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Lillian Watson

1950 - Today

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Lillian Debra Watson (born July 11, 1950), commonly known by her nickname Pokey Watson, and later by her married name Lillian Richardson, is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events. As a 14-year-old, she represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Watson won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with her teammates Sharon Stouder, Donna de Varona and Kathy Ellis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lillian Watson has received more than 32,095 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Lillian Watson is the 210th most popular swimmer, the 13,611th most popular biography from United States and the 79th most popular American Swimmer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 32k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Lillian Watson ranks 210 out of 709. Before her are Dana Vollmer, Jane Barkman, Allison Schmitt, John Konrads, Tamás Darnyi, and Andrea Gyarmati. After her are Brad Cooper, Matt Vogel, Louis Handley, Jenny Thompson, Shirley Babashoff, and Petra Thümer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Lillian Watson ranks 698. Before her are Deniece Williams, Debbie Stabenow, Vishnuvardhan, John Sayles, Laura Ziskin, and Pertti Ukkola. After her are Karina Pankievich, Shamil Khisamutdinov, Danny McGrain, Lucjan Lis, Marina Stepanova, and Fredis Refunjol.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lillian Watson ranks 13,611 out of 20,380. Before her are Debbie Cameron (1958), Alex Webster (1969), William Blount (1749), Colin Jost (1982), James Gleick (1954), and Caity Lotz (1986). After her are John Carl Buechler (1952), Neil Shubin (1960), John Paxson (1960), Lindsey Morgan (1990), Kemba Walker (1990), and John Boles (1895).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Lillian Watson ranks 79. Before her are Jerry Heidenreich (1950), Bill Tuttle (1882), Sybil Bauer (1903), Dana Vollmer (1987), Jane Barkman (1951), and Allison Schmitt (1990). After her are Matt Vogel (1957), Jenny Thompson (1973), Shirley Babashoff (1957), Josephine McKim (1910), Pablo Morales (1964), and Keena Rothhammer (1957).

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