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Don King

1931 - Today

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Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila". King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Tomasz Adamek, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Bernard Hopkins, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr., Azumah Nelson, Gerald McClellan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Salvador Sanchez, Wilfred Benitez, Wilfredo Gomez and Christy Martin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don King has received more than 2,733,160 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Don King is the 36th most popular celebrity (down from 26th in 2019), the 1,357th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,165th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Celebrity.

Don King is most famous for being a boxing promoter. He was the promoter for Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Don King ranks 36 out of 265. Before him are Thérésa Tallien, Keke Geladze, Besarion Jughashvili, Blanche Monnier, Philippe Petit, and Rosemary Kennedy. After him are Rodney King, Sarah Knauss, Jacques Mayol, Albert Pierrepoint, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, and Cecilia Gallerani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Don King ranks 74. Before him are Hamilton O. Smith, Ronald Dworkin, Alfred Brendel, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Caterina Valente, and Antonella Lualdi. After him are Carroll Baker, Clive Cussler, Sam Cooke, John Robert Schrieffer, Vujadin Boškov, and Charles Taylor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don King ranks 1,357 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Kurzweil (1948), Linda Lee Cadwell (1945), Frank Borman (1928), Mark Spitz (1950), John Mott (1865), and Donald J. Cram (1919). After him are Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Cybill Shepherd (1950), John Backus (1924), Etta James (1938), John G. Avildsen (1935), and Tyler Perry (1969).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Don King ranks 15. Before him are Black Dahlia (1924), Kim Kardashian (1980), Myrtle Corbin (1868), Margaret Brown (1867), Peggy Guggenheim (1898), and Rosemary Kennedy (1918). After him are Rodney King (1965), Sarah Knauss (1880), Kim Peek (1951), Paris Hilton (1981), Lizzie Borden (1860), and Annie Oakley (1860).

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