BOXER

Horace Gwynne

1912 - 2001

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Horace "Lefty" Gwynne (October 5, 1912 – April 16, 2001) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal. Born in Toronto, Gwynne left school after grade 8, weighing only 65 lb (29.5 kg). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horace Gwynne has received more than 19,214 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Horace Gwynne is the 205th most popular boxer, the 662nd most popular biography from Canada and the 4th most popular Canadian Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Horace Gwynne ranks 205 out of 496. Before him are David Tua, Ion Alexe, Gennadiy Shatkov, Vasyl Lomachenko, Edwin Valero, and James Toney. After him are Joe Calzaghe, Alan Minter, Marco Antonio Barrera, Gene Fullmer, Washington Rodríguez, and Emilio Correa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Horace Gwynne ranks 394. Before him are Otto Licha, Helmut Hamann, June Havoc, Leopold Wohlrab, Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, and Friedrich Maurer. After him are Kamil Tolon, Hilda Cameron, Tip O'Neill, Richard Carlson, Erland Herkenrath, and Madge Adam. Among people deceased in 2001, Horace Gwynne ranks 317. Before him are Tony Miles, Arlene Francis, Govan Mbeki, David M. Walker, Robert Fowler, and Edwin H. Colbert. After him are Bob Tinning, Javed Iqbal, Ronnie Allen, Tony Ashton, Leamon King, and Mike Mansfield.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Horace Gwynne ranks 662 out of 1,622. Before him are Lance Stroll (1998), Alice Wilson (1881), William Cockburn (1902), Bobby Clarke (1949), Norman Lane (1919), and Karla Homolka (1970). After him are Maureen Forrester (1930), Caterina Scorsone (1981), Jean Charest (1958), Rick Genest (1985), Jack Layton (1950), and Jason Reitman (1977).

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Among BOXERS In Canada

Among boxers born in Canada, Horace Gwynne ranks 4. Before him are George Chuvalo (1937), Arturo Gatti (1972), and Sam Langford (1886). After him are Mark Leduc (1962), David Lemieux (1988), Tammara Thibeault (1996), Anna Lysenko (1991), and Charlie Cavanagh (2000).

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