BOXER

Dick McTaggart

1935 - 2025

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Richard McTaggart, MBE (15 October 1935 – 9 March 2025) was a Scottish amateur boxer who was Olympic lightweight champion in 1956. In 1960, he won bronze in the same category. In 1956, he received the Val Barker Trophy for best boxing style at the Olympics. At the 1964 Olympics, McTaggart moved to the light-welterweight category but lost in the third bout to the eventual winner Jerzy Kulej. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick McTaggart has received more than 73,682 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Dick McTaggart is the 276th most popular boxer (down from 235th in 2019), the 6,358th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,976th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 74k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Dick McTaggart ranks 276 out of 496. Before him are Kubrat Pulev, Vic Darchinyan, Leo Rwabwogo, Clemente Rojas, Andrés Aldama, and Svilen Rusinov. After him are Marcos Maidana, Mike McCallum, Vassiliy Jirov, Clemente Russo, Leonard Doroftei, and Zsolt Erdei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Dick McTaggart ranks 544. Before him are Dorothy Masuka, Shyama, Jon Henricks, Rosemary Leach, Ron Delany, and Kofi Awoonor. After him are Edward Schreyer, Bhama Srinivasan, Dennis Potter, Heather Sears, Ruth Ann Minner, and Dan Ayrault. Among people deceased in 2025, Dick McTaggart ranks 79. Before him are Joseph Wambaugh, Fred Newhouse, Baldur Preiml, Peter Yarrow, Jerry Butler, and Bob Uecker. After him are Jules Feiffer, Roberto Orci, Angie Stone, Gus Williams, Kim Sae-ron, and Junior Bridgeman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dick McTaggart ranks 6,358 out of 8,785. Before him are Douglas Booth (1992), Hattie Jacques (1922), Jools Holland (1958), Henry Jackman (1974), John Lundstram (1994), and Mick Jones (1945). After him are Vernon Reid (1958), Gwilym Lee (1983), Dominic Keating (1962), Jessica Henwick (1992), Lucy Davis (1973), and Natasha O'Keeffe (1986).

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Among BOXERS In United Kingdom

Among boxers born in United Kingdom, Dick McTaggart ranks 16. Before him are Harry Mallin (1892), Ted Morgan (1906), Joe Calzaghe (1972), Alan Minter (1951), Albert Ireton (1879), and David Haye (1980). After him are Ricky Hatton (1978), Joe Joyce (1985), Chris Eubank (1966), Amir Khan (1986), Audley Harrison (1971), and Carl Froch (1977).

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