ATHLETE
LaShawn Merritt
1986 - Today
LaShawn Merritt
LaShawn Merritt (born June 27, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres. He is a former Olympic champion over the distance and his personal best of 43.65 seconds makes him the ninth fastest of all time. He was a successful junior athlete and won the 400 m gold at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, as well as setting two world junior records in the relays. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of LaShawn Merritt has received more than 467,299 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). LaShawn Merritt is the 3,182nd most popular athlete (down from 2,240th in 2019), the 15,911th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,293rd in 2019) and the 501st most popular American Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
470k
Page Views (PV)
34.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
5.70
Effective Languages (L*)
3.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of LaShawn Merritts by language
Over the past year LaShawn Merritt has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 27,200 views, followed by Japanese (4,885), and French (3,437). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (350.62%), Macedonian (77.08%), and Norwegian (Nynorsk) (72.95%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, LaShawn Merritt ranks 3,182 out of 6,025. Before him are Hadi Saei, Jens-Peter Herold, Luiza Gega, Theoren Fleury, Olaf Hampel, and Kirsten Barnes. After him are Paul Ruto, Michael Hadschieff, Wilson Boit Kipketer, Richard Trautmann, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, and Jaime Ordiales.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHadi Saei
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 3,176
Jens-Peter Herold
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.69
Rank: 3,177
Luiza Gega
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.69
Rank: 3,178
Theoren Fleury
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 3,179
Olaf Hampel
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 3,180
Kirsten Barnes
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 3,181
LaShawn Merritt
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 3,182
Paul Ruto
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 3,183
Michael Hadschieff
1963 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 3,184
Wilson Boit Kipketer
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 3,185
Richard Trautmann
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 3,186
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.64
Rank: 3,187
Jaime Ordiales
1963 - Present
HPI: 34.64
Rank: 3,188
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, LaShawn Merritt ranks 528. Before him are Kyle Gallner, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Margo Harshman, Winston Duke, Bruno Coutinho, and Elim Chan. After him are Sergio Sánchez Ortega, Jurica Buljat, Ousmane Viera, Crystal Kay, Jason Lamy-Chappuis, and Tom Huddlestone.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsKyle Gallner
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 522
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 523
Margo Harshman
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 524
Winston Duke
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 525
Bruno Coutinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 526
Elim Chan
CONDUCTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 527
LaShawn Merritt
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 528
Sergio Sánchez Ortega
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 529
Jurica Buljat
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 530
Ousmane Viera
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.62
Rank: 531
Crystal Kay
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 532
Jason Lamy-Chappuis
SKIER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 533
Tom Huddlestone
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 534
In United States
Among people born in United States, LaShawn Merritt ranks 15,911 out of 20,380. Before him are Quavo (1991), Marty Walsh (1967), Matt Walsh (1964), Rodney Harvey (1967), Nate McMillan (1964), and Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958). After him are William Roth (1921), Noah Cyrus (2000), Sasha Barrese (1981), Mike Bibby (1978), Ralph Edwards (1913), and Bethanie Mattek-Sands (1985).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsQuavo
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 15,905
Marty Walsh
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 15,906
Matt Walsh
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 15,907
Rodney Harvey
ACTOR
1967 - 1998
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 15,908
Nate McMillan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 15,909
Mary Chapin Carpenter
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 15,910
LaShawn Merritt
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 15,911
William Roth
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 15,912
Noah Cyrus
ACTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 15,913
Sasha Barrese
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 15,914
Mike Bibby
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 15,915
Ralph Edwards
PRESENTER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 15,916
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 15,917
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, LaShawn Merritt ranks 501. Before him are Danny Everett (1966), Shawn Crawford (1978), Brian Lewis (1974), Antonio Pettigrew (1967), Christian Coleman (1996), and Joni Huntley (1956). After him are Ashton Eaton (1988), Jay O'Brien (1883), Sunder Nix (1961), Sam Kendricks (1992), Dan Ayrault (1935), and DeAnna Price (1993).
Danny Everett
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 495
Shawn Crawford
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 496
Brian Lewis
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 497
Antonio Pettigrew
1967 - 2010
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 498
Christian Coleman
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 499
Joni Huntley
1956 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 500
LaShawn Merritt
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 501
Ashton Eaton
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.55
Rank: 502
Jay O'Brien
1883 - 1940
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 503
Sunder Nix
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 504
Sam Kendricks
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 505
Dan Ayrault
1935 - 1990
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 506
DeAnna Price
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 507