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Calvin Smith

1961 - Today

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Calvin Smith (born January 8, 1961) is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States. He is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 and was twice world champion over 200 metres, in 1983 and 1987. He became Olympic champion in the 4x100-meter relay in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Calvin Smith has received more than 229,971 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Calvin Smith is the 774th most popular athlete (up from 1,203rd in 2019), the 7,180th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,399th in 2019) and the 161st most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Calvin Smith ranks 774 out of 6,025. Before him are Johan Jarlén, Frederick Schule, Steve Redgrave, Arthur Jonath, Lajos Steiner, and Erik Larsson. After him are John Geiger, Ernst Krebs, Ken Carpenter, Jaan Talts, Emmanuel Foulon, and Harald Tammer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Calvin Smith ranks 264. Before him are Alber Elbaz, Ally Walker, Yannick Dalmas, Doc Rivers, Elpidia Carrillo, and Frank De Winne. After him are Anita Hegerland, Paolo Barilla, Birol Ünel, Javier Hernández, Piotr Ugrumov, and Hironobu Kageyama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Calvin Smith ranks 7,180 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Goulet (1933), Rudy Rucker (1946), Peter Del Monte (1943), Willis H. O'Brien (1886), K. Eric Drexler (1955), and A Martinez (1948). After him are Sgt. Slaughter (1948), Oliver Hazard Perry (1785), John Geiger (1873), Piper Perabo (1976), Steve Forbes (1947), and Susan Anspach (1942).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Calvin Smith ranks 161. Before him are Arthur Harnden (1924), Edwin Hedley (1864), William Jordan (1898), Roy Cochran (1919), Ed Hamm (1906), and Frederick Schule (1879). After him are John Geiger (1873), Ken Carpenter (1913), Lucinda Williams (1937), Edith McGuire (1944), Phil Heath (1979), and George Underwood (1884).

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