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John Walker

1952 - Today

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Sir John George Walker, (born 12 January 1952) is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Walker has received more than 150,237 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. John Walker is the 1,665th most popular athlete (down from 982nd in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 91st in 2019) and the 6th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Walker ranks 1,665 out of 3,059. Before him are Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Margit Schumann, Ivan Tsikhan, Ara Abrahamian, Nouria Mérah-Benida, and Dwight Stones. After him are Koji Murofushi, Guillermo Douglas, Simon Fourcade, Herb McKenley, Mario Tullio Montano, and Rod Milburn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Walker ranks 584. Before him are Runa Laila, Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Beverly Johnson, Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Margit Schumann, and Adrian Biddle. After him are Estanislau da Silva, Eusebio Acasuzo, Olga Mineyeva, Jose Advincula, Michael Fallon, and Marsha Blackburn.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Walker ranks 105 out of 248. Before him are Kerry Fox (1966), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Keith Holyoake (1904), Jim Bolger (1935), Lisa Chappell (1968), and Jerry Mateparae (1954). After him are Jay Ryan (1981), Onny Parun (1947), Brendon Hartley (1989), Callan Mulvey (1975), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), and Mike Thackwell (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, John Walker ranks 6. Before him are Peter Snell (1938), Yvette Williams (1929), Neroli Fairhall (1944), Jack Lovelock (1910), and Murray Halberg (1933). After him are Laurel Hubbard (1978), Dudley Storey (1939), Mark Todd (1956), Valerie Adams (1984), Joe Earl (1952), and Simon Dickie (1951).

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