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Mal Whitfield

1924 - 2015

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Malvin Greston Whitfield (October 11, 1924 – November 19, 2015) was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed "Marvelous Mal", he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, and a member of the 1948 gold medal team in the 4 × 400 meters relay. Overall, Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalist (three gold, one silver, one bronze). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mal Whitfield has received more than 377,607 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Mal Whitfield is the 2,095th most popular athlete (down from 1,901st in 2019), the 11,667th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,870th in 2019) and the 368th most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mal Whitfield ranks 2,095 out of 6,025. Before him are Silvio Leonard, Susan Francia, Sammy Lee, Seppo Räty, Marvin Stalder, and Sofia Corban. After him are Stefano Baldini, Olga Shishigina, Gertrude Liebhart, Hasna Benhassi, Vita Styopina, and Arkadiusz Godel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Mal Whitfield ranks 475. Before him are Terry Southern, Ivan Udodov, Tapan Sinha, Louie Bellson, Jimmy Rogers, and Vajiha Samadova. After him are Jo Benkow, Wendell Ford, Frank Press, Lucky Thompson, Brenda Helser, and Frank Havens. Among people deceased in 2015, Mal Whitfield ranks 472. Before him are Jim Loscutoff, Brian Friel, Bob Burns, Gerry Byrne, Bruno Visintin, and Martin Milner. After him are Happy Rockefeller, Harry Gallatin, Maria Radner, Gene Fullmer, Stanislav Gross, and Oles Buzina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mal Whitfield ranks 11,667 out of 20,380. Before him are Hiram Fong (1906), James Moody (1925), Sammy Lee (1920), Marvin Stalder (1905), Mark Hanna (1837), and John Cody (1907). After him are Ed Lee (1952), Christina Koch (1979), John Cameron Mitchell (1963), Andy Jassy (1968), Sarah Frances Whiting (1847), and Jodi Picoult (1966).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Mal Whitfield ranks 368. Before him are Eddie Hart (1949), Alice Brown (1960), Foy Draper (1911), Leamon King (1936), Sammy Lee (1920), and Marvin Stalder (1905). After him are Josiah McCracken (1874), Charles Thias (1879), Bruce Harlan (1926), Diane Williams (1960), John Taylor (1883), and Dwight Stones (1953).

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