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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 155,465 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. John Walker is the 2,352nd most popular athlete (down from 1,664th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 105th in 2019) and the 12th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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  • 160k

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  • 48.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Walker ranks 2,352 out of 6,025. Before him are Maritza Martén, Kim Tae-gyun, Mariya Lasitskene, Charles King, József Csermely, and Hoàng Xuân Vinh. After him are Sabine John, Viktor Bryzhin, Wolfgang Mager, Edward Gal, Wally Kinnear, and Tsvetanka Khristova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Walker ranks 666. Before him are Rohinton Mistry, Prakash Jha, Sherrod Brown, Angelė Rupšienė, Wojciech Rudy, and Raman Singh. After him are Wolfgang Mager, John Hickenlooper, Valentina Nikonova, Vladimir Khotinenko, John Parr, and John Barrasso.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Walker ranks 121 out of 303. Before him are Trevor Coker (1949), Keith Holyoake (1904), Jim Bolger (1935), Georgina Beyer (1957), Walter Buller (1838), and Andrew Dominik (1967). After him are Dudley Storey (1939), Mike Thackwell (1961), Simon Dickie (1951), Archie Thompson (1978), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), and Robert Muldoon (1921).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, John Walker ranks 12. Before him are Jack Lovelock (1910), Ross Collinge (1944), John Hunter (1943), Kim Min-jung (null), Tony Hurt (1946), and Trevor Coker (1949). After him are Dudley Storey (1939), Simon Dickie (1951), Warren Cole (1940), Harry Kerr (1879), Joe Earl (1952), and Daniel López (null).

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