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Dwight Stones

1953 - Today

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Dwight Edwin Stones (born December 6, 1953) is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and serve as an announcer at the same Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dwight Stones has received more than 205,882 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Dwight Stones is the 2,159th most popular athlete (down from 1,663rd in 2019), the 11,924th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,572nd in 2019) and the 374th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dwight Stones ranks 2,159 out of 6,025. Before him are Karl Schnabl, Aldo Montano, John Taylor, Viktor An, Ulrike Bruns, and Wolfgang Hoppe. After him are Brigitte Rohde, James Rector, Bernard Baudoux, John McLean, Wolfgang Scheidel, and Erland Herkenrath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Dwight Stones ranks 566. Before him are Emilio Correa, Jamaal Wilkes, Mayumi Aoki, Pavel Pinigin, Tito Santana, and Ulrike Bruns. After him are Vincent Curatola, Ilkka Hanski, Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, Stanislava Staša Zajović, Greg Evigan, and Lynn Whitfield.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dwight Stones ranks 11,924 out of 20,380. Before him are Madge Kennedy (1891), David Ige (1957), Wanda Hawley (1895), William Hooper (1742), Peyton Randolph (1721), and Beatrice Rosen (1984). After him are Elizabeth J. Feinler (1931), James Lipton (1926), Dean Winters (1964), Gil Shaham (1971), Crystal Reed (1985), and Will Forte (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Dwight Stones ranks 374. Before him are Mal Whitfield (1924), Josiah McCracken (1874), Charles Thias (1879), Bruce Harlan (1926), Diane Williams (1960), and John Taylor (1883). After him are James Rector (1884), John McLean (1878), Frank Havens (1924), Daniel Frank (1882), Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), and David Goggins (1975).

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