ATHLETE
Harold Abrahams
1899 - 1978
Harold Abrahams
Harold Maurice Abrahams (15 December 1899 – 14 January 1978) was an English track and field athlete. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harold Abrahams has received more than 1,249,932 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Abrahams is the 195th most popular athlete (down from 122nd in 2019), the 2,343rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,135th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
52.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
3.08
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Harold Abrahams by language
Over the past year Harold Abrahams has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 114,287 views, followed by Spanish (9,927), and French (8,969). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (64.06%), Basque (53.89%), and Persian (28.77%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Harold Abrahams ranks 195 out of 6,025. Before him are Marlene Ahrens, Gyula Kellner, Alain Mimoun, Rosa Mota, Edgar Aabye, and Adhemar da Silva. After him are Harry Hillman, Eliud Kipchoge, Helge Løvland, Reggie Walker, Veniamin Soldatenko, and Henrik Sjöberg.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarlene Ahrens
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 189
Gyula Kellner
1871 - 1940
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 190
Alain Mimoun
1921 - 2013
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 191
Rosa Mota
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 192
Edgar Aabye
1865 - 1941
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 193
Adhemar da Silva
1927 - 2001
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 194
Harold Abrahams
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 195
Harry Hillman
1881 - 1945
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 196
Eliud Kipchoge
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 197
Helge Løvland
1890 - 1984
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 198
Reggie Walker
1889 - 1951
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 199
Veniamin Soldatenko
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 200
Henrik Sjöberg
1875 - 1905
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 201
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Harold Abrahams ranks 155. Before him are Suryakant Tripathi, Fritz von Opel, Joseph Guillemot, Richard Hartshorne, Li Lisan, and C. S. Forester. After him are Robert Casadesus, Udham Singh, Gerhard von Schwerin, Josep Tarradellas, Carlo Rosselli, and Jeralean Talley. Among people deceased in 1978, Harold Abrahams ranks 115. Before him are Carlos Chávez, Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Zivia Lubetkin, Raymond Braine, Nancy Spungen, and Federico Chávez. After him are José Gonzalvo, John D. Rockefeller III, Rubén Morán, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Josef Frings, and Roy Harrod.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsSuryakant Tripathi
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 149
Fritz von Opel
INVENTOR
1899 - 1971
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 150
Joseph Guillemot
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 151
Richard Hartshorne
GEOGRAPHER
1899 - 1992
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 152
Li Lisan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1967
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 153
C. S. Forester
WRITER
1899 - 1966
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 154
Harold Abrahams
ATHLETE
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 155
Robert Casadesus
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 156
Udham Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1940
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 157
Gerhard von Schwerin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1980
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 158
Josep Tarradellas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1988
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 159
Carlo Rosselli
WRITER
1899 - 1937
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 160
Jeralean Talley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 2015
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 161
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsCarlos Chávez
COMPOSER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 109
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 110
Zivia Lubetkin
WRITER
1914 - 1978
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 111
Raymond Braine
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1978
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 112
Nancy Spungen
EXTREMIST
1958 - 1978
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 113
Federico Chávez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1978
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 114
Harold Abrahams
ATHLETE
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 115
José Gonzalvo
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1978
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 116
John D. Rockefeller III
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1978
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 117
Rubén Morán
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1978
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 118
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1978
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 119
Josef Frings
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1978
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 120
Roy Harrod
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1978
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 121
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Abrahams ranks 2,343 out of 8,785. Before him are Brenda Milner (1918), Hilary Mantel (1952), George Buchanan (1506), William Edward Ayrton (1847), Sharon Osbourne (1952), and Ford Madox Ford (1873). After him are Richard Swinburne (1934), Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893), Arnold Bennett (1867), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Paul Johnson (1928), and Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBrenda Milner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 2,337
Hilary Mantel
WRITER
1952 - 2022
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 2,338
George Buchanan
HISTORIAN
1506 - 1582
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 2,339
William Edward Ayrton
PHYSICIST
1847 - 1908
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 2,340
Sharon Osbourne
PRESENTER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 2,341
Ford Madox Ford
WRITER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 2,342
Harold Abrahams
ATHLETE
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 2,343
Richard Swinburne
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 2,344
Eugene Aynsley Goossens
CONDUCTOR
1893 - 1962
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 2,345
Arnold Bennett
WRITER
1867 - 1931
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 2,346
Cuthred of Wessex
POLITICIAN
750 - 756
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 2,347
Paul Johnson
WRITER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 2,348
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1554
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 2,349
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Harold Abrahams ranks 8. Before him are Sebastian Coe (1956), Robert Hichens (1882), Thomas Hicks (1876), Roger Bannister (1929), Ken McArthur (1881), and George S. Robertson (1872). After him are Dorian Yates (1962), Robert Kerr (1882), Jonathan Edwards (1966), Nancy Mackay (1922), Alfred Tysoe (1874), and Norman Read (1931).
Sebastian Coe
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 2
Robert Hichens
1882 - 1940
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 3
Thomas Hicks
1876 - 1952
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 4
Roger Bannister
1929 - 2018
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 5
Ken McArthur
1881 - 1960
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 6
George S. Robertson
1872 - 1967
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 7
Harold Abrahams
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 8
Dorian Yates
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 9
Robert Kerr
1882 - 1963
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 10
Jonathan Edwards
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 11
Nancy Mackay
1922 - 2016
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 12
Alfred Tysoe
1874 - 1901
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 13
Norman Read
1931 - 1994
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 14