ATHLETE
John Walker
1952 - Today
John Walker
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 149,638 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. John Walker is the 2,268th most popular athlete (down from 1,664th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 105th in 2019) and the 10th most popular New Zealander Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
40.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.83
Effective Languages (L*)
3.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of John Walkers by language
Over the past year John Walker has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 7,094 views, followed by Italian (1,690), and French (1,685). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (78.10%), Catalan (75.36%), and Basque (40.81%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, John Walker ranks 2,268 out of 6,025. Before him are Janusz Pyciak-Peciak, Maritza Martén, Mariya Lasitskene, Charles King, József Csermely, and Hoàng Xuân Vinh. After him are Sabine John, Viktor Bryzhin, Wolfgang Mager, Wally Kinnear, Tsvetanka Khristova, and Mary Rand.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJanusz Pyciak-Peciak
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 2,262
Maritza Martén
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 2,263
Mariya Lasitskene
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 2,264
Charles King
1880 - 1958
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 2,265
József Csermely
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 2,266
Hoàng Xuân Vinh
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 2,267
John Walker
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 2,268
Sabine John
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 2,269
Viktor Bryzhin
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 2,270
Wolfgang Mager
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 2,271
Wally Kinnear
1880 - 1974
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 2,272
Tsvetanka Khristova
1962 - 2008
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 2,273
Mary Rand
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 2,274
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.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsRohinton Mistry
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 660
Prakash Jha
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 661
Sherrod Brown
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 662
Angelė Rupšienė
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 663
Wojciech Rudy
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 664
Raman Singh
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 665
John Walker
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 666
Wolfgang Mager
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 667
John Hickenlooper
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 668
Valentina Nikonova
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 669
Vladimir Khotinenko
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 670
John Parr
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 671
John Barrasso
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 672
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, John Walker ranks 119 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).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsTrevor Coker
ATHLETE
1949 - 1981
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 113
Keith Holyoake
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 114
Jim Bolger
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 115
Georgina Beyer
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2023
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 116
Walter Buller
BIOLOGIST
1838 - 1906
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 117
Andrew Dominik
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 118
John Walker
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 119
Dudley Storey
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 120
Mike Thackwell
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 121
Simon Dickie
ATHLETE
1951 - 2017
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 122
Archie Thompson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 123
Geoffrey Palmer
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 124
Robert Muldoon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 125
Among ATHLETES In New Zealand
Among athletes born in New Zealand, John Walker ranks 10. Before him are Yvette Williams (1929), Jack Lovelock (1910), Ross Collinge (1944), John Hunter (1943), 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 Mark Todd (1956).
Yvette Williams
1929 - 2019
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4
Jack Lovelock
1910 - 1949
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 5
Ross Collinge
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 6
John Hunter
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 7
Tony Hurt
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 8
Trevor Coker
1949 - 1981
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 9
John Walker
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10
Dudley Storey
1939 - 2017
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 11
Simon Dickie
1951 - 2017
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 12
Warren Cole
1940 - 2019
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 13
Harry Kerr
1879 - 1951
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 14
Joe Earl
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 15
Mark Todd
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 16