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Floyd Patterson

1935 - 2006

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Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Floyd Patterson has received more than 2,835,800 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Floyd Patterson is the 22nd most popular boxer (down from 16th in 2019), the 1,815th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,713th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Boxer.

Floyd Patterson was a professional boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1956 to 1962. He is most famous for being the youngest man to win the heavyweight championship at age 20.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Floyd Patterson ranks 22 out of 496. Before him are Roberto Durán, Larry Holmes, Teófilo Stevenson, Rubin Carter, László Papp, and Ingemar Johansson. After him are Vitali Klitschko, Ken Norton, Mate Parlov, Nino Benvenuti, James J. Braddock, and Lennox Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Floyd Patterson ranks 81. Before him are Marina Doria, Khalil al-Wazir, Lajos Tichy, Toni Sailer, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and Charles Duke. After him are Bent Larsen, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Fritz Honka, Ron Paul, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, and Lee Remick. Among people deceased in 2006, Floyd Patterson ranks 72. Before him are Telê Santana, Aaron Spelling, Richard Fleischer, Ferenc Bene, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, and Reinhart Koselleck. After him are Allen Carr, Sven Nykvist, Shin Sang-ok, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Pramoedya Ananta Toer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Floyd Patterson ranks 1,815 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Lettieri (1928), Paul Wolfowitz (1943), Philip Abelson (1913), Charles Duke (1935), Paul L. Smith (1936), and Cole Porter (1891). After him are Bob Fosse (1927), Robert C. Merton (1944), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Joan Rivers (1933), Susan Atkins (1948), and Eric Carr (1950).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Floyd Patterson ranks 15. Before him are Jake LaMotta (1922), Sonny Liston (1932), Evander Holyfield (1962), Jack Dempsey (1895), Larry Holmes (1949), and Rubin Carter (1937). After him are Ken Norton (1943), James J. Braddock (1905), Jack Johnson (1878), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), John L. Sullivan (1858), and Archie Moore (1916).

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