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Dorothy Shirley

1939 - Today

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Dorothy Ada Emerson (née Shirley) (born 15 May 1939 in Manchester, Great Britain) is a 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 14,799 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Shirley is the 1,812th most popular athlete, the 5,587th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 68th most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dorothy Shirley ranks 1,812 out of 3,059Before her are Abdullah Al-Rashidi, Laurel Hubbard, Carol Lewis, Leslie Claudius, Mikhail Burtsev, and Norvel Lee. After her are Frank Schaffer, Christian Schenk, Gerard Nijboer, Al Lawrence, Alonzo Babers, and Nina Zyuskova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Dorothy Shirley ranks 530Before her are Maury Povich, Ayi Kwei Armah, Bill Mulliken, Peter Goldreich, Eddie Kendricks, and Lino Brocka. After her are D. C. Fontana, Zelmo Beaty, Fernando Poe Jr., Leon Brittan, Barry Mann, and Jim Baxter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Shirley ranks 5,587 out of 7,765Before her are John Hutton Balfour (1808), John Dankworth (1927), Graeme Obree (1965), Steven Waddington (1968), Patricia Bredin (1935), and Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe (1899). After her are Shashi Tharoor (1956), Stuart Christie (1946), Tom Burke (1981), Mel Charles (1935), Tommy Gemmell (1943), and Colin McGinn (1950).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Shirley ranks 68Before her are Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Barbara Burke (1917), Janet Simpson (1944), Ann Packer (1942), Thelma Hopkins (1936), and Paula Radcliffe (1973). After her are David Hemery (1944), Sonia Robertson (1947), June Foulds (1934), Shirley Cawley (1932), Tom Daley (1994), and Paul Nihill (1939).