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Lou Jones

1932 - 2006

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Louis Woodard "Lou" Jones (January 15, 1932 – February 3, 2006) was an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in New Rochelle, New York, Jones graduated from Manhattan College in 1954. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Jones has received more than 1,876 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Lou Jones is the 1,628th most popular athlete (up from 1,648th in 2019), the 9,946th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,489th in 2019) and the 280th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9k

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  • 51.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lou Jones ranks 1,628 out of 6,025. Before him are Mór Kóczán, Herbert Adamski, Léon Moreaux, Stan Vickers, Rita Achkina, and Frank Waller. After him are Gianni Bonichon, Brahim Boutayeb, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, William Fields, Pepi Bader, and Stanislav Lusk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Lou Jones ranks 485. Before him are Ramón Tapia, Alexander Goehr, Mikhail Ogonkov, Nikolay Anikin, Sergio Brighenti, and Stan Vickers. After him are Susan Oliver, Ivan Šantek, Maurice Kouandété, Angelo Vanzin, Gaetano Starrabba, and William Christopher. Among people deceased in 2006, Lou Jones ranks 335. Before him are Óscar González, Claude Esteban, Valentine Telegdi, Arthur Hill, Robert Lockwood Jr., and Philippa Pearce. After him are Pierre Amine Gemayel, Rubén Marcos, Catherine Leroy, Darren McGavin, Vincent Sherman, and Val Guest.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Jones ranks 9,946 out of 20,380. Before him are Judith Curry (1953), Robert F. Overmyer (1936), Marie Wilson (1916), Andrea James (1967), James Chapin (1889), and Frank Waller (1884). After him are Roderick Chisholm (1916), Caroline Aaron (1952), Edward Van Sloan (1882), Oliver Otis Howard (1830), Kenneth Rexroth (1905), and Patricia Belcher (1954).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lou Jones ranks 280. Before him are Carl Kaufmann (1936), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), Marjorie Gestring (1922), Butch Reynolds (1964), William Dickey (1874), and Frank Waller (1884). After him are William Fields (1929), Ollan Cassell (1937), Kim Min-jae (null), Bob Hayes (1942), William Thompson (1908), and Charles Grimes (1935).

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