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Louis Zamperini

1917 - 2014

Louis Zamperini

Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian Evangelist. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap record in the process. Zamperini was commissioned in the United States Army Air Forces as a lieutenant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Zamperini has received more than 7,502,463 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Louis Zamperini is the 5th most popular athlete, the 603rd most popular biography from United States (down from 454th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Athlete.

Louis Zamperini was a world-class distance runner who was a member of the 1936 US Olympic team. He served in World War II as a bombardier and survived a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese and tortured for two years.

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7.5M
Page Views (PV)
65.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.21
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Louis Zamperini ranks 5 out of 3,059. Before him are Jesse Owens, Abebe Bikila, Paavo Nurmi, and Emil Zátopek. After him are Bob Beamon, Spyridon Louis, Carl Lewis, Viktor Saneyev, Usain Bolt, Luz Long, and Sigfrid Edström.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Jesse Owens
1913 - 1980
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 1
Abebe Bikila
1932 - 1973
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
Paavo Nurmi
1897 - 1973
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 3
Emil Zátopek
1922 - 2000
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 4
Louis Zamperini
1917 - 2014
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 5
Bob Beamon
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 6
Spyridon Louis
1873 - 1940
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 7
Carl Lewis
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 8
Viktor Saneyev
1945 - 2022
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 9
Usain Bolt
1986 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 10
Luz Long
1913 - 1943
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 11
Sigfrid Edström
1870 - 1964
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Louis Zamperini ranks 22. Before him are Sidney Sheldon, Dean Martin, Joan Clarke, Kenan Evren, Nur Muhammad Taraki, and Otto Günsche. After him are Rochus Misch, Óscar Romero, Jean-Pierre Melville, Bourvil, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, and James Rainwater. Among people deceased in 2014, Louis Zamperini ranks 27. Before him are Nadine Gordimer, Richard Kiel, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Gary Becker, Alain Resnais, and Virna Lisi. After him are H. R. Giger, Adolfo Suárez, Martin Lewis Perl, Jack Brabham, Maya Angelou, and Masaru Emoto.

Others Born in 1917

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Sidney Sheldon
1917 - 2007
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 16
Dean Martin
1917 - 1995
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 17
Joan Clarke
1917 - 1996
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 18
Kenan Evren
1917 - 2015
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 19
Nur Muhammad Taraki
1917 - 1979
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 20
Otto Günsche
1917 - 2003
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 21
Louis Zamperini
1917 - 2014
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 22
Rochus Misch
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 23
Óscar Romero
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 24
Jean-Pierre Melville
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 25
Bourvil
1917 - 1970
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 26
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 27
James Rainwater
1917 - 1986
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 28