ATHLETE
Cecil Griffiths
1900 - 1945
Cecil Griffiths
Cecil Redvers Griffiths (18 February 1900 – 11 April 1945) was a Welsh athlete who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecil Griffiths has received more than 20,530 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Cecil Griffiths is the 764th most popular athlete (up from 1,195th in 2019), the 3,807th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,608th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
47.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
9.14
Effective Languages (L*)
1.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Cecil Griffiths ranks 764 out of 6,025. Before him are Alfred Felber, Robert Liottel, Monika Zehrt, Matti Sippala, Raimondo D'Inzeo, and András Balczó. After him are Mate Trojanović, György Bródy, Adolf Kainz, Renzo Minoli, Phil Heath, and Roger Gautier.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlfred Felber
1886 - 1967
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 758
Robert Liottel
1885 - 1968
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 759
Monika Zehrt
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 760
Matti Sippala
1908 - 1997
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 761
Raimondo D'Inzeo
1925 - 2013
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 762
András Balczó
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 763
Cecil Griffiths
1900 - 1945
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 764
Mate Trojanović
1930 - 2015
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 765
György Bródy
1908 - 1967
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 766
Adolf Kainz
1903 - 1948
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 767
Renzo Minoli
1904 - 1965
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 768
Phil Heath
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 769
Roger Gautier
1922 - 2011
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 770
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Cecil Griffiths ranks 236. Before him are Richard Hughes, Marta Abba, Pierre Braine, Konrad Granström, John C. Slater, and Mikel Koliqi. After him are Frederick Terman, Elizabeth Goudge, Devdas Gandhi, Konrad Hirsch, Ernie Pyle, and Christian Matras. Among people deceased in 1945, Cecil Griffiths ranks 302. Before him are Blind Willie Johnson, Ragnar Östberg, Richárd Weisz, Josef Gočár, Emmanuel Foulon, and Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov. After him are Ernst Ahl, Ernie Pyle, Janko Jesenský, Klaus Junge, Harry Liedtke, and Jesús Bermúdez.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsRichard Hughes
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 230
Marta Abba
ACTOR
1900 - 1988
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 231
Pierre Braine
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1951
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 232
Konrad Granström
ATHLETE
1900 - 1982
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 233
John C. Slater
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 234
Mikel Koliqi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1997
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 235
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 236
Frederick Terman
ENGINEER
1900 - 1982
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 237
Elizabeth Goudge
WRITER
1900 - 1984
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 238
Devdas Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1900 - 1957
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 239
Konrad Hirsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1924
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 240
Ernie Pyle
WRITER
1900 - 1945
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 241
Christian Matras
WRITER
1900 - 1988
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 242
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsBlind Willie Johnson
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 296
Ragnar Östberg
ARCHITECT
1866 - 1945
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 297
Richárd Weisz
WRESTLER
1879 - 1945
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 298
Josef Gočár
ARCHITECT
1880 - 1945
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 299
Emmanuel Foulon
ATHLETE
1871 - 1945
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 300
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1945
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 301
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 302
Ernst Ahl
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1945
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 303
Ernie Pyle
WRITER
1900 - 1945
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 304
Janko Jesenský
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1945
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 305
Klaus Junge
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 1945
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 306
Harry Liedtke
ACTOR
1882 - 1945
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 307
Jesús Bermúdez
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1945
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 308
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Cecil Griffiths ranks 3,807 out of 8,785. Before him are Wallace Ford (1898), William McGregor (1846), May Sutton (1886), Craig Armstrong (1959), John Higgins (1975), and Ron Harris (1944). After him are Katherine Waterston (1980), John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1431), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663), Michael Hurst (1957), Carol Cleveland (1942), and Andrew Fisher (1862).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWallace Ford
ACTOR
1898 - 1966
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 3,801
William McGregor
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1911
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 3,802
May Sutton
TENNIS PLAYER
1886 - 1975
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 3,803
Craig Armstrong
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 3,804
John Higgins
SNOOKER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 3,805
Ron Harris
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 3,806
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 3,807
Katherine Waterston
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 3,808
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1471
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 3,809
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1663 - 1690
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 3,810
Michael Hurst
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 3,811
Carol Cleveland
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 3,812
Andrew Fisher
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1928
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 3,813
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Cecil Griffiths ranks 32. Before him are Bill Roberts (1912), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), Robert Lindsay (1890), Steve Redgrave (1962), Victor d'Arcy (1887), and Godfrey Rampling (1909). After him are Phyllis Johnson (1886), Tommy Green (1894), Charles Bennett (1870), Guy Butler (1899), Zara Tindall (1981), and Tom Richards (1910).
Bill Roberts
1912 - 2001
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 26
Dorothy Tyler-Odam
1920 - 2014
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 27
Robert Lindsay
1890 - 1958
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 28
Steve Redgrave
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 29
Victor d'Arcy
1887 - 1961
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 30
Godfrey Rampling
1909 - 2009
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 31
Cecil Griffiths
1900 - 1945
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 32
Phyllis Johnson
1886 - 1967
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 33
Tommy Green
1894 - 1975
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 34
Charles Bennett
1870 - 1950
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 35
Guy Butler
1899 - 1981
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 36
Zara Tindall
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 37
Tom Richards
1910 - 1985
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 38