BOXER

Jack Johnson

1878 - 1946

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John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). His 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries was dubbed the "fight of the century". Johnson defeated Jeffries, who was white, triggering dozens of race riots across the U.S. According to filmmaker Ken Burns, "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African American on Earth". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Johnson has received more than 231,394 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Jack Johnson is the 29th most popular boxer (up from 30th in 2019), the 2,276th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,778th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Jack Johnson ranks 29 out of 496. Before him are Vitali Klitschko, Ken Norton, Mate Parlov, Nino Benvenuti, James J. Braddock, and Lennox Lewis. After him are Sugar Ray Leonard, John L. Sullivan, Archie Moore, Trevor Berbick, Manny Pacquiao, and Ezzard Charles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Jack Johnson ranks 60. Before him are Princess Isabelle of Orléans, Upton Sinclair, Hans Ledwinka, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, and Alfréd Hajós. After him are Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Hartley, C. Rajagopalachari, Paul Troost, Stephen Timoshenko, and Walter Heitz. Among people deceased in 1946, Jack Johnson ranks 69. Before him are Marcel Petiot, Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, Arthur Greiser, Louis Slotin, Yōsuke Matsuoka, and Henry Bergman. After him are Jeanne Lanvin, Max Koegel, George Arliss, Henri Gouraud, Joseph Stilwell, and Mihai Antonescu.

Others Born in 1878

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Others Deceased in 1946

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Johnson ranks 2,276 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Kittinger (1928), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Tom Petty (1950), John Bates Clark (1847), Eazy-E (1964), and Kamehameha II (1797). After him are Felicity Huffman (1962), Kanye West (1977), Alyssa Milano (1972), La Toya Jackson (1956), Dinah Washington (1924), and Marg Helgenberger (1958).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Jack Johnson ranks 18. Before him are Jack Dempsey (1895), Larry Holmes (1949), Rubin Carter (1937), Floyd Patterson (1935), Ken Norton (1943), and James J. Braddock (1905). After him are Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), John L. Sullivan (1858), Archie Moore (1916), Ezzard Charles (1921), Max Baer (1909), and Henry Armstrong (1912).

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