1932 - 2023
Finis Dean Smith (January 15, 1932 – June 24, 2023) was an American track and field athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics; he was also an actor and noted stuntman, appearing in many films and TV series. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dean Smith has received more than 2,073,160 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Smith is the 1,799th most popular athlete, the 12,276th most popular biography from United States and the 337th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Dean Smith ranks 1,799 out of 3,059. Before him are Benny Brown, Rita Wilden, Guo Jingjing, Kevin Mayer, Shinji Hosokawa, and Yuliya Levchenko. After him are Daniel Plaza, Alf Hansen, Dieter Baumann, Paula Radcliffe, Darya Klishina, and Richard Allen.
1953 - 1996
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 1,793
1947 - Present
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 1,794
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 1,795
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 1,796
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 1,797
1997 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 1,798
1932 - 2023
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 1,799
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 1,800
1948 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 1,801
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 1,802
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 1,803
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.54
Rank: 1,804
1902 - 1969
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 1,805
Among people born in 1932, Dean Smith ranks 481. Before him are Mae Faggs, Lou Jones, Richie Guerin, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Angela Mortimer, and Dennis Skinner. After him are Andy Bathgate, S. M. Krishna, Bob Houbregs, Robert Osborne, Edmund Wickham Lawrence, and Larry Evans. Among people deceased in 2023, Dean Smith ranks 390. Before him are Bob Knight, John Devitt, Vani Jairam, Remigijus Valiulis, Evelyn Boyd Granville, and Hossein Shahabi. After him are Patricia Bredin, Paweł Huelle, Herb Kohl, Norman Lear, Agneta Andersson, and Abderrahim Ouakili.
1932 - 2000
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 475
1932 - 2006
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 476
1932 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 477
1932 - 2017
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 478
1932 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 479
1932 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 480
1932 - 2023
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 481
1932 - 2016
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 482
1932 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 483
1932 - 2014
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 484
1932 - 2017
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 485
1932 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 486
1932 - 2010
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 487
1940 - 2023
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 384
1937 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 385
1945 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 386
1958 - 2023
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 387
1924 - 2023
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 388
1967 - 2023
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 389
1932 - 2023
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 390
1935 - 2023
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 391
1957 - 2023
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 392
1935 - 2023
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 393
1922 - 2023
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 394
1961 - 2023
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 395
1970 - 2023
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 396
Among people born in United States, Dean Smith ranks 12,276 out of 18,182. Before him are Bushrod Washington (1762), Nancy J. Currie-Gregg (1958), Diane Farr (1969), Bob Hastings (1925), Kevin Jonas (1987), and Kathrine Narducci (1965). After him are Sonny Carter (1947), Boris McGiver (1962), Gavin O'Connor (1963), Ray Ozzie (1955), Mel Winkler (1941), and Leo Rossi (1946).
1762 - 1829
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 12,270
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 12,271
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 12,272
1925 - 2014
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 12,273
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 12,274
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 12,275
1932 - 2023
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 12,276
1947 - 1991
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 12,277
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 12,278
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 12,279
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 12,280
1941 - 2020
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 12,281
1946 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 12,282
Among athletes born in United States, Dean Smith ranks 337. Before him are Clarence DeMar (1888), Marcell Jacobs (1994), Earl Young (1941), Willie Banks (1956), Joan Benoit (1957), and Benny Brown (1953). After him are Carol Lewis (1963), Norvel Lee (1924), Alonzo Babers (1961), Frank Shakespeare (1930), Allyson Felix (1985), and Frank Spellman (1922).
1888 - 1958
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 331
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 332
1941 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 333
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 334
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 335
1953 - 1996
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 336
1932 - 2023
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 337
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 338
1924 - 1992
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 339
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 340
1930 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 341
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 342
1922 - 2017
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 343