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John Powell

1947 - 2022

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John Gates Powell (June 25, 1947 – August 19, 2022) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the discus throw. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Powell has received more than 84,831 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Powell is the 1,236th most popular athlete (up from 1,709th in 2019), the 8,865th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,777th in 2019) and the 228th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 85k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Powell ranks 1,236 out of 6,025. Before him are Per-Erik Hedlund, Giuseppe Tosi, Ken Matthews, Mahmoud Namjoo, Albert Zürner, and Chris Berger. After him are Raphaël Poirée, Nikolay Zimyatov, Stefan Holm, László Fábián, Leonid Bartenyev, and Clarence Pinkston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Powell ranks 645. Before him are Mercedes Sampietro, Wayne Allwine, Rustam Kazakov, Sten Stensen, Ernie Lively, and Gardner Dozois. After him are Leena Krohn, Mustapha Choukri, Ian Millar, Claudio Sala, Giulio Tremonti, and Denis Lawson. Among people deceased in 2022, John Powell ranks 479. Before him are Aleksandr Gorshkov, Michel Deguy, Andrei Sukhovetsky, Monty Norman, John Emery, and Gianni Celati. After him are Roberto Maroni, Raffaele La Capria, Keto Losaberidze, Douglas Trumbull, Kathleen Booth, and Kiril Dojčinovski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Powell ranks 8,865 out of 20,380. Before him are Cedric the Entertainer (1964), Gardner Dozois (1947), Jeremy Strong (1978), Loleatta Holloway (1946), Barbara Bates (1925), and John Kander (1927). After him are Laura Secord (1775), Garrett Hedlund (1984), Rick Carlisle (1959), Mark Coleman (1964), Herbert E. Ives (1882), and David A. Johnston (1949).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Powell ranks 228. Before him are Guinn Smith (1920), Steve Anderson (1906), Earl Young (1941), Frederick Moloney (1882), Herman Groman (1882), and Alan Washbond (1899). After him are Clarence Pinkston (1900), Horatio Fitch (1900), William D'Amico (1910), James Fifer (1930), William Varley (1880), and Loren Murchison (1898).

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