INSPIRATION

Jack LaLanne

1914 - 2011

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Francois Henri LaLanne (; September 26, 1914 – January 23, 2011), the "Godfather of Fitness", was an American fitness and nutrition guru and motivational speaker. He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie" until he was 15 years old. He also had behavioral problems but "turned his life around" after listening to a public lecture about the benefits of good nutrition by health food pioneer Paul Bragg. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack LaLanne has received more than 3,214,223 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Jack LaLanne is the 7th most popular inspiration, the 7,005th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,730th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Inspiration.

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  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among INSPIRATIONS

Among inspirations, Jack LaLanne ranks 7 out of 10. Before him are Vlad the Impaler, Eugène François Vidocq, Johann Georg Faust, Alice Liddell, Joseph Bell, and George Floyd. After him are Andrew Wakefield, and Mahsa Amini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Jack LaLanne ranks 286. Before him are Wendell Corey, Franz von Werra, John Hersey, František Čapek, Martí de Riquer i Morera, and Viljo Heino. After him are Anna Maria Ortese, Daniel J. Boorstin, William Gibson, Béatrix Beck, Qin Jiwei, and Edgar Reinhardt. Among people deceased in 2011, Jack LaLanne ranks 315. Before him are Georg Sterzinsky, Maurice Goldhaber, Henry Cooper, Juan Tuñas, Bob Benny, and Gunnar Fischer. After him are Jan van Beveren, Joanna Russ, Iván Menczel, Marie Ljalková, Frances Bay, and Hubert Sumlin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack LaLanne ranks 7,005 out of 20,380. Before him are Reni Santoni (1938), Michael Cohen (1966), David Leitch (1975), Billie Dove (1903), Peter Fleming (1955), and Lee Friedlander (1934). After him are Samantha Fox (1950), Pretty Boy Floyd (1904), Roger Maris (1934), Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877), Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), and Lillian Copeland (1904).

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Among INSPIRATIONS In United States

Among inspirations born in United States, Jack LaLanne ranks 2. Before him are George Floyd (1973).

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