BOXER
Jean Despeaux
1915 - 1989
Jean Despeaux
Jean Despeaux (22 October 1915 – 25 May 1989) was a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the middleweight class after winning the final against Henry Tiller. He also acted in a handful of films, including Maurice Tourneur's La Main du diable (1943), in which he played a boxer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Despeaux has received more than 15,428 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jean Despeaux is the 95th most popular boxer (up from 105th in 2019), the 4,222nd most popular biography from France (down from 3,964th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Boxer.
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Page Views (PV)
45.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, Jean Despeaux ranks 95 out of 326. Before him are Sandro Lopopolo, James J. Jeffries, Arturo Gatti, Frankie Genaro, Andrew Golota, and Alfredo Porzio. After him are Riddick Bowe, Bernard Hopkins, Bruno Ahlberg, Carmelo Robledo, Arturo Rodríguez, and Víctor Avendaño.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
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Sandro Lopopolo
1939 - 2014
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 89
James J. Jeffries
1875 - 1953
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 90
Arturo Gatti
1972 - 2009
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 91
Frankie Genaro
1901 - 1966
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 92
Andrew Golota
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 93
Alfredo Porzio
1900 - 1976
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 94
Jean Despeaux
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 95
Riddick Bowe
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 96
Bernard Hopkins
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 97
Bruno Ahlberg
1911 - 1966
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 98
Carmelo Robledo
1912 - 1982
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 99
Arturo Rodríguez
1907 - 1982
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 100
Víctor Avendaño
1907 - 1984
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 101
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Jean Despeaux ranks 200. Before him are Olavi Virta, Argemiro, Luise Krüger, Mario Echandi Jiménez, Alice Faye, and Ernest Lehman. After him are Aníbal Ciocca, Lester del Rey, Brenda Marshall, Hellmuth Marx, Jan Twardowski, and David Diamond. Among people deceased in 1989, Jean Despeaux ranks 208. Before him are José Augusto Brandão, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, George Coulouris, King Tubby, Hu Die, and Ödön Zombori. After him are Scott O'Dell, Birago Diop, John Pritchard, Fred Agabashian, Hassler Whitney, and Juan Hilario Marrero.
Others Born in 1915
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Olavi Virta
1915 - 1972
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 194
Argemiro
1915 - 1975
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 195
Luise Krüger
1915 - 2001
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 196
Mario Echandi Jiménez
1915 - 2011
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 197
Alice Faye
1915 - 1998
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 198
Ernest Lehman
1915 - 2005
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 199
Jean Despeaux
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 200
Aníbal Ciocca
1915 - 1981
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 201
Lester del Rey
1915 - 1993
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 202
Brenda Marshall
1915 - 1992
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 203
Hellmuth Marx
1915 - 2002
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 204
Jan Twardowski
1915 - 2006
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 205
David Diamond
1915 - 2005
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 206
Others Deceased in 1989
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José Augusto Brandão
1911 - 1989
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 202
Sirarpie Der Nersessian
1896 - 1989
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 203
George Coulouris
1903 - 1989
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 204
King Tubby
1941 - 1989
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 205
Hu Die
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 206
Ödön Zombori
1906 - 1989
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 207
Jean Despeaux
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 208
Scott O'Dell
1898 - 1989
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 209
Birago Diop
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 210
John Pritchard
1921 - 1989
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 211
Fred Agabashian
1913 - 1989
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 212
Hassler Whitney
1907 - 1989
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 213
Juan Hilario Marrero
1905 - 1989
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 214
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Despeaux ranks 4,222 out of 6,011. Before him are Anne-Marie Colchen (1925), Claudie Haigneré (1957), Ariane Ascaride (1954), Joseph Perotaux (1883), René Bazin (1853), and Hedi Slimane (1968). After him are Jacques Laurent (1919), Natalie Dessay (1965), Nina Companeez (1937), Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent (1823), Albert Préjean (1894), and Pierre Gasly (1996).
Others born in France
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Anne-Marie Colchen
1925 - 2017
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 4,216
Claudie Haigneré
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 4,217
Ariane Ascaride
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 4,218
Joseph Perotaux
1883 - 1967
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 4,219
René Bazin
1853 - 1932
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 4,220
Hedi Slimane
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 4,221
Jean Despeaux
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 4,222
Jacques Laurent
1919 - 2000
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 4,223
Natalie Dessay
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 4,224
Nina Companeez
1937 - 2015
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 4,225
Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent
1823 - 1900
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 4,226
Albert Préjean
1894 - 1979
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 4,227
Pierre Gasly
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 4,228
Among BOXERS In France
Among boxers born in France, Jean Despeaux ranks 2. Before him are Georges Carpentier (1894). After him are Paul Fritsch (1901), Roger Michelot (1912), Alexis Vastine (1986), Tony Yoka (1992), Jérôme Thomas (1979), Sofiane Oumiha (1994), and Daouda Sow (1983).
Georges Carpentier
1894 - 1975
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 1
Jean Despeaux
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 2
Paul Fritsch
1901 - 1970
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 3
Roger Michelot
1912 - 1993
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 4
Alexis Vastine
1986 - 2015
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 5
Tony Yoka
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.58
Rank: 6
Jérôme Thomas
1979 - Present
HPI: 26.96
Rank: 7
Sofiane Oumiha
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.77
Rank: 8
Daouda Sow
1983 - Present
HPI: 22.12
Rank: 9
