BOXER

Gerald Dreyer

1929 - 1985

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Gerald Dreyer (22 September 1929 – 5 September 1985) was a boxer from Pretoria, South Africa, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerald Dreyer has received more than 14,241 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerald Dreyer is the 103rd most popular boxer, the 122nd most popular biography from South Africa and the most popular South African Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Gerald Dreyer ranks 103 out of 496. Before him are Ronald Rawson, István Énekes, Tony Zale, Benny Paret, Sandro Lopopolo, and Héctor Méndez. After him are Oscar Casanovas, Bernard Hopkins, Bep van Klaveren, Ulderico Sergo, Dick Tiger, and Anthony Joshua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Gerald Dreyer ranks 389. Before him are Beverly Sills, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Pat Crawford Brown, Eberhard Jäckel, Betty Carter, and Jaime Gómez. After him are Igor Novikov, Thomas Remengesau Sr., Richard Bass, Ödön Földessy, Jerry Hardin, and Win Tin. Among people deceased in 1985, Gerald Dreyer ranks 205. Before him are Josef Smistik, Riccardo Bacchelli, Arnold Chikobava, Georges Verriest, Ronnie Rooke, and Hua Luogeng. After him are Andy Stanfield, George O'Brien, Mikhail Gromov, Alfredo Duhalde, Zoot Sims, and Abdus Sattar.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gerald Dreyer ranks 122 out of 454. Before him are Pik Botha (1932), Louisa Bolus (1877), Francois Pienaar (1967), Devdas Gandhi (1900), Tom Naudé (1889), and Goodwill Zwelithini (1948). After him are Cecil Kellaway (1890), Ramdas Gandhi (1897), Kevin Curren (1958), Mark Shuttleworth (1973), Enoch Sontonga (1873), and Belle Delphine (1999).

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Among BOXERS In South Africa

Among boxers born in South Africa, Gerald Dreyer ranks 1. After him are Corrie Sanders (1966), David Carstens (1914), George Hunter (1927), and Willie Toweel (1934).

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