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John Akii-Bua

1949 - 1997

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John Akii-Bua (3 December 1949 – 20 June 1997) was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country Uganda. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Akii-Bua has received more than 127,018 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). John Akii-Bua is the 309th most popular athlete (up from 330th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Uganda (up from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Athlete.

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  • 50.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Akii-Bua ranks 309 out of 6,025. Before him are Sándor Rozsnyói, Henry Russell, Nancy Mackay, Eero Berg, Kenenisa Bekele, and Elmer Niklander. After him are Adolfo Consolini, Ethel Catherwood, Don Bragg, Bob King, Arthur Blake, and Nawal El Moutawakel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, John Akii-Bua ranks 321. Before him are Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Israel Finkelstein, Jean Asselborn, Andrew Latimer, Sally Potter, and Paulo César Carpegiani. After him are Janet Ågren, Keith Rowley, César Aira, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Nené, and Bonnie Raitt. Among people deceased in 1997, John Akii-Bua ranks 171. Before him are Georges Guétary, James A. Michener, Brian Connolly, Bengt Danielsson, Georgy Shonin, and Robert Pinget. After him are Myrtle Bachelder, Tony Williams, Afonsinho, William Hickey, Tete Montoliu, and Shinichi Hoshi.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, John Akii-Bua ranks 8 out of 55. Before him are Yoweri Museveni (1944), Joseph Kony (1961), Milton Obote (1925), Tito Okello (1914), Charles Lwanga (1860), and Mutesa II of Buganda (1924). After him are Yusuf Lule (1912), Godfrey Binaisa (1920), Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929), Emmanuel Wamala (1926), Danny Faure (1962), and Apolo Nsibambi (1940).

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Among ATHLETES In Uganda

Among athletes born in Uganda, John Akii-Bua ranks 1. After him are Joshua Cheptegei (1996), Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Davis Kamoga (1968), Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (1984), Jacob Kiplimo (2000), Peruth Chemutai (1999), Solomon Mutai (1992), Halimah Nakaayi (1994), Dorcus Inzikuru (1982), Maria Huntington (1997), and Angelina (null).

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