1945 - Today
John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional American 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 962,666 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. John Carlos is the 144th most popular athlete (down from 106th in 2019), the 3,954th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,429th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, John Carlos ranks 144 out of 3,059. Before him are Vyacheslav Vedenin, Volmari Iso-Hollo, Heike Drechsler, Vsevolod Bobrov, Charilaos Vasilakos, and Gaston Roelants. After him are Waldemar Cierpinski, Oscar Pistorius, Yevgeny Grishin, John Ljunggren, Nils von Kantzow, and Francisco Lázaro.
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 138
1907 - 1969
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 139
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 140
1922 - 1979
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 141
1877 - 1964
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 142
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 143
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 144
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 145
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 146
1931 - 2005
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 147
1919 - 2000
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 148
1885 - 1967
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 149
1891 - 1912
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 150
Among people born in 1945, John Carlos ranks 231. Before him are John Doman, Betty Mahmoody, Sheila, Werner Schroeter, Linda Harrison, and Roger Donaldson. After him are Earl Boen, Anselm Grün, Thilo Sarrazin, Michael Nouri, Bob Klose, and John Perkins.
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 225
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 226
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 227
1945 - 2010
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 228
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 229
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 230
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 231
1945 - 2023
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 232
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 233
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 234
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 235
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 236
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 237
Among people born in United States, John Carlos ranks 3,954 out of 18,182. Before him are B. J. Thomas (1942), Lyndon LaRouche (1922), Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944), David Janssen (1931), Tommy Dorsey (1905), and Jennifer Lee (1971). After him are Reginald VelJohnson (1952), Robert M. Pirsig (1928), George Shultz (1920), Dave Grohl (1969), Tom Atkins (1935), and Lana Wood (1946).
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,948
1922 - 2019
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,949
1944 - 2019
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,950
1931 - 1980
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,951
1905 - 1956
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,952
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,953
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,954
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,955
1928 - 2017
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,956
1920 - 2021
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,957
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,958
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,959
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,960
Among athletes born in United States, John Carlos ranks 35. Before him are Michael Johnson (1967), Edwin Moses (1955), Donald Lippincott (1893), Carlos Lopes (1947), Thomas Curtis (1873), and Lee Evans (1947). After him are Harrison Dillard (1923), Bob King (1906), Ralph Boston (1939), William Hoyt (1875), Charles Dvorak (1878), and Chris Dickerson (1939).
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 29
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 30
1893 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 31
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 32
1873 - 1944
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 33
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 34
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 35
1923 - 2019
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 36
1906 - 1965
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 37
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 38
1875 - 1954
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 39
1878 - 1969
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 40
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 41