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John Carlos

1945 - Today

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John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith. He went on to tie the world record in the 100-yard dash and beat the 200 meters world record (although the latter achievement was never certified). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Carlos has received more than 1,026,480 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). John Carlos is the 155th most popular athlete (down from 144th in 2019), the 3,688th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,943rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 53.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Carlos ranks 155 out of 6,025. Before him are Ole Ellefsæter, Myer Prinstein, Roger Bannister, Robert Hennet, Ken McArthur, and Naim Süleymanoğlu. After him are Silvio Cator, Carlos Lopes, Gretel Bergmann, Galina Zybina, Viggo Jensen, and Klas Lestander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, John Carlos ranks 232. Before him are Svetlana Gerasimenko, Joseph Delaney, Thilo Sarrazin, Revaz Dzodzuashvili, Anselm Grün, and Erik De Vlaeminck. After him are Ferenc Seres, Roger Donaldson, Barry Bostwick, Golden State Killer, Polad Bülbüloğlu, and John Perkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Carlos ranks 3,688 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron McGovney (1962), Heather Graham (1970), Richard Bright (1937), Kelly Rutherford (1968), Gregg L. Semenza (1956), and Arleigh Burke (1901). After him are Ross Perot (1930), David Rasche (1944), Jim Bridger (1804), Glen Cook (1944), Will Patton (1954), and Kamehameha IV (1834).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Carlos ranks 39. Before him are Edwin Moses (1955), Thomas Curtis (1873), Sherm Clark (1899), Jim Thorpe (1887), Harrison Dillard (1923), and Barbara Jones (1937). After him are Carlos Lopes (1947), Ralph Craig (1889), James Quinn (1906), Jay Cutler (1973), Parry O'Brien (1932), and Lee Evans (1947).

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