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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 32,799 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Earl Thomson is the 949th most popular athlete (down from 816th in 2019), the 480th most popular biography from Canada (up from 482nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Canadian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Earl Thomson ranks 949 out of 3,059Before him are Manlio Di Rosa, Paul Weinstein, Willi Holdorf, Alvah Meyer, Paul Van den Broeck, and Reinaldo Gorno. After him are Peter Kemp, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Hans Haas, Urho Peltonen, Tom Sandberg, and Gian Giorgio Trissino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Earl Thomson ranks 235Before him are André Gaboriaud, Valentin Loos, Malcolm Sargent, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Sándor Gombos, and Mamerto Urriolagoitía. After him are Ove Arup, Alice Lake, Florence Vidor, Evripidis Bakirtzis, John Ainsworth-Davis, and Milton Margai. Among people deceased in 1971, Earl Thomson ranks 186Before him are Usmar Ismail, Koichi Kudo, Jadwiga Smosarska, Ciro Verratti, Hugo Black, and Stuart Holmes. After him are Chesty Puller, Walter Byron, Georgy Babakin, Kono Yasui, Leo Burnett, and Ricardo J. Alfaro.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Earl Thomson ranks 480 out of 1,350Before him are Shawn Ashmore (1979), Yannick Bisson (1969), Howie Morenz (1902), Alexander Ludwig (1992), David James Elliott (1960), and Barbara Kent (1907). After him are Kenny Wheeler (1930), Harriet Brooks (1876), Jacob Viner (1892), Brett Hull (1964), Garth Hudson (1937), and Walter Byron (1894).

Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Earl Thomson ranks 8Before him are Terry Fox (1958), Percy Williams (1908), Duncan McNaughton (1910), Étienne Desmarteau (1873), David Hall (1875), and Alex Wilson (1905). After him are Walter Byron (1894), Jane Bell (1910), Donald Arnold (1935), Edward Archibald (1884), Harry Watson (1898), and Hilda Strike (1910).