1953 - 2021
Leon Spinks (July 11, 1953 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1995. In only his eighth professional fight, he won the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali in a split decision, in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leon Spinks has received more than 2,965,210 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Leon Spinks is the 37th most popular boxer (up from 59th in 2019), the 3,606th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,997th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Boxer.
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Among boxers, Leon Spinks ranks 37 out of 326. Before him are John L. Sullivan, Manny Pacquiao, Archie Moore, Mate Parlov, Max Baer, and Wladimir Klitschko. After him are Orlando Martínez, Henry Armstrong, Ernesto Hoost, Roy Jones Jr., Jersey Joe Walcott, and Emile Griffith.
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 31
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 32
1916 - 1998
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 33
1948 - 2008
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 34
1909 - 1959
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 35
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 36
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 37
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 38
1912 - 1988
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 39
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 40
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 41
1914 - 1994
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 42
1938 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 43
Among people born in 1953, Leon Spinks ranks 127. Before him are Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Stephen Paddock, Sophie Calle, Yolande Moreau, Laurentino Cortizo, and Mark Thatcher. After him are Myung-whun Chung, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Nan Goldin, Ian Khama, Leonel Fernández, and Salvatore Garau. Among people deceased in 2021, Leon Spinks ranks 264. Before him are Yitzhak Arad, Lee Wan-koo, Vasily Lanovoy, Judith Reisman, Sándor Puhl, and Michael K. Williams. After him are Ahmed Jibril, Willy van der Kuijlen, Edmund Gettier, James Michael Tyler, Anne Buydens, and Juan Rodríguez Vega.
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 121
1953 - 2017
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 122
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 123
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 124
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 125
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 126
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 127
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 128
1953 - 1957
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 129
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 130
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 131
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 132
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 133
1926 - 2021
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 258
1950 - 2021
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 259
1934 - 2021
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 260
1935 - 2021
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 261
1955 - 2021
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 262
1966 - 2021
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 263
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 264
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 265
1946 - 2021
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 266
1927 - 2021
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 267
1962 - 2021
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 268
1919 - 2021
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 269
1944 - 2021
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 270
Among people born in United States, Leon Spinks ranks 3,606 out of 18,182. Before him are Jeff Lindsay (1952), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Paul Gallico (1897), Spotted Elk (1826), Linda Fiorentino (1958), and Frederic Forrest (1936). After him are Michael Winslow (1958), Ethel Kennedy (1928), George Dewey (1837), L. Sprague de Camp (1907), T-Bone Walker (1910), and Brooke Adams (1949).
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 3,600
1944 - 2016
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,601
1897 - 1976
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,602
1826 - 1890
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,603
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,604
1936 - 2023
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,605
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,606
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,607
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,608
1837 - 1917
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,609
1907 - 2000
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,610
1910 - 1975
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,611
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,612
Among boxers born in United States, Leon Spinks ranks 23. Before him are Rubin Carter (1937), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), Jack Johnson (1878), John L. Sullivan (1858), Archie Moore (1916), and Max Baer (1909). After him are Henry Armstrong (1912), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), James J. Corbett (1866), Rocky Graziano (1919), and Ezzard Charles (1921).
1937 - 2014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 17
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 18
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 19
1858 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 20
1916 - 1998
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 21
1909 - 1959
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 22
1953 - 2021
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 23
1912 - 1988
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 24
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 25
1914 - 1994
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 26
1866 - 1933
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 27
1919 - 1990
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 28
1921 - 1975
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 29