1959), Abby Wambach (1980), Jack Webb (1920), Julianne Phillips (1960), Jim Fuchs (1927), and Paine Wingate (1739). After him are Zoe Perry (1983), Bonnie Somerville (1974), Frank Murphy (1890), Ted Knight (1923), Sherri Howard (1962), and John Romita Jr. (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Bill Toomey ranks 442. Before him are Bob Seagren (1946), Jeremy Wariner (1984), Noah Lyles (1997), Constance Titus (1873), Charles Vinci (1933), and Jim Fuchs (1927). After him are Sherri Howard (1962), Margaret Bailes (1951), Archie Williams (1915), Carmelita Jeter (1979), Reese Hoffa (1977), and Carol Lewis (1963).

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