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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 80,980 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Powell is the 1,710th most popular athlete (down from 1,193rd in 2019), the 11,804th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,559th in 2019) and the 318th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 81k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Powell ranks 1,710 out of 3,059Before him are Frode Andresen, Natalya Sokolova, Vera Anisimova, Toma Simionov, Mayumi Aoki, and Bernhard Lehmann. After him are Gabriela Koukalová, Barbara Ferrell, Dave Power, Frederick Sheffield, Elena Horvat, and Andrea Henkel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Powell ranks 725Before him are Ron Freeman, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Andrew Parrott, Dagmar Käsling, Yevgeni Zimin, and Mike DeWine. After him are Barbara Ferrell, Onny Parun, Howard Georgi, Michael Albert, Deidre Hall, and Tom Daschle. Among people deceased in 2022, John Powell ranks 410Before him are Janusz Kupcewicz, Jason David Frank, András Törőcsik, P. J. O'Rourke, Kathleen Booth, and Wilson Kiprugut. After him are Mike Hagerty, Leslie Jordan, Billy Bingham, Bobby Rydell, Faouzi Mansouri, and Nicki Aycox.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Powell ranks 11,804 out of 18,182Before him are Lee Garlington (1953), Guinevere Turner (1968), Philip Carey (1925), Zina Garrison (1963), Walt Hansgen (1919), and Lew Cody (1884). After him are Fannie Lou Hamer (1917), Jeff Baxter (1948), Eddie Deezen (1957), Elliott Abrams (1948), Martha Reeves (1941), and James Buchli (1945).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Powell ranks 318Before him are Dwight Phillips (1977), Horatio Fitch (1900), Charles Austin (1967), Ron Freeman (1947), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), and Randy Williams (1953). After him are Barbara Ferrell (1947), Frederick Sheffield (1902), Al Joyner (1960), Archie Williams (1915), Ivan Dresser (1896), and Ken Myers (1896).