ATHLETE
Earl Young
1941 - Today
Earl Young
Earl Verdelle Young (born February 14, 1941) is a retired American sprinter. He competed at the 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay setting a new world record at 3.02.2. He finished sixth in 400 m, in a time of 45.9 s that matched the former Olympic Record. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Young has received more than 6,922 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Earl Young is the 1,194th most popular athlete (up from 1,778th in 2019), the 8,748th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,123rd in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
6.9k
Page Views (PV)
45.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
7.09
Effective Languages (L*)
1.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Earl Youngs by language
Over the past year Earl Young has had the most page views in the Chinese wikipedia edition with 801 views, followed by German (639), and English (571). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (23.88%), Ukrainian (15.68%), and Swedish (11.81%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Earl Young ranks 1,194 out of 6,025. Before him are Julius Körner, Spyridon Belokas, Steve Anderson, Matt McGrath, Ferdinand Feyerick, and Herb Elliott. After him are Auguste Serrurier, John Svanberg, Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Nino Bibbia, Arne Halse, and Hiroshi Suzuki.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJulius Körner
1870 - 1954
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,188
Spyridon Belokas
1878 - 2000
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,189
Steve Anderson
1906 - 1988
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,190
Matt McGrath
1875 - 1941
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,191
Ferdinand Feyerick
1865 - 1920
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,192
Herb Elliott
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,193
Earl Young
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,194
Auguste Serrurier
1857 - 1901
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,195
John Svanberg
1881 - 1957
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 1,196
Liv Grete Skjelbreid
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 1,197
Nino Bibbia
1922 - 2013
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 1,198
Arne Halse
1887 - 1975
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 1,199
Hiroshi Suzuki
1933 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 1,200
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Earl Young ranks 509. Before him are Vittore Gottardi, Irina Petrescu, Helga Niessen Masthoff, Aníbal Tarabini, Heidi Biebl, and José Carlos. After him are Wolfgang Hofmann, Sadhana Shivdasani, Jackie DeShannon, Christopher Jones, Wilfrid Napier, and Teodor Meleșcanu.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsVittore Gottardi
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2015
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 503
Irina Petrescu
ACTOR
1941 - 2013
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 504
Helga Niessen Masthoff
TENNIS PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 505
Aníbal Tarabini
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1997
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 506
Heidi Biebl
SKIER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 507
José Carlos
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 508
Earl Young
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 509
Wolfgang Hofmann
WRESTLER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 510
Sadhana Shivdasani
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 511
Jackie DeShannon
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 512
Christopher Jones
ACTOR
1941 - 2014
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 513
Wilfrid Napier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 514
Teodor Meleșcanu
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 515
In United States
Among people born in United States, Earl Young ranks 8,748 out of 20,380. Before him are G. Gordon Liddy (1930), John F. Kelly (1950), Gerry Goffin (1939), John Romero (1967), Craig Bierko (1964), and Mike Dunleavy (1961). After him are David Frankel (1959), Lucille La Verne (1872), R. C. Sproul (1939), Harvey Korman (1927), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), and Toni Basil (1943).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsG. Gordon Liddy
LAWYER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8,742
John F. Kelly
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8,743
Gerry Goffin
SINGER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8,744
John Romero
GAME DESIGNER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8,745
Craig Bierko
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8,746
Mike Dunleavy
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8,747
Earl Young
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8,748
David Frankel
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8,749
Lucille La Verne
ACTOR
1872 - 1945
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8,750
R. C. Sproul
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8,751
Harvey Korman
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8,752
Henry Ward Beecher
WRITER
1813 - 1887
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 8,753
Toni Basil
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 8,754
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Earl Young ranks 224. Before him are Joseph Dempsey (1875), Jack Shea (1910), Alvah Meyer (1888), Ivan Brown (1908), Guinn Smith (1920), and Steve Anderson (1906). After him are Frederick Moloney (1882), Herman Groman (1882), Alan Washbond (1899), John Powell (1947), Clarence Pinkston (1900), and Horatio Fitch (1900).
Joseph Dempsey
1875 - 1942
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 218
Jack Shea
1910 - 2002
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 219
Alvah Meyer
1888 - 1939
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 220
Ivan Brown
1908 - 1963
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 221
Guinn Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 222
Steve Anderson
1906 - 1988
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 223
Earl Young
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 224
Frederick Moloney
1882 - 1941
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 225
Herman Groman
1882 - 1954
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 226
Alan Washbond
1899 - 1965
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 227
John Powell
1947 - 2022
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 228
Clarence Pinkston
1900 - 1961
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 229
Horatio Fitch
1900 - 1985
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 230