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Earl Thomson

1895 - 1971

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Earl John "Tommy" Thomson (February 15, 1895 – May 19, 1971) was a Canadian athlete, a specialist in the high hurdles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Thomson has received more than 34,920 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Thomson is the 805th most popular athlete (up from 948th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from Canada (up from 479th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 35k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Earl Thomson ranks 805 out of 6,025. Before him are Aldo Aureggi, Kevin Young, Raymond Salles, Viktor Rashchupkin, Vilho Tuulos, and Urho Peltonen. After him are Mel Patton, Afanasijs Kuzmins, Igor Novikov, Charles Bennett, Francisco Villota, and Guy Butler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Earl Thomson ranks 239. Before him are Aileen Pringle, Shemp Howard, Jan Burgers, Greta Johansson, Juan Artola, and Vilho Tuulos. After him are Nygmet Nurmakov, Karel Pešek, Károly Fogl, Leo Ornstein, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, and Robert A. Lovett. Among people deceased in 1971, Earl Thomson ranks 179. Before him are Leo Burnett, Martin Benka, H. A. R. Gibb, Werner Peters, Michael Rennie, and Maude Fealy. After him are Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Lauro Amadò, Betty Bronson, Tor Johnson, Dick Tiger, and Billy Gilbert.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Earl Thomson ranks 401 out of 1,622. Before him are John Qualen (1899), Owen Hargreaves (1981), Grant Allen (1848), Alex Lifeson (1953), Alex Trebek (1940), and Robert Joy (1951). After him are Billy Bishop (1894), Sarah Chalke (1976), Aimee Semple McPherson (1890), John Howe (1957), Shawn Ashmore (1979), and Gérald Lacroix (1957).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Earl Thomson ranks 7. Before him are Donald Arnold (1935), Ethel Smith (1907), Terry Fox (1958), Percy Williams (1908), Duncan McNaughton (1910), and Doug Rogers (1941). After him are Étienne Desmarteau (1873), Jane Bell (1910), David Hall (1875), Peter Kirby (1931), Frank Dixon (1878), and George Campbell (1878).

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