ATHLETE
David Hemery
1944 - Today
David Hemery
David Peter Hemery, (born 18 July 1944) is a British former track and field athlete, best known as the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Hemery has received more than 174,025 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). David Hemery is the 2,476th most popular athlete (down from 1,839th in 2019), the 6,058th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,618th in 2019) and the 95th most popular British Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
39.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of David Hemeries by language
Over the past year David Hemery has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 19,394 views, followed by German (865), and French (636). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (37,400.00%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (69.26%), and Bulgarian (69.14%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, David Hemery ranks 2,476 out of 6,025. Before him are Salah Hissou, Mohamed Kedir, Fernanda Ribeiro, Aries Merritt, Miguel White, and Wang Yifu. After him are Maria Fricioiu, Harry Edward, Andreas Zülow, Myriam Bédard, Tatyana Lysenko, and Samuel Matete.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSalah Hissou
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 2,470
Mohamed Kedir
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 2,471
Fernanda Ribeiro
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 2,472
Aries Merritt
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 2,473
Miguel White
1909 - 1942
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 2,474
Wang Yifu
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 2,475
David Hemery
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 2,476
Maria Fricioiu
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 2,477
Harry Edward
1898 - 1973
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 2,478
Andreas Zülow
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 2,479
Myriam Bédard
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 2,480
Tatyana Lysenko
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 2,481
Samuel Matete
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 2,482
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, David Hemery ranks 710. Before him are Cathy Lee Crosby, Celeste Yarnall, Richard A. Muller, David Gerrold, Johnny Isakson, and Krystyna Kuperberg. After him are Bernie Worrell, Julia Phillips, Roberto Hodge, Storrs L. Olson, Charles L. Veach, and Terry Cooper.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsCathy Lee Crosby
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 704
Celeste Yarnall
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 705
Richard A. Muller
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 706
David Gerrold
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 707
Johnny Isakson
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 708
Krystyna Kuperberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 709
David Hemery
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 710
Bernie Worrell
COMPOSER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 711
Julia Phillips
WRITER
1944 - 2002
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 712
Roberto Hodge
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1986
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 713
Storrs L. Olson
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2021
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 714
Charles L. Veach
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 1995
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 715
Terry Cooper
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 716
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hemery ranks 6,058 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Cockburn (1921), Mark Millar (1969), Martin Bashir (1963), Frederick Merriman (1873), Tom Kilburn (1921), and Rory Kinnear (1978). After him are Charles Ingram (1963), Michael Foale (1957), Peter Ashdown (1934), Vic Crowe (1932), Ronald Searle (1920), and Toyah Willcox (1958).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHenry Cockburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2004
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 6,052
Mark Millar
COMIC ARTIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 6,053
Martin Bashir
JOURNALIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 6,054
Frederick Merriman
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1940
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 6,055
Tom Kilburn
ENGINEER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 6,056
Rory Kinnear
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 6,057
David Hemery
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 6,058
Charles Ingram
ENGINEER
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 6,059
Michael Foale
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 6,060
Peter Ashdown
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 6,061
Vic Crowe
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 6,062
Ronald Searle
COMIC ARTIST
1920 - 2011
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 6,063
Toyah Willcox
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 6,064
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, David Hemery ranks 95. Before him are Mary Rand (1940), Maureen Gardner (1928), Daley Thompson (1958), Jayne Torvill (1957), Gladys Davis (1893), and Chris Tomlinson (1981). After him are Derek Redmond (1965), Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Sonia Robertson (1947), Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), and Steve Cram (1960).
Mary Rand
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 89
Maureen Gardner
1928 - 1974
HPI: 40.19
Rank: 90
Daley Thompson
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 91
Jayne Torvill
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 92
Gladys Davis
1893 - 1965
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 93
Chris Tomlinson
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 94
David Hemery
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 95
Derek Redmond
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 96
Adrian Metcalfe
1942 - 2021
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 97
Sonia Robertson
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 98
Alastair McCorquodale
1925 - 2009
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 99
Sylvia Cheeseman
1929 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 100
Steve Cram
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 101