ATHLETE

Dorothy Shirley

1939 - Today

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Dorothy Ada Emerson (née Shirley) (born 15 May 1939) is a former British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothy Shirley has received more than 16,580 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Dorothy Shirley is the 1,696th most popular athlete (up from 1,811th in 2019), the 4,995th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,574th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular British Athlete.

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  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dorothy Shirley ranks 1,696 out of 6,025. Before her are Ronnie Ray Smith, Gisela Birkemeyer, Ruurd Leegstra, Angelo Vanzin, Toivo Hyytiäinen, and Mary Peters. After her are Bent Peder Rasch, André Jousseaume, John Miller, Leroy Burrell, Anni Holdmann, and Franz Bistricky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Dorothy Shirley ranks 536. Before her are Mavis Staples, Royce D. Applegate, Carl Yastrzemski, Terry Paine, Mary Peters, and Margaret Drabble. After her are Vitali Davydov, Jan Szczepański, Robert A. M. Stern, George M. Whitesides, Mickey Kantor, and Pat Crerand.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Shirley ranks 4,995 out of 8,785. Before her are Laura Knight (1877), Zadie Smith (1975), W. H. R. Rivers (1864), Mary Peters (1939), Margaret Drabble (1939), and Claude Buckenham (1876). After her are Coventry Patmore (1823), Owen Barfield (1898), George Gilbert Scott (1811), Sophie Monk (1979), Ingrid Newkirk (1949), and Vivien Merchant (1929).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Shirley ranks 62. Before her are Charles Hefferon (1878), James Wilson (1891), Stan Vickers (1932), John Fenning (1885), Sheila Lerwill (1928), and Mary Peters (1939). After her are Queenie Newall (1854), Gordon Pirie (1931), Ann Packer (1942), Audrey Williamson (1926), Peter Wright (1970), and David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905).

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