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John Porter

1904 - 1997

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John Chester "Red" Porter (January 21, 1904 – August 6, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. He captained the University of Toronto Grads, the Canadian 1927 Allan Cup champions that won the gold medal in 1928, where Porter was Canada's opening-ceremonies flagbearer. Porter would go on to coach the University of Toronto hockey team from 1928 to 1931. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Porter has received more than 27,781 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Porter is the 1,808th most popular athlete, the 622nd most popular biography from Canada and the 31st most popular Canadian Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Porter ranks 1,808 out of 6,025. Before him are Georges Dransart, Alberto Cova, Charles Dumas, Viktor Markin, Rosa Kellner, and Dietmar Mögenburg. After him are Grigory Mkrtychan, Harry Siljander, Herb McKenley, Émile Albrecht, Svetlana Masterkova, and Janet Simpson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, John Porter ranks 329. Before him are Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, Blind Boy Fuller, James Gentle, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Lino Nessi, and Elissa Landi. After him are Francis Tyler, Alice White, José Ruiz, Alfred Bohrmann, August Heim, and J. H. C. Whitehead. Among people deceased in 1997, John Porter ranks 295. Before him are Guido Vincenzi, Magda Gabor, Mikhail Anikushin, Santiago Benítez, Shirley Clarke, and Ekaterina Kalinchuk. After him are Gul Mohammed, Robert Herman, Rawya Ateya, Derek Taylor, Max Bloesch, and Don Messick.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Porter ranks 622 out of 1,622. Before him are Suzanne Morrow Francis (1930), Caroline Rhea (1964), Charles Tupper (1821), Gordon Pinsent (1930), Pablo Schreiber (1978), and Shalom Harlow (1973). After him are Carly Rae Jepsen (1985), Emmanuelle Vaugier (1976), Gloria Reuben (1964), Peter Jennings (1938), Roger Avary (1965), and Will Arnett (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, John Porter ranks 31. Before him are Hilda Strike (1910), George Cloutier (1876), Dorothy Brookshaw (1912), Ross Taylor (1902), Eva Dawes (1912), and Archibald MacKinnon (1937). After him are Richard Louis Duckett (1884), Vic Emery (1933), Harry Watson (1898), Diane Foster (1928), Frank Saker (1907), and Calvin Bricker (1884).

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