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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dean Potter has received more than 1,549,827 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Potter is the 47th most popular mountaineer, the 11,955th most popular biography from United States and the 3rd most popular American Mountaineer.

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  • 38.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Dean Potter ranks 47 out of 45Before him are Apa Sherpa, Denis Urubko, Edurne Pasaban, Oh Eun-sun, Nirmal Purja, and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner. After him are David Lama, Alison Hargreaves, Arunima Sinha, Erik Weihenmayer, Jordan Romero, and Malavath Purna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Dean Potter ranks 450Before him are Gülben Ergen, N. K. Jemisin, Kobe Tai, Masayuki Okano, Jaromír Blažek, and Santiago Botero. After him are Hubertus Heil, Eugene Hütz, Miguel de Icaza, Andrzej Kubica, Lars-Göran Petrov, and Claudia Poll. Among people deceased in 2015, Dean Potter ranks 452Before him are Ian Murdock, Mel Daniels, Andraé Crouch, Maria Radner, Amanda Peterson, and Mokhtar Belmokhtar. After him are Jonathan Crombie, Bassel Khartabil, Wilfred Agbonavbare, Oles Buzina, Walter Browne, and Charles Correa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dean Potter ranks 11,955 out of 18,182Before him are Howard Georgi (1947), Metta World Peace (1979), Tim Armstrong (1965), Stan Bush (1953), George Dern (1872), and Lucille Bliss (1916). After him are Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), Charlie Baker (1956), Patricia Kalember (1956), Anna Todd (1989), Eastman Johnson (1824), and Natalia Dyer (1995).

Among MOUNTAINEERS In United States

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