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Cy Young

1928 - 2017

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Cy C. Young Jr. (July 23, 1928 – December 6, 2017) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cy Young has received more than 2,487,376 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Cy Young is the 1,711th most popular athlete (down from 1,253rd in 2019), the 10,393rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,602nd in 2019) and the 299th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Cy Young ranks 1,711 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Taylor, Lawrence Stevens, Medea Jugeli, Hugo Lahtinen, Ruhi Sarıalp, and Tullio Bozza. After him are Ross Taylor, Audrey Williamson, Josef Ternström, Franco Trincavelli, Giuseppe Crivelli, and Aleksey Spiridonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Cy Young ranks 532. Before him are Manuel Muñoz, Vilayat Khan, Jean-François Deniau, Malachi Throne, Jean E. Sammet, and Władysław Hasior. After him are Ernestine Anderson, Imre Hódos, Samuel Adler, Stig Sjölin, Vanessa Brown, and Vern Mikkelsen. Among people deceased in 2017, Cy Young ranks 525. Before him are Josef Augusta, Don Gordon, Seija Simola, Jean E. Sammet, Lars-Erik Skiöld, and Cipriano Chemello. After him are Giorgio Capitani, Adolph Kiefer, Spartaco Landini, Jerry Pournelle, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, and Larissa Volpert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cy Young ranks 10,393 out of 20,380. Before him are Tracii Guns (1966), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), Roy Harris (1898), Jan Henne (1947), James Van Der Beek (1977), and Sam Rivers (1923). After him are Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980), Audrey Landers (1956), Sean Murray (1977), Glenn Plummer (1961), Joseph F. Smith (1838), and Paul Pierce (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Cy Young ranks 299. Before him are Wesley Coe (1879), Billy Mills (1938), Dean Smith (1932), George Woods (1943), Miller Anderson (1922), and Robert Taylor (1948). After him are Frank Greer (1879), Randy Matson (1945), Marilee Stepan (1935), Joseph Stadler (1880), Louis Kuehn (1901), and Lesley Ashburner (1883).

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