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Kevin Young

1966 - Today

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Kevin C. Young (born September 16, 1966) is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In the final of this event he set a world record and Olympic record of 46.78 seconds, the first time 47 seconds was broken, and a world record that stood for nearly 29 years until it was broken by Karsten Warholm on July 1, 2021.He became the 400 m hurdles world champion the following year, winning at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 47.18 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kevin Young has received more than 28,075 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Kevin Young is the 800th most popular athlete (up from 1,280th in 2019), the 7,469th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,673rd in 2019) and the 172nd most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 28k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kevin Youngs by language

Over the past year Kevin Young has had the most page views in the with 2,593 views, followed by Italian (2,472), and French (2,460). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (105.41%), French (41.46%), and Italian (38.49%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kevin Young ranks 800 out of 6,025. Before him are Achille Paroche, Roger Beaufrand, Kusuma Wardhani, Yevhen Arzhanov, Tommy Green, and Aldo Aureggi. After him are Raymond Salles, Viktor Rashchupkin, Vilho Tuulos, Urho Peltonen, Earl Thomson, and Mel Patton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Kevin Young ranks 216. Before him are Alexandre Torres, Stéphane Demol, Merav Michaeli, Dikembe Mutombo, Quorthon, and Tihomir Orešković. After him are Dan Schneider, Petar Šegrt, Tim Sköld, Christy Canyon, Pavel Filip, and Milinko Pantić.

Others Born in 1966

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Young ranks 7,469 out of 20,380. Before him are Dennis Johnson (1954), Lucy Parsons (1853), David Selby (1941), Karen Fukuhara (1992), Rita Mae Brown (1944), and Jaimie Alexander (1984). After him are Charles Dana Gibson (1867), Lola Falana (1942), Matthew Cowles (1944), Harry Klinefelter (1912), America Ferrera (1984), and Trip Hawkins (1953).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Kevin Young ranks 172. Before him are George Underwood (1884), Charles Reidpath (1889), Richard Murphy (1931), Glenn Hardin (1910), Janet Moreau (1927), and Lewis Sheldon (1874). After him are Mel Patton (1924), Andy Stanfield (1927), Rex Cawley (1940), Cornelius Johnson (1913), Bill Miller (1912), and Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930).

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