WRITER
Lynne Cox
1957 - Today
Lynne Cox
Lynne Cox (born January 2, 1957) is an American long-distance open-water swimmer, writer and speaker. She is best known for being the first person to swim between the United States and the Soviet Union, in the Bering Strait, a feat which has been recognized for easing the Cold War tensions between U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lynne Cox has received more than 602,188 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Lynne Cox is the 6,301st most popular writer (down from 5,481st in 2019), the 11,257th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,171st in 2019) and the 826th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
600k
Page Views (PV)
42.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Lynne Coxes by language
Over the past year Lynne Cox has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 73,756 views, followed by German (7,473), and Russian (4,438). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (73.85%), French (38.19%), and Spanish (38.09%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Lynne Cox ranks 6,301 out of 7,302. Before her are Delfina Bunge, Lascelles Abercrombie, Colleen Hoover, Sjón, Iskandar Khatloni, and Caryl Churchill. After her are Kate Morton, Joanna Baillie, Wayne C. Booth, Frances Harper, John Toll, and William H. Gass.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDelfina Bunge
1881 - 1952
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 6,295
Lascelles Abercrombie
1881 - 1938
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 6,296
Colleen Hoover
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 6,297
Sjón
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 6,298
Iskandar Khatloni
1954 - 2000
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 6,299
Caryl Churchill
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 6,300
Lynne Cox
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 6,301
Kate Morton
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 6,302
Joanna Baillie
1762 - 1851
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 6,303
Wayne C. Booth
1921 - 2005
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 6,304
Frances Harper
1825 - 1911
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 6,305
John Toll
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 6,306
William H. Gass
1924 - 2017
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 6,307
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Lynne Cox ranks 518. Before her are Stoycho Mladenov, Johnny Chan, Ciro Gomes, Hipólito Rincón, Phyllida Lloyd, and Rachel Levine. After her are Peter Sellars, Scott Adams, Plamen Markov, Kari Hotakainen, Daniel Martínez, and Adolphe Muzito.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsStoycho Mladenov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 512
Johnny Chan
POKER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 513
Ciro Gomes
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 514
Hipólito Rincón
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 515
Phyllida Lloyd
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 516
Rachel Levine
PHYSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 517
Lynne Cox
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 518
Peter Sellars
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 519
Scott Adams
COMIC ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 520
Plamen Markov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 521
Kari Hotakainen
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 522
Daniel Martínez
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 523
Adolphe Muzito
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 524
In United States
Among people born in United States, Lynne Cox ranks 11,257 out of 20,380. Before her are Lilyan Tashman (1896), Olivia Munn (1980), Khary Payton (1972), Bill Watterson (1958), Steny Hoyer (1939), and Burton Downing (1885). After her are Howell Cobb (1815), Maria Schneider (1960), June Haver (1926), Horatio Seymour (1810), Wayne C. Booth (1921), and Tiffany Mynx (1971).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLilyan Tashman
ACTOR
1896 - 1934
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 11,251
Olivia Munn
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 11,252
Khary Payton
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 11,253
Bill Watterson
COMIC ARTIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 11,254
Steny Hoyer
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 11,255
Burton Downing
ATHLETE
1885 - 1929
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 11,256
Lynne Cox
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 11,257
Howell Cobb
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1868
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 11,258
Maria Schneider
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 11,259
June Haver
ACTOR
1926 - 2005
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 11,260
Horatio Seymour
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1886
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 11,261
Wayne C. Booth
WRITER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 11,262
Tiffany Mynx
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 11,263
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Lynne Cox ranks 826. Before her are Richard A. Knaak (1961), Helen Hunt Jackson (1830), Tim O'Brien (1946), Abby Mann (1927), Paul Klebnikov (1963), and Colleen Hoover (1979). After her are Wayne C. Booth (1921), Frances Harper (1825), John Toll (1952), William H. Gass (1924), Jean Stafford (1915), and Sandra Cisneros (1954).
Richard A. Knaak
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 820
Helen Hunt Jackson
1830 - 1885
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 821
Tim O'Brien
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 822
Abby Mann
1927 - 2008
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 823
Paul Klebnikov
1963 - 2004
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 824
Colleen Hoover
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 825
Lynne Cox
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 826
Wayne C. Booth
1921 - 2005
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 827
Frances Harper
1825 - 1911
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 828
John Toll
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 829
William H. Gass
1924 - 2017
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 830
Jean Stafford
1915 - 1979
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 831
Sandra Cisneros
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 832