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John Woodruff

1915 - 2007

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John Youie "Long John" Woodruff (July 5, 1915 – October 30, 2007) was an American middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meter event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Woodruff has received more than 59,877 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. John Woodruff is the 2,430th most popular athlete (down from 1,465th in 2019), the 13,077th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,533rd in 2019) and the 424th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 60k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Woodruff ranks 2,430 out of 6,025. Before him are Zemfira Meftahatdinova, Gladys Davis, Suleiman Nyambui, Angelika Bahmann, Chris Tomlinson, and Marian Dudziak. After him are Naoko Takahashi, Joshua Cheptegei, Vladimer Aptsiauri, Päivi Meriluoto, Ahmed Al-Maktoum, and Warren Cole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, John Woodruff ranks 290. Before him are Malik Meraj Khalid, Veda Ann Borg, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Martha Tilton, Bill Williams, and Bhisham Sahni. After him are Bobby Hackett, Dorothy Dell, Joyce Redman, Patricia Ellis, Beyers Naudé, and Barbara Billingsley. Among people deceased in 2007, John Woodruff ranks 404. Before him are Murat Nasyrov, Tony Wilson, Kelly Johnson, John Compton, Dorrit Hoffleit, and Willye White. After him are Ian Porterfield, Phil O'Donnell, Janet Blair, Joe Rantz, Burkhard Gantenbein, and Moira Lister.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Woodruff ranks 13,077 out of 20,380. Before him are Callie Khouri (1957), Paul Silas (1943), Todd Martin (1970), Bill Lawrence (1968), Mike Crapo (1951), and Rob Benedict (1970). After him are Ken Page (1954), Sadie Sink (2002), Russell Simmons (1957), Johnny Isakson (1944), Alex Groza (1926), and Jake Johnson (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Woodruff ranks 424. Before him are Joe DeLoach (1967), Fortune Gordien (1922), Alonzo Babers (1961), Joan Benoit (1957), Norvel Lee (1924), and Willye White (1939). After him are Jennison Heaton (1904), Tim Montgomery (1975), Gerry Ashworth (1942), Fred Newhouse (1948), Lawrence Shields (1895), and Mary Decker (1958).

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