BOXER

George Foreman

1949 - Today

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George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister, and author. In boxing, he competed between 1967 and 1997 and was nicknamed "Big George". He is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Foreman has received more than 19,182,271 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). George Foreman is the 5th most popular boxer (up from 7th in 2019), the 484th most popular biography from United States (up from 792nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Boxer.

George Foreman is most famous for being a boxer and for selling the George Foreman Grill.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, George Foreman ranks 5 out of 496Before him are Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, and Mike Tyson. After him are Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Max Schmeling, Jake LaMotta, Sonny Liston, and Carlos Monzón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, George Foreman ranks 28Before him are Sandra Mason, Slavoj Žižek, Thomas Sankara, Jessica Lange, Bobby Farrell, and Carlos the Jackal. After him are Alla Pugacheva, Sebastián Piñera, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Jeff Bridges, Patrick Süskind, and Joan Enric Vives Sicília.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Foreman ranks 484 out of 20,380Before him are Paul Ekman (1934), John Kerry (1943), Chuck Jones (1912), Jerome Bruner (1915), Gwen Stefani (1969), and David Duke (1950). After him are John Malkovich (1953), Sidney Poitier (1927), Buffalo Bill (1846), Nick Nolte (1941), Robert Kiyosaki (1947), and Dian Fossey (1932).

Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, George Foreman ranks 5Before him are Muhammad Ali (1942), Rocky Marciano (1923), Joe Frazier (1944), and Mike Tyson (1966). After him are Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Joe Louis (1914), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Jake LaMotta (1922), Sonny Liston (1932), Evander Holyfield (1962), and Jack Dempsey (1895).