ATHLETE
John Hunter
1943 - Today
John Hunter
John Andrew Hunter (born 8 November 1943) is a former New Zealand rower who won a gold Olympic medal in his career. Hunter was born in 1943 in Christchurch, New Zealand. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, Tony Hurt, Lindsay Wilson, Joe Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win the gold medal in the eights. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Hunter has received more than 50,727 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Hunter is the 2,013th most popular athlete, the 101st most popular biography from New Zealand and the 8th most popular New Zealander Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
51k
Page Views (PV)
49.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
7.05
Effective Languages (L*)
1.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, John Hunter ranks 2,013 out of 6,025. Before him are Vitold Kreyer, Jean Gachet, Bob Schul, Jess Thorup, Serafim Todorov, and Peter Donlon. After him are Jan Kowalczyk, Claude Piquemal, Leni Schmidt, Anders Hylander, George Simpson, and Jesper Hansen.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVitold Kreyer
1932 - 2020
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 2,007
Jean Gachet
1894 - 1968
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 2,008
Bob Schul
1937 - 2024
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 2,009
Jess Thorup
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2,010
Serafim Todorov
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2,011
Peter Donlon
1906 - 1979
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2,012
John Hunter
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 2,013
Jan Kowalczyk
1941 - 2020
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 2,014
Claude Piquemal
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 2,015
Leni Schmidt
1906 - 1985
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 2,016
Anders Hylander
1883 - 1967
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 2,017
George Simpson
1908 - 1961
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 2,018
Jesper Hansen
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 2,019
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, John Hunter ranks 652. Before him are Norman Thagard, Rolf Edling, James L. Jones, Al Foster, Gita Mehta, and Pedro González. After him are John Pendry, Lothar Kobluhn, Nicolae Pescaru, Masushi Ouchi, Giovanni Pettenella, and Elaine Pagels.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsNorman Thagard
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 646
Rolf Edling
FENCER
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 647
James L. Jones
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 648
Al Foster
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 649
Gita Mehta
WRITER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 650
Pedro González
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 651
John Hunter
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 652
John Pendry
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 653
Lothar Kobluhn
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 654
Nicolae Pescaru
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 655
Masushi Ouchi
ATHLETE
1943 - 2011
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 656
Giovanni Pettenella
CYCLIST
1943 - 2010
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 657
Elaine Pagels
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 658
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, John Hunter ranks 101 out of 303. Before him are Graham McRae (1940), Richie McCaw (1980), Ross Collinge (1944), Niki Caro (1967), Lucky Diamond Rich (1971), and Dan Carter (1982). After him are Onny Parun (1947), Tūheitia Paki (1955), Peter Arnett (1934), Kim Min-jung (null), Alexander Aitken (1895), and Tony Hurt (1946).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsGraham McRae
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 95
Richie McCaw
RUGBY PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 96
Ross Collinge
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 97
Niki Caro
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 98
Lucky Diamond Rich
CELEBRITY
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 99
Dan Carter
RUGBY PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 100
John Hunter
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 101
Onny Parun
TENNIS PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 102
Tūheitia Paki
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2024
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 103
Peter Arnett
JOURNALIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 104
Kim Min-jung
ATHLETE
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 105
Alexander Aitken
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1967
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 106
Tony Hurt
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 107
Among ATHLETES In New Zealand
Among athletes born in New Zealand, John Hunter ranks 8. Before him are Hugh Anderson (1936), Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey (null), Murray Halberg (1933), Yvette Williams (1929), Jack Lovelock (1910), and Ross Collinge (1944). After him are Kim Min-jung (null), Tony Hurt (1946), Trevor Coker (1949), John Walker (1952), Dudley Storey (1939), and Simon Dickie (1951).
Hugh Anderson
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2
Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 3
Murray Halberg
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4
Yvette Williams
1929 - 2019
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 5
Jack Lovelock
1910 - 1949
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6
Ross Collinge
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 7
John Hunter
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 8
Kim Min-jung
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 9
Tony Hurt
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 10
Trevor Coker
1949 - 1981
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 11
John Walker
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 12
Dudley Storey
1939 - 2017
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 13
Simon Dickie
1951 - 2017
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 14