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Jim Lightbody

1882 - 1953

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James Davies Lightbody (March 16, 1882 – March 2, 1953) was an American middle distance runner, winner of six Olympic medals (two of which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee following its downgrading of the 1906 Intercalated Games) in the early 20th century. Lightbody, born in Pittsburgh and graduating from high school in Muncie, Indiana, had great success at the 1904 Summer Olympics, held in St. Louis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Lightbody has received more than 17,608 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jim Lightbody is the 472nd most popular athlete (down from 355th in 2019), the 6,515th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,818th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

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  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jim Lightbody ranks 472 out of 3,059. Before him are Barbara Jones, Ulf Timmermann, Renaud Lavillenie, Klas Lestander, Phil Heath, and Udo Beyer. After him are Tore Sjöstrand, Heikki Liimatainen, Arne Åhman, Irma Johansson, Durward Knowles, and Paavo Johansson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Jim Lightbody ranks 193. Before him are Margaret Dumont, George Bancroft, Ernestas Galvanauskas, Ivan Olbracht, Edmund Dulac, and Willem Elsschot. After him are Aleksander Skrzyński, Richard Johansson, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Seán T. O'Kelly, Karel Domin, and Wyndham Lewis. Among people deceased in 1953, Jim Lightbody ranks 127. Before him are Issay Dobrowen, Pierre Dupong, Nikolai Golovanov, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Johannes Baumann, and Florence R. Sabin. After him are Eduard Künneke, Karel Domin, Rudolph Schindler, Kaarlo Koskelo, Maud Gonne, and Milovan Jakšić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Lightbody ranks 6,515 out of 18,182. Before him are Charles Roven (1949), Phil Heath (1979), Edie McClurg (1951), Kim Gordon (1953), Owen Garriott (1930), and Travis Scott (1991). After him are Garry Winogrand (1928), Mike Patton (1968), Walter Burley Griffin (1876), Chester Himes (1909), Walter Lang (1896), and Harold Becker (1928).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jim Lightbody ranks 97. Before him are Dexter Jackson (1969), Evelyn Ashford (1957), Harold Osborn (1899), Bill Holland (1874), Barbara Jones (1937), and Phil Heath (1979). After him are Lillian Copeland (1904), Ethel Catherwood (1908), Norbert Schemansky (1924), Ed Ablowich (1913), Arthur L. Newton (1883), and James Quinn (1906).

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