BOXER

Jess Willard

1881 - 1968

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Jess Myron Willard (December 29, 1881 – December 15, 1968) was an American world heavyweight boxing champion billed as the Pottawatomie Giant. He won the world heavyweight title in 1915 by knocking out Jack Johnson. Willard was known for size rather than skill, and though he held the championship for more than four years, he rarely defended it. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jess Willard has received more than 738,726 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jess Willard is the 73rd most popular boxer (down from 70th in 2019), the 5,828th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,883rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 740k

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  • 49.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Jess Willard ranks 73 out of 496. Before him are Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Alexis Argüello, Július Torma, Michael Spinks, Carmen Basilio, and Frederick Grace. After him are Thomas Hearns, Ernie Terrell, Oscar De La Hoya, Santiago Lovell, Piero Toscani, and Rafael Iglesias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Jess Willard ranks 158. Before him are Eugen Bolz, Refik Saydam, Kanno Sugako, Eulalio Gutiérrez, Henri Grégoire, and Henri Laurent. After him are Clive Bell, Fernand Sanz, Otto Toeplitz, Lewis Fry Richardson, Jetze Doorman, and Madge Syers. Among people deceased in 1968, Jess Willard ranks 157. Before him are Joseph Pholien, Dorothy Garrod, Edna Ferber, Eben Dönges, Ruth St. Denis, and Harry Stenqvist. After him are Mervyn Peake, Norman Brookes, Enoch L. Johnson, Dorothy Gish, Antonio Pietrangeli, and Mike Spence.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jess Willard ranks 5,828 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles David Keeling (1928), Herman Daly (1938), Kevin Conroy (1955), Steve Porcaro (1957), Harry Stenqvist (1893), and Eileen Collins (1956). After him are William Gaddis (1922), Barbara Harris (1935), Walter Lang (1896), Ruby Dee (1922), Joe Henderson (1937), and Andy Griffith (1926).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Jess Willard ranks 38. Before him are Buster Douglas (1960), Gene Tunney (1897), Oliver Kirk (1884), Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), Michael Spinks (1956), and Carmen Basilio (1927). After him are Thomas Hearns (1958), Ernie Terrell (1939), Oscar De La Hoya (1973), James J. Jeffries (1875), Samuel Berger (1884), and Carmen Barth (1912).

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