1914 - 1981
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Louis has received more than 5,630,664 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Joe Louis is the 5th most popular boxer, the 623rd most popular biography from United States (up from 689th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Boxer.
Joe Louis was a heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. He was the first African American to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
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Among boxers, Joe Louis ranks 5 out of 324. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, and Mike Tyson. After him are George Foreman, Max Schmeling, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta, Sonny Liston, and Rubin Carter.
1942 - 2016
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 1
1923 - 1969
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 2
1944 - 2011
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 3
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 4
1914 - 1981
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 5
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 6
1905 - 2005
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 7
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 8
1921 - 1989
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 9
1922 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 10
1932 - 1970
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 11
1937 - 2014
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1914, Joe Louis ranks 20. Before him are Alec Guinness, Octavio Paz, Richard Widmark, Tyrone Power, Bohumil Hrabal, and Lída Baarová. After him are Aribert Heim, Jonas Salk, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Willi Stoph, Joe DiMaggio, and Desmond Llewelyn. Among people deceased in 1981, Joe Louis ranks 16. Before him are Frederica of Hanover, Soong Ching-ling, Natalie Wood, William Holden, A. J. Cronin, and Béla Guttmann. After him are Harold Urey, René Clair, Samuel Barber, Omar Bradley, William Saroyan, and Odd Hassel.
1914 - 2000
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 14
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 15
1914 - 2008
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 16
1914 - 1958
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 17
1914 - 1997
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 18
1914 - 2000
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 19
1914 - 1981
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 20
1914 - 1992
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 21
1914 - 1995
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 22
1914 - 1982
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 23
1914 - 1999
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 24
1914 - 1999
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 25
1914 - 1999
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 26
1917 - 1981
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 10
1893 - 1981
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 11
1938 - 1981
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 12
1918 - 1981
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 13
1896 - 1981
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 14
1899 - 1981
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 15
1914 - 1981
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 16
1893 - 1981
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 17
1898 - 1981
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 18
1910 - 1981
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 19
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 20
1908 - 1981
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 21
1897 - 1981
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 22
Among people born in United States, Joe Louis ranks 623 out of 15,968. Before him are Harold Lasswell (1902), Robert McNamara (1916), Kary Mullis (1944), John Browning (1855), Robert Ludlum (1927), and Victor Fleming (1889). After him are Philip Johnson (1906), Bill Cosby (1937), Diana Ross (1944), Paul Allen (1953), Charles Greeley Abbot (1872), and Harold Urey (1893).
1902 - 1978
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 617
1916 - 2009
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 618
1944 - 2019
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 619
1855 - 1926
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 620
1927 - 2001
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 621
1889 - 1949
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 622
1914 - 1981
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 623
1906 - 2005
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 624
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 625
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 626
1953 - 2018
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 627
1872 - 1973
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 628
1893 - 1981
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 629
Among boxers born in United States, Joe Louis ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad Ali (1942), Rocky Marciano (1923), Joe Frazier (1944), and Mike Tyson (1966). After him are George Foreman (1949), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Jake LaMotta (1922), Sonny Liston (1932), Rubin Carter (1937), and Evander Holyfield (1962).
1942 - 2016
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 1
1923 - 1969
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 2
1944 - 2011
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 3
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 4
1914 - 1981
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 5
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 6
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 7
1921 - 1989
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 8
1922 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 9
1932 - 1970
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 10
1937 - 2014
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 12