BOXER
George Foreman
1949 - Today
George Foreman
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 496. Before 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.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Ali
1942 - 2016
HPI: 88.97
Rank: 1
Rocky Marciano
1923 - 1969
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 2
Joe Frazier
1944 - 2011
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 3
Mike Tyson
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 4
George Foreman
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 5
Sugar Ray Robinson
1921 - 1989
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 6
Joe Louis
1914 - 1981
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 7
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 8
Max Schmeling
1905 - 2005
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 9
Jake LaMotta
1922 - 2017
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 10
Sonny Liston
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 11
Carlos Monzón
1942 - 1995
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, George Foreman ranks 28. Before 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.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsSandra Mason
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 22
Slavoj Žižek
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 23
Thomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 24
Jessica Lange
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 25
Bobby Farrell
DANCER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 26
Carlos the Jackal
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 27
George Foreman
BOXER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 28
Alla Pugacheva
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 29
Sebastián Piñera
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 30
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 31
Jeff Bridges
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 32
Patrick Süskind
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 33
Joan Enric Vives Sicília
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 34
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Foreman ranks 484 out of 20,380. Before 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).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPaul Ekman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 478
John Kerry
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 479
Chuck Jones
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2002
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 480
Jerome Bruner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2016
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 481
Gwen Stefani
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 482
David Duke
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 483
George Foreman
BOXER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 484
John Malkovich
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 485
Sidney Poitier
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 486
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 487
Nick Nolte
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 488
Robert Kiyosaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 489
Dian Fossey
BIOLOGIST
1932 - 1985
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 490
Among BOXERS In United States
Among boxers born in United States, George Foreman ranks 5. Before 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).
Muhammad Ali
1942 - 2016
HPI: 88.97
Rank: 1
Rocky Marciano
1923 - 1969
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 2
Joe Frazier
1944 - 2011
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 3
Mike Tyson
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 4
George Foreman
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 5
Sugar Ray Robinson
1921 - 1989
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 6
Joe Louis
1914 - 1981
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 7
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 8
Jake LaMotta
1922 - 2017
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 9
Sonny Liston
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
Evander Holyfield
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 11
Jack Dempsey
1895 - 1983
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 12