ATHLETE
Jim Thorpe
1887 - 1953
Jim Thorpe
James Francis Thorpe (Meskwaki: Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Thorpe has received more than 7,559,456 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Jim Thorpe is the 118th most popular athlete (down from 69th in 2019), the 3,237th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,850th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Athlete.
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7.6M
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
1.80
Effective Languages (L*)
6.49
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Jim Thorpe ranks 118 out of 6,025. Before him are Egil Danielsen, Ivanka Khristova, Sherm Clark, Eric Liddell, Michel Jazy, and Alajos Szokolyi. After him are Aleksandr Privalov, Ron Clarke, Friedrich Traun, Esther Brand, Rudolf Bauer, and Tilly Fleischer.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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1933 - 2019
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 112
Ivanka Khristova
1941 - 2022
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 113
Sherm Clark
1899 - 1980
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 114
Eric Liddell
1902 - 1945
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 115
Michel Jazy
1936 - 2024
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 116
Alajos Szokolyi
1871 - 1932
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 117
Jim Thorpe
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 118
Aleksandr Privalov
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 119
Ron Clarke
1937 - 2015
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 120
Friedrich Traun
1876 - 1908
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 121
Esther Brand
1922 - 2015
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 122
Rudolf Bauer
1879 - 1932
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 123
Tilly Fleischer
1911 - 2005
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 124
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Jim Thorpe ranks 110. Before him are Frigyes Karinthy, Charles Galton Darwin, Edelmiro Julián Farrell, Şükrü Saracoğlu, Simon Kimbangu, and Arthur Percival. After him are Kazimierz Fajans, Jean Patou, Alvin Hansen, Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Jean Ray, and Vladimir Smirnov. Among people deceased in 1953, Jim Thorpe ranks 74. Before him are Ugo Betti, Nikolay Zelinsky, Helene Mayer, Şükrü Saracoğlu, Sergey Belyavsky, and Hjalmar Hammarskjöld. After him are Hilaire Belloc, Dámaso Berenguer, Holger Pedersen, Joseph Jongen, Alexander Vasiliev, and Lev Mekhlis.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsFrigyes Karinthy
WRITER
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 104
Charles Galton Darwin
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1962
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 105
Edelmiro Julián Farrell
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1980
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 106
Şükrü Saracoğlu
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 107
Simon Kimbangu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1951
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 108
Arthur Percival
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1966
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 109
Jim Thorpe
ATHLETE
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 110
Kazimierz Fajans
CHEMIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 111
Jean Patou
FASHION DESIGNER
1887 - 1936
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 112
Alvin Hansen
ECONOMIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 113
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
COMPANION
1887 - 1957
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 114
Jean Ray
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 115
Vladimir Smirnov
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1974
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 116
Others Deceased in 1953
Go to all RankingsUgo Betti
WRITER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 68
Nikolay Zelinsky
CHEMIST
1861 - 1953
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 69
Helene Mayer
FENCER
1910 - 1953
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 70
Şükrü Saracoğlu
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 71
Sergey Belyavsky
ASTRONOMER
1883 - 1953
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 72
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1953
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 73
Jim Thorpe
ATHLETE
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 74
Hilaire Belloc
WRITER
1870 - 1953
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 75
Dámaso Berenguer
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1953
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 76
Holger Pedersen
LINGUIST
1867 - 1953
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 77
Joseph Jongen
COMPOSER
1873 - 1953
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 78
Alexander Vasiliev
HISTORIAN
1867 - 1953
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 79
Lev Mekhlis
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1953
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 80
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jim Thorpe ranks 3,237 out of 20,380. Before him are Frederick Jackson Turner (1861), Rensis Likert (1903), Rue McClanahan (1934), Vito Acconci (1940), Roy Sullivan (1912), and John Barth (1930). After him are Sam Wood (1883), Barbara O'Neil (1910), Clifford Brown (1930), Joel Asaph Allen (1838), Garret Hobart (1844), and Lee Krasner (1908).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFrederick Jackson Turner
HISTORIAN
1861 - 1932
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 3,231
Rensis Likert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1981
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 3,232
Rue McClanahan
ACTOR
1934 - 2010
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 3,233
Vito Acconci
ARTIST
1940 - 2017
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 3,234
Roy Sullivan
CELEBRITY
1912 - 1983
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 3,235
John Barth
WRITER
1930 - 2024
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 3,236
Jim Thorpe
ATHLETE
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 3,237
Sam Wood
FILM DIRECTOR
1883 - 1949
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 3,238
Barbara O'Neil
ACTOR
1910 - 1980
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 3,239
Clifford Brown
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1956
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 3,240
Joel Asaph Allen
BIOLOGIST
1838 - 1921
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 3,241
Garret Hobart
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 3,242
Lee Krasner
PAINTER
1908 - 1984
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 3,243
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Jim Thorpe ranks 36. Before him are Eddie Eagan (1897), Ralph Rose (1885), Frank Jarvis (1878), Edwin Moses (1955), Thomas Curtis (1873), and Sherm Clark (1899). After him are Harrison Dillard (1923), Barbara Jones (1937), John Carlos (1945), Carlos Lopes (1947), Ralph Craig (1889), and James Quinn (1906).
Eddie Eagan
1897 - 1967
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 30
Ralph Rose
1885 - 1913
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 31
Frank Jarvis
1878 - 1933
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 32
Edwin Moses
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 33
Thomas Curtis
1873 - 1944
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 34
Sherm Clark
1899 - 1980
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 35
Jim Thorpe
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 36
Harrison Dillard
1923 - 2019
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 37
Barbara Jones
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 38
John Carlos
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 39
Carlos Lopes
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 40
Ralph Craig
1889 - 1972
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 41
James Quinn
1906 - 2004
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 42