1887 - 1953
James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): 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 7,068,855 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Jim Thorpe is the 69th most popular athlete (down from 63rd in 2019), the 2,857th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,734th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Jim Thorpe ranks 69 out of 3,059. Before him are Wilma Rudolph, Jüri Lossmann, Gustav Flatow, Alfred Schmidt, Alain Mimoun, and Irina Press. After him are Alajos Szokolyi, Elvīra Ozoliņa, Ralph Craig, Haile Gebrselassie, Jüri Tamm, and Volodymyr Holubnychy.
1940 - 1994
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 63
1891 - 1984
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 64
1875 - 1945
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 65
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 66
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 67
1939 - 2004
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 68
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 69
1871 - 1932
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 70
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 71
1889 - 1972
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 72
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 73
1957 - 2021
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 74
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 75
Among people born in 1887, Jim Thorpe ranks 97. Before him are Friedrich Zander, Josef Lada, Samuil Marshak, Hitoshi Ashida, Chico Marx, and Lil Dagover. After him are James Finlayson, Kurt Atterberg, Frigyes Karinthy, Hanns Kerrl, Arthur Percival, and Walter Ruttmann. Among people deceased in 1953, Jim Thorpe ranks 60. Before him are Julian Tuwim, Stanisław Wojciechowski, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Chōjun Miyagi, Albert Gleizes, and Jorge Negrete. After him are James Finlayson, Nikolaos Plastiras, Francesco Saverio Nitti, Iuliu Maniu, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, and Kathleen Ferrier.
1887 - 1933
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 91
1887 - 1957
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 92
1887 - 1964
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 93
1887 - 1959
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 94
1887 - 1961
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 95
1887 - 1980
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 96
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 97
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 98
1887 - 1974
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 99
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 100
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 101
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 102
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 103
1894 - 1953
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 54
1869 - 1953
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 55
1859 - 1953
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 56
1888 - 1953
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 57
1881 - 1953
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 58
1910 - 1953
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 59
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 60
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 61
1883 - 1953
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 62
1868 - 1953
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 63
1873 - 1953
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 64
1862 - 1953
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 65
1912 - 1953
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 66
Among people born in United States, Jim Thorpe ranks 2,857 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Bolton (1953), Tyne Daly (1946), Ben Hecht (1893), Timothée Chalamet (1995), Kamehameha III (1814), and Doyle Brunson (1933). After him are Robert Rossen (1908), Ivy Lee (1877), Zoe Saldana (1978), Charles Best (1899), Eddie Guerrero (1967), and Marg Helgenberger (1958).
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 2,851
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,852
1893 - 1964
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,853
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,854
1814 - 1854
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,855
1933 - 2023
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,856
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,857
1908 - 1966
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,858
1877 - 1934
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,859
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2,860
1899 - 1978
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,861
1967 - 2005
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,862
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,863
Among athletes born in United States, Jim Thorpe ranks 20. Before him are Tommie Smith (1944), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Eddie Eagan (1897), Irving Baxter (1876), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), and Wilma Rudolph (1940). After him are Ralph Craig (1889), Robert Garrett (1875), Jim Hines (1946), Lee Haney (1959), Archie Hahn (1880), and John Paine (1870).
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14
1874 - 1949
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 15
1897 - 1967
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 16
1876 - 1957
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 17
1876 - 1928
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 18
1940 - 1994
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 19
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 20
1889 - 1972
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 21
1875 - 1961
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 22
1946 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 23
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 24
1880 - 1955
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 25
1870 - 1951
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 26