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Bob Mathias

1930 - 2006

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Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, politician, and actor. Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Mathias has received more than 296,912 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Mathias is the 14,653rd most popular politician (down from 12,876th in 2019), the 8,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,011th in 2019) and the 502nd most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bob Mathias ranks 14,653 out of 15,577. Before him are Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Varlam Avanesov, Jesse Helms, Walther Schreiber, Talorc II, and Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani. After him are Teodor Meleșcanu, Margarita Robles, Isidro Ayora, Bernard Collomb, Theodor Rosetti, and Eva Šuranová.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Bob Mathias ranks 439. Before him are Carmelo Cedrún, Allan Williams, Anthony Downs, Robert H. MacArthur, George Fernandes, and Mara Corday. After him are Bernard Collomb, Federico Vairo, Adam Maida, Beryl Penrose, Pavel Kolchin, and Marisol Escobar. Among people deceased in 2006, Bob Mathias ranks 285. Before him are Robert Earl Jones, Reidar Liaklev, Kalervo Toivonen, Jenő Dalnoki, Jimmy Johnstone, and Volodymyr Dakhno. After him are Moira Shearer, Peter Osgood, Östen Warnerbring, Philippa Pearce, Te Atairangikaahu, and Kaarlo Tuominen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Mathias ranks 8,189 out of 18,182. Before him are Ben Wallace (1974), Jesse Helms (1921), Michael McDonald (1952), James Stacy (1936), Harry Warren (1893), and Lyle Lovett (1957). After him are Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), William Alexander Morgan (1928), Joseph Keller (1923), Beth Grant (1949), and John Paul Stevens (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bob Mathias ranks 502. Before him are Debbie Rowe (1958), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), William H. McRaven (1955), Hiram Johnson (1866), Eugene Meyer (1875), and Jesse Helms (1921). After him are Budge Patty (1924), Joe Arpaio (1932), John Boehner (1949), Tenskwatawa (1775), John Forsyth (1780), and Charles Sumner (1811).

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