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Jim Fuchs

1927 - 2010

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James Emanuel Fuchs (pronounced ; December 6, 1927 – October 8, 2010) was an American communications executive and athlete who competed in the discus throw and shot put. Track and Field News rated him the number one shotputter in the world in the 1949–50 seasons. He developed a new shot-putting technique to compensate for a leg injury, and then used what he called "the sideways glide" to set world records and dominate the sport over a two-year span in the early 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Fuchs has received more than 36,192 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Fuchs is the 2,541st most popular athlete (down from 1,615th in 2019), the 13,542nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,340th in 2019) and the 441st most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jim Fuchs ranks 2,541 out of 6,025. Before him are Con Leahy, Toma Simionov, Tapio Korjus, Franz-Peter Hofmeister, June Maston, and Harry Kerr. After him are Anne Briand, Bill Toomey, Tim Forsyth, Daniel Komen, Sherri Howard, and Jenny Lamy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Jim Fuchs ranks 486. Before him are Connie Kay, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Peggy McCay, Sylvia Fedoruk, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, and John Seigenthaler. After him are Lois Nettleton, Ted Burgin, Nayantara Sahgal, Kenojuak Ashevak, Patsy Mink, and Chuck Share. Among people deceased in 2010, Jim Fuchs ranks 461. Before him are Peter Christopherson, Juan Carlos Arteche, Ksenija Pajčin, Sławomir Skrzypek, Vicki Draves, and Bobby Charles. After him are Kage Baker, Shoya Tomizawa, Barbara Billingsley, Lamont Johnson, Billy Taylor, and Orlando Zapata.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Fuchs ranks 13,542 out of 20,380. Before him are Eugenie Clark (1922), Paul Herman (1946), Mark Aguirre (1959), Abby Wambach (1980), Jack Webb (1920), and Julianne Phillips (1960). After him are Paine Wingate (1739), Bill Toomey (1939), Zoe Perry (1983), Bonnie Somerville (1974), Frank Murphy (1890), and Ted Knight (1923).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jim Fuchs ranks 441. Before him are Vicki Draves (1924), Bob Seagren (1946), Jeremy Wariner (1984), Noah Lyles (1997), Constance Titus (1873), and Charles Vinci (1933). After him are Bill Toomey (1939), Sherri Howard (1962), Margaret Bailes (1951), Archie Williams (1915), Carmelita Jeter (1979), and Reese Hoffa (1977).

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