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Larry Holmes

1949 - Today

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Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002 and was world heavyweight champion from 1978 until 1985. He is often considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Holmes has received more than 5,947,875 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Holmes is the 23rd most popular boxer (up from 24th in 2019), the 1,891st most popular biography from United States (up from 2,025th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Larry Holmes ranks 23 out of 326. Before him are Carlos Monzón, Vitali Klitschko, Teófilo Stevenson, Ingemar Johansson, Roberto Durán, and Primo Carnera. After him are Ken Norton, Rubin Carter, Trevor Berbick, Nino Benvenuti, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Lennox Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Larry Holmes ranks 93. Before him are Salif Keita, Sergei Bagapsh, Dusty Hill, Alan García, Ward Cunningham, and Vicky Leandros. After him are Vera Wang, Billy Gibbons, Hamida Djandoubi, Alan Lancaster, Cliff Williams, and Victor Garber.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Holmes ranks 1,891 out of 18,182. Before him are John Hancock (1737), Dick York (1928), John Mauchly (1907), W. E. B. Du Bois (1868), Don Budge (1915), and James B. Donovan (1916). After him are Ashton Kutcher (1978), Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), Steven Soderbergh (1963), William F. Sharpe (1934), Walker Evans (1903), and Rosanna Arquette (1959).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Larry Holmes ranks 15. Before him are Sonny Liston (1932), Jake LaMotta (1922), Jack Dempsey (1895), Evander Holyfield (1962), James J. Braddock (1905), and Floyd Patterson (1935). After him are Ken Norton (1943), Rubin Carter (1937), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), Jack Johnson (1878), John L. Sullivan (1858), and Archie Moore (1916).

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