ATHLETE
Billy Mills
1938 - Today
Billy Mills
William Mervin Mills (born June 30, 1938), also known by his Oglala Lakota name Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets because he was a virtual unknown going into the event. He was the first non-European to win the Olympic event and remains the only winner from the Americas. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Mills has received more than 644,902 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Mills is the 1,680th most popular athlete (down from 958th in 2019), the 10,295th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,548th in 2019) and the 294th most popular American Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
640k
Page Views (PV)
43.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.00
Effective Languages (L*)
4.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Billy Mills by language
Over the past year Billy Mills has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 67,446 views, followed by Japanese (2,894), and German (1,865). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (86.21%), Catalan (75.68%), and Belarusian (74.44%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Billy Mills ranks 1,680 out of 6,025. Before him are István Barta, Dušan Pašek, Gordon Pirie, Wesley Coe, Ann Packer, and Bohumil Modrý. After him are Achille Souchard, Walter Mahlendorf, Ebbe Parsner, Jacqueline Mazéas, Dean Smith, and Uwe Hohn.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIstván Barta
1895 - 1948
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 1,674
Dušan Pašek
1960 - 1998
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 1,675
Gordon Pirie
1931 - 1991
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 1,676
Wesley Coe
1879 - 1926
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 1,677
Ann Packer
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,678
Bohumil Modrý
1916 - 1963
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,679
Billy Mills
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,680
Achille Souchard
1900 - 1976
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,681
Walter Mahlendorf
1935 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,682
Ebbe Parsner
1922 - 2013
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,683
Jacqueline Mazéas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,684
Dean Smith
1932 - 2023
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 1,685
Uwe Hohn
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,686
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Billy Mills ranks 534. Before him are Luciano Federici, Phillip Griffiths, Bernard Malivoire, Marjatta Kajosmaa, Anne Buttimer, and Arthur Scargill. After him are Alberto Orlando, John Connelly, John Dean, Aleksandar Kostov, Jimmy Carl Black, and Indira Nath.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsLuciano Federici
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 528
Phillip Griffiths
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 529
Bernard Malivoire
ATHLETE
1938 - 1982
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 530
Marjatta Kajosmaa
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 531
Anne Buttimer
GEOGRAPHER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 532
Arthur Scargill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 533
Billy Mills
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 534
Alberto Orlando
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 535
John Connelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 536
John Dean
LAWYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 537
Aleksandar Kostov
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 538
Jimmy Carl Black
SINGER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 539
Indira Nath
PHYSICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 540
In United States
Among people born in United States, Billy Mills ranks 10,295 out of 20,380. Before him are Marc Blucas (1972), William Barr (1950), George Rogers Clark (1752), Scott Kelly (1964), Corin Nemec (1971), and James Gentle (1904). After him are Woody Shaw (1944), Claudio Reyna (1973), Robert Russell Bennett (1894), Anne Sewell Young (1871), Rowland V. Lee (1891), and Happy Chandler (1898).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMarc Blucas
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 10,289
William Barr
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 10,290
George Rogers Clark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1818
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 10,291
Scott Kelly
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 10,292
Corin Nemec
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 10,293
James Gentle
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 10,294
Billy Mills
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 10,295
Woody Shaw
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1989
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 10,296
Claudio Reyna
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 10,297
Robert Russell Bennett
COMPOSER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 10,298
Anne Sewell Young
ASTRONOMER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 10,299
Rowland V. Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1975
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 10,300
Happy Chandler
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1991
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 10,301
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Billy Mills ranks 294. Before him are Isabelle Daniels (1937), Alfred Lane (1891), Carl Osburn (1884), Francis Frederick (1907), Marilyn White (1944), and Wesley Coe (1879). After him are Dean Smith (1932), George Woods (1943), Miller Anderson (1922), Robert Taylor (1948), Cy Young (1928), and Frank Greer (1879).
Isabelle Daniels
1937 - 2017
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 288
Alfred Lane
1891 - 1965
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 289
Carl Osburn
1884 - 1966
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 290
Francis Frederick
1907 - 1968
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 291
Marilyn White
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 292
Wesley Coe
1879 - 1926
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 293
Billy Mills
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 294
Dean Smith
1932 - 2023
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 295
George Woods
1943 - 2022
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 296
Miller Anderson
1922 - 1965
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 297
Robert Taylor
1948 - 2007
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 298
Cy Young
1928 - 2017
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 299
Frank Greer
1879 - 1943
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 300