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Lamar Hunt

1932 - 2006

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Lamar Hunt Sr. (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of football, soccer, and tennis in the United States, and for his attempt with his brothers to corner the silver market. He was the principal founder of the American Football League (AFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as MLS's predecessor, the North American Soccer League (NASL), and co-founder of World Championship Tennis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lamar Hunt has received more than 3,294,624 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lamar Hunt is the 615th most popular businessperson (down from 582nd in 2019), the 9,234th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,974th in 2019) and the 209th most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

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  • 44.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Lamar Hunt ranks 615 out of 847. Before him are Jerry Sanders, Dustin Moskovitz, Micky Arison, Yelena Baturina, Leonid Fedun, and Allan Williams. After him are Clyde Cessna, Leonard Chess, George Steinbrenner, Ajay Banga, Linda Yaccarino, and Hiro Matsushita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Lamar Hunt ranks 457. Before him are Luke Askew, Ann Bannon, Vasily Belov, Antonio Maspes, Mehmood, and Malcolm Bradbury. After him are John McNally, John Jakes, Mike Hodges, Gay Talese, Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, and Gösta Sandberg. Among people deceased in 2006, Lamar Hunt ranks 321. Before him are Ron Greenwood, Nel van Vliet, Jorge Mendonça, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Te Atairangikaahu, and Ion Drîmbă. After him are Moira Shearer, Hanka Bielicka, Erik Elmsäter, Doug Serrurier, Östen Warnerbring, and Gösta Sandberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lamar Hunt ranks 9,234 out of 20,380. Before him are Seasick Steve (1951), William Rosecrans (1819), Dean Cundey (1946), Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847), Leon Shamroy (1901), and Gwen Torrence (1965). After him are Judee Sill (1944), Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), Clyde King (1898), Peter Segal (1962), Steve Gaines (1949), and Alex Hannum (1923).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Lamar Hunt ranks 209. Before him are Robert Ripley (1890), John C. Malone (1941), Richard DeVos (1926), Mark R. Hughes (1956), Jerry Sanders (1936), and Dustin Moskovitz (1984). After him are Clyde Cessna (1879), George Steinbrenner (1930), Linda Yaccarino (1963), Irwin M. Jacobs (1933), Abigail Johnson (1961), and Rick Scott (1952).

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