ATHLETE
Jim Ryun
1947 - Today
Jim Ryun
James Ronald Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former Republican politician and Olympic track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and was the first high school athlete to run a mile in under four minutes. He is the last American to hold the world record in the mile run. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Ryun has received more than 802,568 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Ryun is the 1,993rd most popular athlete (down from 1,517th in 2019), the 11,286th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,798th in 2019) and the 345th most popular American Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
800k
Page Views (PV)
42.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jim Ryuns by language
Over the past year Jim Ryun has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 77,086 views, followed by Russian (3,442), and Spanish (2,386). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (105.16%), Hebrew (96.92%), and Greek (89.64%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Jim Ryun ranks 1,993 out of 6,025. Before him are Burton Downing, Ferenc Török, Oscar Osthoff, Saida Gunba, Gail Devers, and Nobuo Arai. After him are Detlef Michel, Filbert Bayi, Frank Kugler, Thierry Vigneron, Shinji Hosokawa, and Antonio Siddi.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBurton Downing
1885 - 1929
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 1,987
Ferenc Török
1935 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 1,988
Oscar Osthoff
1883 - 1950
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 1,989
Saida Gunba
1959 - 2018
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 1,990
Gail Devers
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 1,991
Nobuo Arai
1909 - 1990
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 1,992
Jim Ryun
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 1,993
Detlef Michel
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 1,994
Filbert Bayi
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 1,995
Frank Kugler
1879 - 1952
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 1,996
Thierry Vigneron
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 1,997
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 1,998
Antonio Siddi
1923 - 1983
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 1,999
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Jim Ryun ranks 763. Before him are Stephen Hadley, Ray Cooper, Eddie Thomson, Bob Lutz, Osvaldo Castro, and Tamara Dobson. After him are Charlie Hickcox, Ivan Zafirov, Alexander Gusev, Wings Hauser, Gerardo Vera, and Heikki Ikola.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsStephen Hadley
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 757
Ray Cooper
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 758
Eddie Thomson
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2003
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 759
Bob Lutz
TENNIS PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 760
Osvaldo Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 761
Tamara Dobson
ACTOR
1947 - 2006
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 762
Jim Ryun
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 763
Charlie Hickcox
SWIMMER
1947 - 2010
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 764
Ivan Zafirov
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 765
Alexander Gusev
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 766
Wings Hauser
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 767
Gerardo Vera
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 768
Heikki Ikola
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 769
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jim Ryun ranks 11,286 out of 20,380. Before him are Wanda Sykes (1964), Gail Devers (1966), Colin Edwards (1974), Nicole Richie (1981), Porter Wagoner (1927), and Lou Adler (1933). After him are Peter Sellars (1957), Aaron Carter (1987), Drew Carey (1958), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Ethel Clayton (1882), and Charles J. Folger (1818).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWanda Sykes
COMEDIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 11,280
Gail Devers
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 11,281
Colin Edwards
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 11,282
Nicole Richie
CELEBRITY
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 11,283
Porter Wagoner
SINGER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 11,284
Lou Adler
PRODUCER
1933 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 11,285
Jim Ryun
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 11,286
Peter Sellars
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 11,287
Aaron Carter
SINGER
1987 - 2022
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 11,288
Drew Carey
PRESENTER
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 11,289
Sufjan Stevens
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 11,290
Ethel Clayton
ACTOR
1882 - 1966
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 11,291
Charles J. Folger
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1884
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 11,292
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Jim Ryun ranks 345. Before him are Anne Henning (1955), Duvall Hecht (1930), Mae Faggs (1932), Burton Downing (1885), Oscar Osthoff (1883), and Gail Devers (1966). After him are Gilbert Colgate (1899), James Dunbar (1930), Kenny Harrison (1965), Horace Ashenfelter (1923), DeHart Hubbard (1903), and Tris Speaker (1888).
Anne Henning
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 339
Duvall Hecht
1930 - 2022
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 340
Mae Faggs
1932 - 2000
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 341
Burton Downing
1885 - 1929
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 342
Oscar Osthoff
1883 - 1950
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 343
Gail Devers
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 344
Jim Ryun
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 345
Gilbert Colgate
1899 - 1965
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 346
James Dunbar
1930 - 2018
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 347
Kenny Harrison
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 348
Horace Ashenfelter
1923 - 2018
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 349
DeHart Hubbard
1903 - 1976
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 350
Tris Speaker
1888 - 1958
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 351