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Dean Potter

1972 - 2015

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Dean Spaulding Potter (April 14, 1972 – May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. He completed many hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and Patagonia. He won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dean Potter has received more than 1,644,922 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Potter is the 49th most popular mountaineer (down from 46th in 2019), the 15,780th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,928th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Mountaineer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Dean Potter ranks 49 out of 56. Before him are Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Joe Simpson, Ang Rita, Nirmal Purja, and Alison Hargreaves. After him are David Lama, Erik Weihenmayer, Arunima Sinha, Jordan Romero, Lhakpa Sherpa, and Malavath Purna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Dean Potter ranks 779. Before him are Magnus Kihlstedt, Dagur B. Eggertsson, Iztok Čop, Jeff Kaplan, Margarita Fullana, and Daniel Šarić. After him are Jill Scott, Peder Fredricson, Balázs Kiss, Max Brooks, Fritz Strobl, and Karin Thürig. Among people deceased in 2015, Dean Potter ranks 561. Before him are Ronnie Carroll, Richard Schweiker, Charles Kennedy, Jim Wright, Howard Davis Jr., and Bassel Khartabil. After him are Chenjerai Hove, Alexis Vastine, Junior Malanda, Richard Meade, Olene Walker, and Grace Ogot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dean Potter ranks 15,780 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Schwartz (1981), Oveta Culp Hobby (1905), Deborah S. Jin (1968), Martín López-Zubero (1969), Ani DiFranco (1970), and Jennifer Stone (1993). After him are Gina Ravera (1966), Jeff Nichols (1978), Lindsey Shaw (1989), Ty Simpkins (2001), Vinny Del Negro (1966), and Jill Scott (1972).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In United States

Among mountaineers born in United States, Dean Potter ranks 3. Before him are Jon Krakauer (1954), and Fanny Bullock Workman (1859). After him are Erik Weihenmayer (1968), and Jordan Romero (1996).

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