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George Woods

1943 - 2022

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George Woods (February 11, 1943 – August 30, 2022) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put. Born in Portageville, Missouri, he moved to Sikeston, Missouri, as a baby. As a senior at Sikeston High School, Woods became the first Missouri high school athlete to top 60 ft (18.3 m), setting a Sikeston school record that still stands to this day. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Woods has received more than 7,048 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). George Woods is the 1,754th most popular athlete (up from 1,921st in 2019), the 10,340th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,952nd in 2019) and the 301st most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.0k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Woods ranks 1,754 out of 6,025. Before him are Ebbe Parsner, Jacqueline Mazéas, John Kelly, Dean Smith, Uwe Hohn, and Henri Dulieux. After him are Josef Augusta, George Cloutier, Gabriela Szabo, Miller Anderson, Alessandro Andrei, and Dániel Magay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, George Woods ranks 635. Before him are Francesco Rizzo, Sigitas Geda, Denílson Custódio Machado, Robert J. Bentley, John Casper, and Joe Namath. After him are Edwin Hawkins, Andrzej Badeński, Donald Kalpokas, Edmund Bruggmann, Charles Saatchi, and Mary Woronov. Among people deceased in 2022, George Woods ranks 545. Before him are Julee Cruise, Francesco Rizzo, Manuel Muñoz, Carlos Lucas, Rex Hartwig, and Richard Baawobr. After him are Robert Blust, Jorge Fons, Patricia A. McKillip, Robert Gordon, Yury Zaitsev, and Rodney Stark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Woods ranks 10,340 out of 20,380. Before him are Gloria DeHaven (1925), Dave Franco (1985), Magic Slim (1937), Jeff Ament (1963), Rick Rude (1958), and Joey Belladonna (1960). After him are Louis Sachar (1954), Michael Lewis (1960), Lily Rabe (1982), Robert Blust (1940), Curt Schilling (1966), and Don Gordon (1926).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, George Woods ranks 301. Before him are Carl Osburn (1884), Francis Frederick (1907), Marilyn White (1944), Wesley Coe (1879), Billy Mills (1938), and Dean Smith (1932). After him are Miller Anderson (1922), Robert Taylor (1948), Cy Young (1928), Frank Greer (1879), Randy Matson (1945), and Marilee Stepan (1935).

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