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 6,160,973 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Joe Louis is the 5th most popular boxer, the 691st most popular biography from United States (down from 623rd 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 326. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Mike Tyson, and Joe Frazier. After him are Floyd Mayweather Jr., George Foreman, Max Schmeling, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sonny Liston, Jake LaMotta, and Jack Dempsey.
1942 - 2016
HPI: 89.51
Rank: 1
1923 - 1969
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 2
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 3
1944 - 2011
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 4
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 5
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 7
1905 - 2005
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 8
1921 - 1989
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 9
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 10
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 11
1895 - 1983
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1914, Joe Louis ranks 23. Before him are William S. Burroughs, Richard Widmark, Lída Baarová, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Jonas Salk, and Willi Stoph. After him are Abd al-Karim Qasim, Desmond Llewelyn, Karl Carstens, Joe DiMaggio, Philippe Ariès, and George Dantzig. Among people deceased in 1981, Joe Louis ranks 19. Before him are William Holden, Hideki Yukawa, René Clair, Béla Guttmann, Marcel Breuer, and Odd Hassel. After him are Harold Urey, William Saroyan, Omar Bradley, A. J. Cronin, Samuel Barber, and Georges Brassens.
1914 - 1997
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 17
1914 - 2008
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 18
1914 - 2000
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 19
1914 - 1982
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 20
1914 - 1995
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 21
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 22
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 23
1914 - 1963
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 24
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 25
1914 - 1992
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 26
1914 - 1999
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 27
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 28
1914 - 2005
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 29
1918 - 1981
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 13
1907 - 1981
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 14
1898 - 1981
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 15
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 16
1902 - 1981
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 17
1897 - 1981
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 18
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 19
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 20
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 21
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 22
1896 - 1981
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 23
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 24
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 25
Among people born in United States, Joe Louis ranks 691 out of 18,182. Before him are Donald A. Glaser (1926), Robert Ludlum (1927), Carole Lombard (1908), Robert Altman (1925), Bill de Blasio (1961), and John Irving (1942). After him are Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Chick Corea (1941), Donald Knuth (1938), Victor Fleming (1889), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), and Roy Orbison (1936).
1926 - 2013
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 685
1927 - 2001
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 686
1908 - 1942
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 687
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 688
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 689
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 690
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 691
1868 - 1921
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 692
1941 - 2021
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 693
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 694
1889 - 1949
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 695
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 696
1936 - 1988
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 697
Among boxers born in United States, Joe Louis ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad Ali (1942), Rocky Marciano (1923), Mike Tyson (1966), and Joe Frazier (1944). After him are Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), George Foreman (1949), Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Sonny Liston (1932), Jake LaMotta (1922), Jack Dempsey (1895), and Evander Holyfield (1962).
1942 - 2016
HPI: 89.51
Rank: 1
1923 - 1969
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 2
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 3
1944 - 2011
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 4
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 5
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 7
1921 - 1989
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 8
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 9
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 10
1895 - 1983
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 12