CYCLIST

Gordon Thomas

1921 - 2013

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Gordon W. "Tiny" Thomas (18 August 1921 – 10 April 2013) was a British cyclist who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. There he won a silver medal in the team road race alongside Bob Maitland and Ian Scott. He also competed in the individual event, finishing 8th in a field of 101 participants. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon Thomas has received more than 14,741 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gordon Thomas is the 312th most popular cyclist (down from 272nd in 2019), the 5,011th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,562nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Cyclist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gordon Thomas by language

Over the past year Gordon Thomas has had the most page views in the with 828 views, followed by Chinese (613), and Arabic (392). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (102.33%), Finnish (71.50%), and Portuguese (10.57%)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Gordon Thomas ranks 312 out of 1,613. Before him are Luis Herrera, Tomas Pettersson, Maurice Moucheraud, Severino Rigoni, Peder Pedersen, and Lionel Cox. After him are Jean Cugnot, Rui Costa, Maurizio Fondriest, Óscar Pereiro, Joseba Beloki, and Erika Salumäe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gordon Thomas ranks 416. Before him are R. K. Laxman, Franz Gabl, Jacques Friedel, François Picard, Ruth Barcan Marcus, and Johnny Otis. After him are Günther Bechem, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Róbert Antal, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, and Ion Negoițescu. Among people deceased in 2013, Gordon Thomas ranks 433. Before him are Stan Vickers, Sharon Stouder, Peter Geach, Milo O'Shea, Ronnie Ray Smith, and Robert Byrne. After him are Taisia Chenchik, Ebbe Parsner, Malachi Throne, Magic Slim, Hugh Huxley, and Slim Whitman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gordon Thomas ranks 5,011 out of 8,785. Before him are Daniel Sturridge (1989), Gil Merrick (1922), John Whitehurst (1713), Guy Pratt (1962), John Owen (1827), and William Duesbury (1725). After him are John Betjeman (1906), Katie Johnson (1878), Steve Archibald (1956), Eva Crane (1912), George Grove (1820), and Queenie Newall (1854).

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Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom

Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Gordon Thomas ranks 13. Before him are Philippa York (1958), Lloyd Hildebrand (1870), Victor Johnson (1883), Charles Henry Bartlett (1885), Graeme Obree (1965), and Phil Anderson (1958). After him are Harry Ryan (1893), Geraint Thomas (1986), Donald Burgess (1933), Alan Geldard (1927), Ronald Stretton (1930), and Bryan Steel (1969).

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