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Lillian Copeland

1904 - 1964

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Lillian Copeland (née Drossin; November 24, 1904 – July 7, 1964) was an American track and field Olympic champion athlete, who excelled in discus, javelin throwing, and shot put, setting multiple world records. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S. history". She also held multiple titles in shot put and javelin throwing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lillian Copeland has received more than 49,568 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Lillian Copeland is the 688th most popular athlete (down from 480th in 2019), the 7,010th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,540th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lillian Copelands by language

Over the past year Lillian Copeland has had the most page views in the with 8,170 views, followed by Hebrew (921), and Polish (777). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (138.14%), Korean (106.44%), and Slovenian (101.99%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lillian Copeland ranks 688 out of 6,025. Before her are Mykola Avilov, Bengt Eriksson, Gjermund Eggen, Hugh Anderson, Bevil Rudd, and Tom Sandberg. After her are Fritz Schwab, Pauli Nevala, Guy de Luget, Valerio Arri, James Juvenal, and Prosper Bruggeman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Lillian Copeland ranks 247. Before her are Christian Møller, Chūhei Nambu, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Doris Eaton Travis, Herbert Selpin, and Pretty Boy Floyd. After her are Paul Mattick, Margery Allingham, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Tommy Douglas, Boris Livanov, and Jeane Dixon. Among people deceased in 1964, Lillian Copeland ranks 156. Before her are Werner Bergengruen, Luis Batlle Berres, Steponas Kairys, Paul A. Baran, Arpenik Nalbandyan, and Consuelo Vanderbilt. After her are Cecília Meireles, Karl Johan Svensson, Pentti Eskola, Luiz Gervazoni, Sakari Tuomioja, and Lars Christensen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lillian Copeland ranks 7,010 out of 20,380. Before her are Jack LaLanne (1914), Samantha Fox (1950), Pretty Boy Floyd (1904), Roger Maris (1934), Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877), and Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944). After her are Anne Osborn Krueger (1934), James Juvenal (1874), Byron Haskin (1899), Solomon W. Golomb (1932), Clifton Williams (1932), and Norman Mineta (1931).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lillian Copeland ranks 152. Before her are Charles Greene (1945), Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (1903), Mike Larrabee (1933), William Stevenson (1900), Bud Houser (1901), and Harriet Bland (1915). After her are James Juvenal (1874), Arthur Harnden (1924), Edwin Hedley (1864), William Jordan (1898), Roy Cochran (1919), and Ed Hamm (1906).

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