1858 - 1918
John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 1858 – February 2, 1918), known simply as John L. among his admirers, and dubbed the "Boston Strong Boy" by the press, was an American boxer recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing, de facto reigning from February 7, 1882, to September 7, 1892. He is also generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules, being a cultural icon of the late 19th century America, arguably the first boxing superstar and one of the world's highest-paid athletes of his era. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John L. Sullivan has received more than 1,350,122 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John L. Sullivan is the 31st most popular boxer (down from 30th in 2019), the 2,820th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,546th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Boxer.
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Among boxers, John L. Sullivan ranks 31 out of 326. Before him are Rubin Carter, Trevor Berbick, Nino Benvenuti, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lennox Lewis, and Jack Johnson. After him are Manny Pacquiao, Archie Moore, Mate Parlov, Max Baer, Wladimir Klitschko, and Leon Spinks.
1937 - 2014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 25
1954 - 2006
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 26
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 27
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 28
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 29
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 30
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 31
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 32
1916 - 1998
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 33
1948 - 2008
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 34
1909 - 1959
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 35
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 36
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 37
Among people born in 1858, John L. Sullivan ranks 60. Before him are Caran d'Ache, Maximilien Luce, Bonar Law, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Archibald Gracie IV, and William Henry Pickering. After him are Francis Preserved Leavenworth, P. J. Kennedy, John A. Hobson, Hans Rott, E. Nesbit, and Gustaf Kossinna. Among people deceased in 1918, John L. Sullivan ranks 81. Before him are Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, Eugene Botkin, Radko Dimitriev, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Georges Ohnet, and Carl Schlechter. After him are Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia, Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia, Korbinian Brodmann, Francesco Baracca, Charles Lecocq, and Alexey Kaledin.
1858 - 1909
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 54
1858 - 1941
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 55
1858 - 1923
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 56
1858 - 1943
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 57
1858 - 1912
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 58
1858 - 1938
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 59
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 60
1858 - 1928
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 61
1858 - 1929
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 62
1858 - 1940
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 63
1858 - 1884
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 64
1858 - 1924
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 65
1858 - 1931
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 66
1861 - 1918
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 75
1865 - 1918
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 76
1859 - 1918
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 77
1882 - 1918
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 78
1848 - 1918
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 79
1874 - 1918
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 80
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 81
1850 - 1918
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 82
1894 - 1918
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 83
1868 - 1918
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 84
1888 - 1918
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 85
1832 - 1918
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 86
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 87
Among people born in United States, John L. Sullivan ranks 2,820 out of 18,182. Before him are Sung Kang (1972), Jedediah Smith (1799), Lea Thompson (1961), Ernest King (1878), Helen Parkhurst (1886), and Chico Marx (1887). After him are Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), Dana Delany (1956), Joe Pass (1929), Mitch McConnell (1942), Harold Sakata (1920), and Jeb Bush (1953).
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,814
1799 - 1831
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,815
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,816
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,817
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 2,818
1887 - 1961
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,819
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,820
1858 - 1928
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,821
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,822
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,823
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,824
1920 - 1982
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,825
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,826
Among boxers born in United States, John L. Sullivan ranks 20. Before him are Floyd Patterson (1935), Larry Holmes (1949), Ken Norton (1943), Rubin Carter (1937), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), and Jack Johnson (1878). After him are Archie Moore (1916), Max Baer (1909), Leon Spinks (1953), Henry Armstrong (1912), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), and Jersey Joe Walcott (1914).
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 14
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 15
1943 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 16
1937 - 2014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 17
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 18
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 19
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 20
1916 - 1998
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 21
1909 - 1959
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 22
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 23
1912 - 1988
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 24
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 25
1914 - 1994
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 26