1947 - 2022
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.
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Among athletes, John Powell ranks 1,710 out of 3,059. Before 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.
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 1,704
1949 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 1,705
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 1,706
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 1,707
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 1,708
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 1,709
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 1,710
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 1,711
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 1,712
1928 - 2014
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 1,713
1902 - 1971
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 1,714
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 1,715
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 1,716
Among people born in 1947, John Powell ranks 725. Before 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 410. Before 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.
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 719
1947 - 2006
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 720
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 721
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 722
1947 - 2018
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 723
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 724
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 725
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 726
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 727
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 728
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 729
1947 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 730
1947 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 731
1955 - 2022
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 404
1973 - 2022
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 405
1955 - 2022
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 406
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 407
1922 - 2022
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 408
1938 - 2022
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 409
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 410
1954 - 2022
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 411
1955 - 2022
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 412
1931 - 2022
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 413
1942 - 2022
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 414
1956 - 2022
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 415
1975 - 2022
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 416
Among people born in United States, John Powell ranks 11,804 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 11,798
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 11,799
1925 - 2009
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 11,800
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 11,801
1919 - 1966
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 11,802
1884 - 1934
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 11,803
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 11,804
1917 - 1977
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 11,805
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 11,806
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 11,807
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 11,808
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 11,809
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 11,810
Among athletes born in United States, John Powell ranks 318. Before 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).
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 312
1900 - 1985
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 313
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 314
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 315
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 316
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 317
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 318
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 319
1902 - 1971
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 320
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 321
1915 - 1993
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 322
1896 - 1956
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 323
1896 - 1974
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 324